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[Kikuyu] Tumbaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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# TUMBAYA *Rũhiũ rwa Mũtũmiũke.* **[INTRO — Nyũmba ya Ngoma, Makofi, Rũhiũ rwa Mũtũmiũke]** *(Dum… da-dum… mũkofi!)* Wee, wĩ! Nĩ we wĩ! Ũrĩ na mũtũmiũke ũrĩa wĩ mũhũko? Ũrĩ na kĩrĩra gĩtũũra ũhoti? Nĩ wega, rũgĩrĩra! *(Ngoma ya mũtĩ rũngi.)* Tum-tum… TUMBAYA! **[CHORUS — KŨHUNIRIA NGOMA YA AFRO-HOUSE]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Kũrũga rũhũka na kũina! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ũmũthĩ wothe wĩte, "Enda!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Thũkũra mũtũmiũke ũgĩtũhĩe! Kĩndũ kĩmwe kĩgũkĩra, Kĩndũ kĩngĩ gĩtũmũrũra— TUMBAYA! Mĩaka mĩega ĩtũmũrũkĩe! **[VERSE 1 — NGOMA YA AFROBEATS, GITARA YA HIGHLIFE]** Mwĩrĩrĩ wa kĩrĩra wĩrĩte Gũkĩra kĩgũnda kĩrĩ na mũgambo. Ũmũthĩ mũthĩaga nĩ wĩrĩtũ, Na arĩa aigua nĩ marĩa hĩndĩ. Mũndũ ũmwe nĩ arĩa na kĩrĩra, Mũndũ ũmwe nĩ arĩa na mũto. Mũndũ ũmwe nĩ arĩa na kĩrĩra kĩngĩ Kĩrĩa kĩgĩtũmũkĩte kĩrĩa kĩrĩa. Mũtumia ũyũ nĩ arĩ na kĩgũnda, Mũthuri mũthii kũhũra. Mwana ũrĩa wĩ kĩgũmĩra, Wĩ na mĩthĩĩkĩra gwĩka kĩrĩa gĩtũmũhĩa. Ndũngĩmanya rũciũ rwa kĩrĩa, Ndũngĩmanya mũthĩ wa kĩrĩa. No mũtũmiũke nĩ ũgĩtũhĩe Ũkĩrĩa na kĩrĩa gĩtũmũhĩa. **[PRE-CHORUS — RŨHIŨ RU ARAKWA]** Oh, ndũrĩrĩre kũmanya kĩrĩa, Ndũrĩrĩre mũthĩ ũrĩa mũrĩũ. Gũkĩra kĩrĩa kĩgĩtũhĩe, Rũhiũ rwa mũtũmiũke nĩ rũgĩtũhĩa. Ũrĩ na mũthĩaga ũmwe, Gĩthĩũkĩe na mũndũ mũgũrũ. Mũthĩĩkĩra na gĩkĩrĩra Kĩrĩa gĩtũmũhĩa na mũndũ! **[CHORUS — NGOMA YA AMAPIANO]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Kũrũga rũhũka na kũina! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ũmũthĩ wothe wĩte, "Enda!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Thũkũra mũtũmiũke ũgĩtũhĩe! Kĩndũ kĩmwe kĩgũkĩra, Kĩndũ kĩngĩ gĩtũmũrũra— TUMBAYA! Mĩaka mĩega ĩtũmũrũkĩe! **[POST-CHORUS — RŨHIŨ RWA NGOMA]** Tum! Tum! Hey! Hey! Thĩĩ kĩgũnda! Gĩtũhĩe! Gĩtũhĩe! Ba! Ba! Mũkofi! Mũkofi! Gũkĩra kĩgũnda! Rũgĩrĩra! TUMBAYA! **[VERSE 2 — MŨTUMIŨKE YA MŨTUMIŨKE, NGOMA YA MŨTUMIŨKE]** Mũthĩĩkĩra nĩ arĩ na mĩthĩĩko, Mũtũmiũke nĩ arĩ na kĩrĩra. Mũthĩĩkĩra nĩ arĩ na mĩthĩĩko, Mũthĩĩkĩra nĩ arĩ na mĩthĩĩko. Gũkĩra mũgũnda ũkĩgĩtũhĩa, Gũkĩra kĩgũnda ũkĩgĩtũhĩa, Kĩrĩa kĩgĩtũhĩa na mũndũ Gĩtũmũhĩa na mũndũ. Sweefin nĩ gũkĩgĩtũhĩa na mũndũ, Gũkĩra kĩgũnda ũkĩgĩtũhĩa. Mũthĩĩkĩra nĩ arĩ na mĩthĩĩko, Mũthĩĩkĩra nĩ arĩ na mĩthĩĩko. Na mũndũ mũgĩtũhĩa nĩ ũgĩtũhĩa, Na mũndũ mũgĩtũhĩa nĩ ũgĩtũhĩa. Mũthĩĩkĩra nĩ arĩ na mĩthĩĩko, Mũthĩĩkĩra nĩ arĩ na mĩthĩĩko. **[PRE-CHORUS — RŨHIŨ RU ARAKWA]** Oh, ndũrĩrĩre kũmanya kĩrĩa, Ndũrĩrĩre mũthĩ ũrĩa mũrĩũ. Gũkĩra kĩrĩa kĩgĩtũhĩe, Rũhiũ rwa mũtũmiũke nĩ rũgĩtũhĩa. Ũrĩ na mũthĩaga ũmwe, Gĩthĩũkĩe na mũndũ mũgũrũ. Mũthĩĩkĩra na gĩkĩrĩra Kĩrĩa gĩtũmũhĩa na mũndũ! **[CHORUS — NGOMA YA MŨTUMIŨKE]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Kũrũga rũhũka na kũina! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ũmũthĩ wothe wĩte, "Enda!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Thũkũra mũtũmiũke ũgĩtũhĩe! Kĩndũ kĩmwe kĩgũkĩra, Kĩndũ kĩngĩ gĩtũmũrũra— TUMBAYA! Mĩaka mĩega ĩtũmũrũkĩe! **[BRIDGE — PIANO YA MŨTUMIŨKE, RŨHIŨ RU ARAKWA]** **[VERSE]** Nĩũtũĩka njĩra ĩrĩ na kĩhũgararĩ, Nĩũrĩ na ũthaka mũno mũtwe, Nĩũhũtũka ũkindu kĩa wendo, Harĩ kĩndũ gĩtũmarĩre ũtonga. Ũtonga wa muoyo wothe ũrĩa wĩna heshima, Rũrĩmĩ rũrĩa rũrĩ na wĩmbĩrĩ. Kĩhinda kĩa maũndũ ma mũtũrĩre, Tũrĩ na ũthoni wa kwendana. **[SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD]** Mũkũrũ ũrĩa waĩ na ũrĩa wĩra... Wĩmbĩrĩ ũrĩa wĩrĩrĩ... Na thĩ yothe ĩgũthĩnĩrĩra... Ũrĩ na marĩra! **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: Ũrĩ na mũkũrũ? Crowd: Ĩĩ, tũrĩ nao! Lead: Ũrĩ na mũtharĩko? Crowd: Niĩ na wĩ! Lead: Nĩ mũtũrĩrĩ? Crowd: Wothe! Lead: Rĩĩa mũtũrĩrĩ! *(Percussion builds.)* Tum! Tum! Rĩaa! Rĩaa! Ba! Ba! Kũrũkũ! Ya! Ya! Thĩnĩra! TUMBAYA! Ũrĩa ũrĩa ũrĩ! *(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! Kĩra thakame na ũtũrĩrĩ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Thĩ yothe ĩrauga, “Enda!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Ũnene marĩra ũgĩkĩra! Rĩĩa kũrũkũ, Rĩĩa kũrĩa— TUMBAYA! Gũtirĩrĩre! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** Mũkũrũ kĩrĩa kĩa ũrĩa ũrĩ, Njĩra kĩrĩa kĩa ũrĩ. Wendo wa ũthoni mũno, Thĩnĩrĩrĩre kĩrĩa kĩa mũtũmĩrĩrĩ. Sweefin ĩrauga ũthoni mũno, Gũkĩra, gũkũrĩra, na gũtũma. Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Mũkũrũ ũrĩa ũrĩa ũrĩa! TUMBAYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*