[Idoma] Tumbaya

Lyrics

# TUMBAYA
*Onyenechema ka a ga eburu.*

**[INTRO — Bare Drums, Finger Snaps, Playful Female Vocal]**

*(Dum… da-dum… clap!)*

Hey, iwe!

Yes, iwe!

O nwere onyenechema n’akpa gi?

O nwere egwu n’ukwu gi?

Jiri bia!

*(Bass begins to bounce.)*

Tum-tum…

TUMBAYA!

**[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE DROP]**

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Tete aja, kele egwu!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka uwa niile kwuo, “Gaba!”

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Kporo onyenechema gi n’ụbọchị!

Otu nzọpụ,
Abụọ nzọpụ—

TUMBAYA!
Ka oge ọma bido!

**[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]**

N’abalị gara aga mmiri na-ama
N’elu ụlọ nke chọpụtara nlekọta.
N’ututu a e nwere okooko,
Umu obodo kwukwara ebe ahu.

Otu onye na-ebu egwu,
Otu onye na-ebu achịcha.
Otu onye na-ebu echiche ọhụrụ
Nke na-aghaghị ịhapụ isi ha.

E nwere nwanyi nwere ahịa,
Otu nwoke na-amụta ahia.
E nwere nwa na-ese ihe ọhụụ
Na ala n’okpuru onyinyo.

Onye ọ bụla amaghị ihe ga-abịa echi,
Onye ọ bụla anaghị enwe atụmatụ zuru oke.
Ma onyenechema na-abụ njem
Mgbe anyị na-eme ihe anyị nwere ike.

**[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]**

Ah, ejighị n’aka azịza niile,
Ejighị n’aka ụbọchị zuru oke.

Were ohere di n’ihu gi,
Ka egwu duzie ụzọ.

Ọ bụrụ na ị nwere obere anwụ,
Kekọrịta ya na onye ọhụrụ.

E nwere ụwa nke ohere
Mgbe e nwere ohere maka mụ na gị!

**[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]**

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Tete aja, kele egwu!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka uwa niile kwuo, “Gaba!”

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Kporo onyenechema gi n’ụbọchị!

Otu nzọpụ,
Abụọ nzọpụ—

TUMBAYA!
Ka oge ọma bido!

**[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]**

Tum! Tum!
Hey! Hey!

Pụọ n'èzí!
Kele! Kele!

Ba! Ba!
Kpọ! Kpọ!

Tụgharịa!
Kpọghachị!

TUMBAYA!

**[VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]**

E nwere onye ugbo na-aghaghi,
E nwere onye na-emepụta onyenechema.
E nwere nwa akwụkwọ na-ewu amamihe,
E nwere onye ahia na-achọta otu.

Site n’ime obodo ruo n’ime obodo,
Site n’elu ugwu ruo n’akụkụ osimiri,
Onye ọ bụla nwere talent
Na ohere ịchọpụta ihe ọzọ.

Sweefin jikọtara ndị mmadụ na ohere,
Na-enyere azụmahịa aka ịchọta ụzọ ha.
Ụzọ ọhụrụ iji chekwaa, gbanwee, na azụ ahịa
Can bido nhọrọ kwa ụbọchị.

Mgbe onye bịara ụzọ,
Ka onye ọzọ bịachikwuo.
E nwere ọdịnihu nke bara uru ime
Na ihe anyị nwere ike ime.

**[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]**

Ah, ejighị n’aka azịza niile,
Ejighị n’aka ụbọchị zuru oke.

Were ohere di n’ihu gi,
Ka egwu duzie ụzọ.

Ọ bụrụ na ị nwere obere anwụ,
Kekọrịta ya na onye ọhụrụ.

E nwere ụwa nke ohere
Mgbe e nwere ohere maka mụ na gị!

**[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]**

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Tete aja, kele egwu!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka uwa niile kwuo, “Gaba!”

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Kporo onyenechema gi n’ụbọchị!

Otu nzọpụ,
Abụọ nzọpụ—

TUMBAYA!
Ka oge ọma bido!

**[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]**

**[VERSE]**

Ka uno ije n'ugwu,
Ka oji kpai enyi na egwu,

Ka onyocho cho odu,
Iko uje n'ijilo.

Onu odu kpa une,
Onu odu kpa ikpete.

Ojo chocho ije,
Ka unu wene kpa uno.

**[SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD]**

Odu n'akpo...

Odu n'ikpa...

Ojo cho k'achonu...

Ka odu n'ije!

**[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]**

Lead: Odu n'icho?

Crowd: Ehen, ikpa!

Lead: Odu n'ikpa?

Crowd: Onye na onye!

Lead: Onye kwu?

Crowd: Onu kpa!

Lead: Kpa odu n'ije!

*(Percussion builds.)*

Tum! Tum!
Kpa! Kpa!

Ba! Ba!
Kpa! Kpa!

Ya! Ya!
Gba uno!

TUMBAYA!
Kpa odu n'ijo!

*(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)*

**[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS]**

Tum-tum!
TUMBAYA!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!

*(Crowd chants over the groove.)*

**[FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR]**

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Kpa ajin n'ijo!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Udo n'ijilo, "Go!"

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Odu n'ijilo!

Onu n'oji,
Oji n'ikpa—

TUMBAYA!
Ka odu n'ijilo!

**[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]**

Odu n'icho n'ijilo,
Odu n'icho n'ikpa.

Kpa odu n'ijilo,
Kpa udo n'ijilo.

Sweefin kpa udo n'ijilo,
N'ijilo, n'ikpa n'ijilo.

Tum-tum!
TUMBAYA!

Onu odu n'ijilo.

TUMBAYA!

*(Final celebratory drum hit.)*