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[Dyula/Jula] Tumbaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# TUMBAYA *Ni bɔgɔ fila bɛ fɔli.* **[INTRO — Bare Drums, Finger Snaps, Playful Female Vocal]** *(Dum… da-dum… clap!)* Hey, i! I kɛ! I bɔgɔ fila ma? I fɔli fila ma? Ala ka taa! *(Bass begins to bounce.)* Tum-tum… TUMBAYA! **[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fɔli fila, a di wɛrɛ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Lɔkɔ kɛ, “Ka taa!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Kɛ fila, sunɔgɔ yɛ! Kelen ya, Fila ya— TUMBAYA! Dɛmɛ ka kɛ! **[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]** Kunu bɔ tɛgɛ So ka diɛlɛ. Wula ka bɔgɔ, Nɛsɔ bɛ yɛrɛ. Musɔ bɛ fɔli, Musɔ bɛ bɔgɔ. Musɔ bɛ kɛ fila I ka bɔgɔ. Musɔ bɛ finɛ, Dɔgɔ bɛ kɛ yira. Dɛn bɛ sɛbɛ Sira ka bɔ. Kɔrɔ tɛ yira, Kɔrɔ tɛ sɛbɛ. Bɔgɔ fila bɛ sira I ka kɛ. **[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]** Oh, mɔgɔ tɛ sɛbɛ, Mɔgɔ tɛ wula yɛ. Kɛ fila i bɛ yɛ, Fɔli ka taa yɛ. I bɛ sunɔgɔ, Kɛ fila nɛ. Dɔgɔ kɛ fila, Kɛ fila yɛ! **[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fɔli fila, a di wɛrɛ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Lɔkɔ kɛ, “Ka taa!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Kɛ fila, sunɔgɔ yɛ! Kelen ya, Fila ya— TUMBAYA! Dɛmɛ ka kɛ! **[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]** Tum! Tum! Hey! Hey! Bɔ fila! Sɛbɛ! Sɛbɛ! Ba! Ba! Kɔrɔ! Kɔrɔ! Kɔrɔ yɛ! Kɛ fila! TUMBAYA! **[VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]** Musɔ bɛ fɔli, Dɔgɔ bɛ kɛ fila. Sira bɛ yɛrɛ, Sunɔgɔ bɛ yɛrɛ. Bɔ fila ka sɛbɛ, Tɛgɛ ka yɛrɛ. Mɔgɔ bɛ fila, Sira ka yɛrɛ. Sweefin bɛ yɛrɛ, Kɛ fila ka yɛrɛ. Bɔgɔ fila bɛ sira, Sira ka yɛrɛ. Sira bɛ kɛ, Mɔgɔ bɛ sɛbɛ. Sunɔgɔ bɛ yɛrɛ, Bɔgɔ fila ka yɛrɛ. **[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]** Oh, mɔgɔ tɛ sɛbɛ, Mɔgɔ tɛ wula yɛ. Kɛ fila i bɛ yɛ, Fɔli ka taa yɛ. I bɛ sunɔgɔ, Kɛ fila nɛ. Dɔgɔ kɛ fila, Kɛ fila yɛ! **[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fɔli fila, a di wɛrɛ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Lɔkɔ kɛ, “Ka taa!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Kɛ fila, sunɔgɔ yɛ! Kelen ya, Fila ya— TUMBAYA! Dɛmɛ ka kɛ! **[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]** **[VERSE]** Si wotoro di ni ka ban, Si i ka fo farafinna ka ban, N'ka ke i la yeremogoya, Fo i ke fɔ i bɛɛ soya. Tulu y'an bɛ fɔ i ka fɛ, Tulu y'an bɛ fɔ i ka don. I ka se ka di yan fɛ, Si i ka tulu ka bena don. *(Music fades to a single drumbeat.)* **[SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD]** Sogoma ni i kɔrɔ... Sogoma ni i bɔ... Ni donso bɛ nyogon... I ka don! **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: Sogoma bɛ? Crowd: A bɛ! Lead: Donso bɛ? Crowd: Ne ni i! Lead: Ko ka don? Crowd: Kɛlɛ bɛ! Lead: I ka don! *(Percussion builds.)* Tum! Tum! Gben! Gben! Ba! Ba! Kuru! Kuru! Ya! Ya! Doni fɔ! TUMBAYA! Fɔ i ka don! *(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! Si i ka sɛnɛ, doni yɛ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Duniya bɛ fɔ, "Doni yɛ!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Sogoma bɛ ka doni yɛ! Kelen yɛn, Fila fɔ— TUMBAYA! Sigi fɔ yɛ! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** Wula jɛgɛ sogoma, Wula jɛgɛ doni. Dimiya ni yeremogoya, Dimiya ni kana kɔ fɔ. Sweefin bɛ jɔgɔya, Ka sɛnɛ, kuma, ni yɔrɔ. Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Sogoma bɛ ka doni. TUMBAYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*