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[Nahuatl] Lumbalel

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# LUMBALELE
*Tlazohtla Tlachihua Tlaltikpak*



[INTRO — INSTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION, PLAYFUL FEMALE VOCAL]

*(Three handclaps. A bouncing bassline answers.)*

¡Ohuaya!

¿Kenin nitequi tonatiuh, tlaocoya?

¿Kenin nitequi tlamahuitzolli, huel yehuatl?

¡Tlapohua!

In tlatzotzonalli in nemi
Tlen amo tlatlani!

Oh-oh-oh!
Eh-ya-ya!

¿Tohuantin yahqueh?

LUMBALELE!



[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Tlazohtla kuikani, ohuaya!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Tiachihua in cemanan!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
In tlen ihuan yollotl!

Ohuaya tonatiuh!
Tlachihua kuikani!

LUMBALELE!
Tlachihua kuikani in tlazohkamati!



[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]

Ompa in yohualli tlen chichiuh,
Nochipa in tletl nemi.
In yollotl tlen tlahtohcayotl
Tlen amo huel cecui.

Ompa in tepetl tlen yehua,
Tlachihua in yolpaqui.
Ompa in tlamantli tlen tlapohua,
In ohuaya nemi.

Nahui yollotl tlen tlahtoa,
Nahui maitl tlen itechi.
Nahui tlamahuitzolli tlen yehuatl,
Tlen tlahtoa in olini.

Tohuantin tlen yehua,
Tohuantin tlen tlazohtli.
In tlaltikpak tlen tlanecic,
Tlachihua in tlazohkamati.



[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]

¿Titequiti in tlatzotzonalli?
¿Titequiti in cuicatl?

In yolotl tlen cehuatl
Tlen tlachihua in cuicatl.

Tlachihua in tlanecic,
Tlachihua in tlazohkamati.

In tlaltikpak tlen tlanecic,
Tlachihua in cehuatl!



[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Tlazohtla kuikani, ohuaya!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Tiachihua in cemanan!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
In tlen ihuan yollotl!

Ohuaya tonatiuh!
Tlachihua kuikani!

LUMBALELE!
Tlachihua kuikani in tlazohkamati!



[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]

Lum! Lum!
Tlachihua in yolpaqui!

Ba! Ba!
Tlachihua in tlazohkamati!

Le! Le!
Tlachihua in cuicatl!

LUMBALELE!
Tlazohtla in yollotl!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-ah!

Tohuantin!
Yahqueh!



[VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]

Ompa in nantli tlen tlahtoa,
Ompa in tahtli tlen nemi.
Ompa in piltahtli tlen yehuatl
Ihuan in tlamahuitzolli.

Ompa in milpa tlen yehua,
Ompa in tlamantli tlen cuicatl.
Ompa in tlamahuitzolli tlen yehuatl
Tlen amo huel cecui.

Ompa in altepetl tlen yehua,
Ompa in tepetl tlen cuicatl.
Tohuantin tlen tlahtoa,
Tohuantin tlen tlazohtli.

Tlapohua in tlaltikpak tlen yehua,
Tlachihua in cehuatl.
Ohuaya in tlamantli tlen nemi,
Tlachihua in tlazohkamati.



[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]

¿Titequiti in tlatzotzonalli?
¿Titequiti in cuicatl?

In yolotl tlen cehuatl
Tlen tlachihua in cuicatl.

Tlachihua in tlanecic,
Tlachihua in tlazohkamati.

In tlaltikpak tlen tlanecic,
Tlachihua in cehuatl!



[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Tlazohtla kuikani, ohuaya!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Tiachihua in cemanan!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
In tlen ihuan yollotl!

Ohuaya tonatiuh!
Tlachihua kuikani!

LUMBALELE!
Tlachihua kuikani in tlazohkamati!

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

In axcan tlen oc xochi,
In axcan tlen oc amo hueyitla,

Ma hueli tlen ilhuicatl,
Ma hueli tlen cali.

In tlen mochipa oc xochi,
In tlen ic oquiz.

Ma hueli tlen tepahtli
In tlahcuiloltzin inin cuicatl.

Tlen hueli tlen huelic,
Tlen hueli tlen chiuhcayotl.

Tlen hueli tlen hueyi,
Tlen tlen hueli huelic.

In tlen tlen hueyic,
Tlacualiztli in hueli.

In tlen hueli tlen tlen,
In tlen hueli huelic.



[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

In amo huelic.

In amo huelic.

In hueli tlen hueli.

In hueli tlen huelic.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

Ma hueli…

Ma hueli…

In hueli hueli hueli huelic!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: In hueli tlen hueli?

Crowd: HUEYI, IN HUELI!

Lead: In hueli tlen hueli?

Crowd: HUEYI, IN HUELI!

Lead: In hueli hueli hueli?

Crowd: HUEYI, IN HUELI!

Lead: In hueli hueli hueli tlen hueli!



[THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Lum! Lum!
In hueli hueli!

Ba! Ba!
In hueli hueli!

Le! Le!
In hueli hueli!

LUMBALELE!
In hueli hueli hueli!

*(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)*



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

Lumba-lele!
Lumba-lele!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!

*(Crowd chants over the groove.)*



[FINAL CHORUS — FULL GLOBAL CHOIR]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
In hueli hueli hueli!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
In hueli hueli hueli!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
In hueli hueli hueli!

In hueli hueli hueli!
In hueli hueli hueli!

LUMBALELE!
In hueli hueli hueli hueli!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

In hueli hueli!
In hueli hueli!

In hueli hueli hueli
In hueli hueli!