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[Southern Ndebele] Tumbaya
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# TUMBAYA *Iphupho Lilonke Lifuna Ukudansa.* **[INTRO — Amadrama Asekuqaleni, Ukuhlokoma Komfazi]** *(Dum… da-dum… clap!)* Hey, wena! Yebo, wena! Uneliphupho esikhwameni? Unomculo ezicathulweni? Hamba nalo! *(Ibhesi iqala ukushukuma.)* Tum-tum… TUMBAYA! **[CHORUS — ISIGQI SE-AFRO-HOUSE ESIQHUMAYO]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Vuthulula uthuli, udanse! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Umhlaba wonke uth’ “Hamba!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Letha amaphupho emini! Isinyathelo phandle, Izinyathelo ezimbili ngaphakathi— TUMBAYA! Masijabule siqale! **[VERSE 1 — ISIGQI SE-AFROBEATS, IKITARI YE-HIGHLIFE]** Izolo imvula yayishaya Kophahla oludinga ukunakekelwa. Namhlanje kunemibala yezulu, Abomakhelwane babuthana khona. Omunye uletha umculo, Omunye uletha isinkwa. Omunye uletha umbono omusha Ophuma ekhanda lakhe. Kukhona owesifazane onestolo semakethe, Insizwa ifunda umsebenzi. Kukhona ingane edweba okusha Emthunzini wangaphansi. Akekho owaziyo okuzayo, Akekho onecebo eliphelele. Kodwa iphupho liba uhambo Uma senza esingakwenza. **[PRE-CHORUS — IZWI LOMFANEKISA LIPHAKAMISA]** Oh, ungamlindeli izimpendulo zonke, Ungalindi usuku oluphelele. Thatha ithuba elikukhona phambi kwakho, Vumela isigqi sikuholele. Uma unelanga elincane, Yabelana nomuntu omusha. Kukhona amathuba amaningi Uma kunendawo yami nawe! **[CHORUS — ISIGQI SE-AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM ESIQHUMAYO]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Vuthulula uthuli, udanse! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Umhlaba wonke uth’ “Hamba!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Letha amaphupho emini! Isinyathelo phandle, Izinyathelo ezimbili ngaphakathi— TUMBAYA! Masijabule siqale! **[POST-CHORUS — INGOMA YOKUDANSA EVIRAL]** Tum! Tum! Hey! Hey! Phuma ngaphandle! Shukuma! Shukuma! Ba! Ba! Shaya! Shaya! Phenduka! Buyisa! TUMBAYA! **[VERSE 2 — UMHOLI WESIFAZANE, IBHASI ELISHAYAYO]** Kukhona umlimi onevuno, Kukhona umenzi onephupho. Kukhona umfundi okwaziyo, Kukhona umthengisi othola amaqembu. Kusuka emzaneni kuya edolobheni, Kusuka ezintabeni kuya ogwini, Wonke umuntu unethalente Nethuba lokuthola okungaphezulu. Sweefin ixhuma abantu namathuba, Izisiza amabhizinisi ukuthola indlela. Izindlela ezintsha zokulondoloza, ukushintshisana, nokuhweba Zingavula izinqumo nsuku zonke. Futhi uma othile ethola indlela, Vumela omunye athole nayo. Kukhona ikusasa elifanele ukwakhiwa Ngento esingayenza. **[PRE-CHORUS — IQEMBU LIPHUMA]** Oh, ungamlindeli izimpendulo zonke, Ungalindi usuku oluphelele. Thatha ithuba elikukhona phambi kwakho, Vumela isigqi sikuholele. Uma unelanga elincane, Yabelana nomuntu omusha. Kukhona amathuba amaningi Uma kunendawo yami nawe! **[CHORUS — ISIGQI SOMKhosi WOKUDANSA]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Vuthulula uthuli, udanse! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Umhlaba wonke uth’ “Hamba!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Letha amaphupho emini! Isinyathelo phandle, Izinyathelo ezimbili ngaphakathi— TUMBAYA! Masijabule siqale! **[BRIDGE — PIANO EMOTIONAL, IKWAYA YABANTWANA]** **[VERSE]** Nxa indlela ilukhuni kakhulu, Nxa uthwele okungaphezu kwabanengi, Kwangathi ungathola umusa omncane Ezindaweni lapho udinga ithemba. Impilo ngayinye ifanele isithunzi, Ilizwi ngalinye lifanele ingoma. Ikusasa liba nethemba Uma sisizana endleleni. *(Umculo uyaphela kube isiginci esisodwa.)* **[SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD]** Iphupho ephaketheni lakho… Ingoma ezicathulweni zakho… Umhlaba wonke ulindile… Ukuze uhambe! **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: Uneliphupho? Crowd: Yebo, sinelona! Lead: Unomculo? Crowd: Mina lawe! Lead: Ngubani oqala? Crowd: Wonke umuntu! Lead: Hamba umzimba wakho! *(Izinsimbi ziqala ukushaya.)* Tum! Tum! Nyathela! Nyathela! Ba! Ba! Shaya! Shaya! Ya! Ya! Phenduka! TUMBAYA! Zizwe lo msindo! *(UMQULU OMKHULU WAMAPIANO)* **[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS]** Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! *(Isixuku sihaya ngegroove.)* **[FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Shake uthuli, udanse kude! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Umhlaba wonke kuthi, “Hamba!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Letha amaphupho akho ngosuku! Isinyathelo esisodwa phandle, Izinyathelo ezimbili ngaphakathi— TUMBAYA! Masijabule! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** Amaphupho ayinkulungwane, Izindlela eziyinkulungwane. Ukuxhumana okuncane, Ithemba elingaphezulu usuku ngalunye. Sweefin iletha izindlela ezintsha zokuxhuma, Ukudala, ukushintshisana, nokukhula. Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Iphupho ngalinye lifanele ukudansa. TUMBAYA! *(Ukushaya kwesigubhu sokugcina sokujabula.)*