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[Mandinka] Lumbalel
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
[INTRO — INSTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION, PLAYFUL FEMALE VOCAL] *(Three handclaps. A bouncing bassline answers.)* Hey! Kuma laa, jii keta ka dimba? Kuma laa, i nyininka keta? Nye! Dindiwo be i kono Alaata ke a faa! Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Nyininka jii? LUMBALELE! [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Suturo be i folo to! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Dunia faa a la! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Kelen kelen fango la! Nyaale ke i dimba! Suturo keta baa! LUMBALELE! Suturo be ta! [VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] Sii ni fingo jii ta, Kunoo be a kan keta. Nying kunda laa jii, Suturo be a kan fango. Dindiwo laa be a jii, Binde ke a laa! Fango be jii ta, Alaata ke nyininka. Kuma laa be a na, Kono be nyininka. Nyininka laa be jii, Kuma laa be jii ta. Nyininka be nyininka, Nyininka be keta. Fango be jii ta, Keta ma jii ta. [PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES] Dindiwo be a keta? Kuma laa be a jii? Keta laa be jii ta, Dindiwo be keta ta. Keta ke nyininka, Suturo be a laa. Fango be jii ta, Keta be jii ta! [CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Suturo be i folo to! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Dunia faa a la! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Kelen kelen fango la! Nyaale ke i dimba! Suturo keta baa! LUMBALELE! Suturo be ta! [POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT] Lum! Lum! Keta ti kono! Ba! Ba! Keta ti kana! Le! Le! Keta ti folo! LUMBALELE! Keta be jii ta! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Nyininka! Jii laa! [VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS] Nyininka laa be jii, Keta be a laa. Nyininka be jii ta, Alaata be jii ta. Kono be a laa, Nyininka be a laa. Suturo ke nyininka, Keta be a laa. Nying laa be jii, Nyininka be jii ta. Nyininka be jii ta, Keta be jii ta. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS] Dindiwo be a keta? Kuma laa be a jii? Keta laa be jii ta, Dindiwo be keta ta. Keta ke nyininka, Suturo be a laa. Fango be jii ta, Keta be jii ta! [CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Suturo be i folo to! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Dunia faa a la! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Kelen kelen fango la! Nyaale ke i dimba! Suturo keta baa! LUMBALELE! Suturo be ta! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Fo i kera i be nteh, Fo i kera i be kera koto, Allah na i fo kunda dun, Allah na i fo kunda sun. Fo i yira be dafa, Fo kono be jiyo je, Allah na i fo kaira Ni nene songolu la. I be dimbaya kuli, I be kunu kuli. Fito be kela jumo, Kaira be ke jumo. Nene lafita la nyinata, Dimbaya be saani. Fo i fo kunda la, I be jaamu kuli. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* I be laamu kuli. I be kunu kuli. I be duniya la. I be kono be faa. *(A second heartbeat.)* Fo i na jee... Fo i na jee... Kono duniya na be jango jee! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: I yira be kunda? Crowd: AWO, KELA BE! Lead: I fito be kunda? Crowd: AWO, KELA BE! Lead: N'kela ke kunda? Crowd: AWO, N'KELE BE! Lead: Fo i na jango jee! [THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Lum! Lum! Ala ka sa! Ba! Ba! Ala ka nyi! Le! Le! N'kono la! LUMBALELE! N'kumbaya! *(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! N'ta joyo ke kono! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Kono duniya na! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Kono kunda be jee! Ala ka sa kono! N'ta kaira ke kono! LUMBALELE! N'ta fata kono! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] Kono dimba! Kono yira! Kono duniya la Fo i ni nte!