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[Kanuri] Tumbaya

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# TUMBAYA
*Koina Duk Manzo Ga Wasan.*

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

*(Dum… da-dum… clap!)*

Hey, kai!

Ina kake!

Kana da mafarki a aljihunka?

Kana da waka a takalminka?

Toh, kawo shi!

*(Bass begins to bounce.)*

Tum-tum…

TUMBAYA!

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

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Ka girgiza kura, ka tafi rawa!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Duniya ta ce, "Tafi!"

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Ka kawo mafarki cikin rana!

Mataki daya waje,
Mataki biyu ciki—

TUMBAYA!
Murna ta fara!

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

Jiya dare ruwan sama yana dukan
Kan rufin da yake bukatar gyara.
Safiya nan akwai bakan gizo,
Kuma makwabta sun taru a nan.

Wani ya kawo dan waka,
Wani ya kawo dan burodi.
Wani ya kawo sabon ra'ayi
Wanda bai taba barin kansa ba.

Ga wata mata da shagon kasuwa,
Matashi yana koyon sana'a.
Yaro yana zana tsare-tsare
A kan titi a cikin inuwa.

Babu wanda ya san gobe,
Babu wanda ya kammala shiri.
Amma mafarki kan zama tafiya
Idan mun yi abin da za mu iya.

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

Oh, kada ka jira amsoshi duka,
Kada ka jira cikakken rana.

Dauki damar da ke gabanka,
Ka bar kiɗa ya ja hankalinka.

Idan kana da dan haske,
Raba shi da wani sabo.

Duniya cike da dama
Idan akwai wuri na ni da kai!

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

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Ka girgiza kura, ka tafi rawa!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Duniya ta ce, "Tafi!"

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Ka kawo mafarki cikin rana!

Mataki daya waje,
Mataki biyu ciki—

TUMBAYA!
Murna ta fara!

**[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]**

Tum! Tum!
Hey! Hey!

Fito waje!
Sassauta! Sassauta!

Ba! Ba!
Danna! Danna!

Juya!
Ka dawo!

TUMBAYA!

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

Akwai manomi da amfanin gona,
Akwai mai kirkira da mafarki.
Akwai dalibi yana gina ilimi,
Akwai dan kasuwa yana nemo kungiya.

Daga kauye zuwa birni,
Daga tudu zuwa gabar teku,
Kowane mutum na da baiwa
Da dama don gano karin abubuwa.

Sweefin na hade mutane da dama,
Taimakon kasuwanci su sami hanya.
Sabbin hanyoyi don ajiya, musanya, da kasuwanci
Kan bude zabuka kowace rana.

Kuma idan wani ya sami hanya,
Bari wani ya sami ma.
Akwai makoma mai daraja don kirkira
Da abubuwan da za mu iya yi.

**[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]**

Oh, kada ka jira amsoshi duka,
Kada ka jira cikakken rana.

Dauki damar da ke gabanka,
Ka bar kiɗa ya ja hankalinka.

Idan kana da dan haske,
Raba shi da wani sabo.

Duniya cike da dama
Idan akwai wuri na ni da kai!

**[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]**

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Ka girgiza kura, ka tafi rawa!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Duniya ta ce, "Tafi!"

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Ka kawo mafarki cikin rana!

Mataki daya waje,
Mataki biyu ciki—

TUMBAYA!
Murna ta fara!

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

**[Verse]**

Ko da hanya ya yi nauyi sosai,  
Ko ka ɗauka fiye da sauran mutane,

Allah ya ba ka wani jinƙai,  
A inda kake buƙatar fata.

Duk rai yana da daraja,  
Kowane murya yana da wakar sa.

Kuma gaba tana da fatan alheri,  
Idan mun taimaki juna.

**[SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD]**

Burin ka a aljihunka...

Waka a cikin takalmanka...

Kuma duniya tana jiran...

Ka motsa!

**[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]**

Lead: Kana da buri?

Crowd: E, muna da!

Lead: Kana da rawa?

Crowd: Ni da kai!

Lead: Wa zai shiga?

Crowd: Kowa ya zo!

Lead: To, motsa jikinka!

*(Percussion builds.)*

Tum! Tum!  
Mataki! Mataki!

Ba! Ba!  
Tafi! Tafi!

Ya! Ya!  
Juya ka!

TUMBAYA!  
Ji sautin nan!

*(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!  
Ka girgiza ƙura ka yi rawa!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!  
Duniya ta ce, “Tafi!”

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!  
Ka kawo burinka cikin rana!

Mataki ɗaya waje,  
Mataki biyu ciki—

TUMBAYA!  
Bari lokutan farin ciki su fara!

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

Dubban burika daban-daban,  
Hanyoyi daban-daban.

Ƙarin haɗin kai,  
Ƙarin fata kowace rana.

Sweefin yana kawo sabbin hanyoyi don haɗuwa,  
Don ƙirƙira, musanya, da girma.

Tum-tum!  
TUMBAYA!

Kowane buki ya cancanci rawa.

TUMBAYA!

*(Final celebratory drum hit.)*