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[Irish] Tumbaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# TUMBAYA *Eyi ahe na ɛyɛ dɛ sɛ ɔda.* **[INTRO — Bare Drums, Finger Snaps, Playful Female Vocal]** *(Dum… da-dum… clap!)* Hey, wo! Aane, wo! Wopɛ ɔda wɔ wo kɔkɔ? Wopɛ dwom wɔ wo nan mu? Afei, bɛbrɛ! *(Bass begins to bounce.)* Tum-tum… TUMBAYA! **[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Sɛ ɛyɛ fɛ no, bɔ mmɔden yɛ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ma ɔman no nyinaa ka, “Bra!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fa w'ahɔden brɛ da no mu! Baako pɛ fi, Mmienu bɛyɛ mu— TUMBAYA! Ma ɔyɛ dɛ no mfiase! **[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]** Anɔpa no, nsuo na ɛyɛ den Amanfuo da so, ɛhɔ yɛ fɛ. Anɔpa yi, ɔkɔtɔ no yɛ fɛ, Na amanfoɔ da ho bɔ ho. Obi de dwom ba, Obi de brodo mframa. Obi de nsɛm foforɔ ba A ɛda so da n'ani so. Ɛwɔ hɔ ɔbaa bi a ɔwɔ mpɔtam, Ɔbarima a ɔyɛ adwuma. Ɔba a ɔyɛ nsɛm no Wɔ nsuo no mu, bɔ mmɔden. Obiara mfa da a ɛbɛba no, Obiara nni pɔtee nhyehyɛe. Nanso ɔda bɛyɛ akwan Sɛ yɛ yɛ nneɛma a yɛbɛtumi. **[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]** O, mma nsɛm no mfa ɔkwan, Mma mma da a ɛyɛ fɛ. Fa yɛ lɔre no a ɛda n'anim, Ma mpɔtam no kyerɛ kwan. Sɛ wowɔ dɔ a ɛyɛ fɛ, Kyɛ no ma obi foforɔ. Ɛwɔ hɔ ɔman a ɛda so Sɛ yɛn ho yɛ fɛ! **[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Sɛ ɛyɛ fɛ no, bɔ mmɔden yɛ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ma ɔman no nyinaa ka, “Bra!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fa w'ahɔden brɛ da no mu! Baako pɛ fi, Mmienu bɛyɛ mu— TUMBAYA! Ma ɔyɛ dɛ no mfiase! **[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]** Tum! Tum! Hey! Hey! Tɔ fi! Sway! Sway! Ba! Ba! Bɔ mmɔden! Pan yɛ! Fa nkyɛn! TUMBAYA! **[VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]** Ɛwɔ hɔ ɔfarm a ɔyɛ abɔde, Ɛwɔ hɔ ɔyɛ nsa a ɔwɔ ɔda. Ɛwɔ hɔ ɔsStudent a ɔyɛ adwuma, Ɛwɔ hɔ ɔbɔtɔ a ɔhwɛ nkitahodie. Fi kurom kɔ kuropɔn, Fi ɔbo no kɔ po mu, Obiara wɔ ne ho nkɔso Na ɔda so wɔ yɛn ho. Sweefin yɛ ɔfie a ɛda ho Ma adwuma nyinaa kyɛ. Nnew a ɛyɛ a ɛbɔ mmɔden, Bɛma akwan a yɛn nyinaa bɛyɛ. Na sɛ obi bɛyɛ ɔkwan no, Ma ɔfoforɔ bɛyɛ ɔkwan. Ɛwɔ hɔ ɔda a yɛbɛyɛ Ne nneɛma a yɛbɛtumi. **[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]** O, mma nsɛm no mfa ɔkwan, Mma mma da a ɛyɛ fɛ. Fa yɛ lɔre no a ɛda n'anim, Ma mpɔtam no kyerɛ kwan. Sɛ wowɔ dɔ a ɛyɛ fɛ, Kyɛ no ma obi foforɔ. Ɛwɔ hɔ ɔman a ɛda so Sɛ yɛn ho yɛ fɛ! **[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Sɛ ɛyɛ fɛ no, bɔ mmɔden yɛ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ma ɔman no nyinaa ka, “Bra!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fa w'ahɔden brɛ da no mu! Baako pɛ fi, Mmienu bɛyɛ mu— TUMBAYA! Ma ɔyɛ dɛ no mfiase! **[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]** **[Verse]** Sɛ ɔkwan no ayɛ duru yiye Sɛ woatotɔ sene wɔn a Nya mmɔborɔ kakra Wɔ faako a wopɛ anidasoɔ. Abrasɔ nyinaa yɛ sɛnkyɛ Nneɛma nyinaa nnyom wɔ hɔ. Na anidasoɔ no bɛtɔ Sɛ yɛboa yɛn ho. *(Music fades to a single drumbeat.)* **[SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD]** Daakye wɔ wo kɔntomɛ... Nnwom wɔ wo naabɔ... Na wiase nyinaa twɛn... Na wo nsa so! **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: Wo nkoasɛm wɔ hɔ? Crowd: Yiw, yɛwɔ! Lead: Wo ho nhyehyɛ wɔ hɔ? Crowd: Me ne wo! Lead: Hwan na ɔbɛka? Crowd: Obiara! Lead: Twa wo ho! *(Percussion builds.)* Tum! Tum! Twa! Twa! Ba! Ba! Popo! Popo! Yi! Yi! Fa w’ani ka! TUMBAYA! Te sɛ ɔdenkyɛm! *(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! Popo w’ase na fa! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ma adesɛ wɔka sɛ, “Kɔ!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fa wo daeɛ nyinaa ba! Di abɔntene, Na dan w’ani! TUMBAYA! Ma anigyeɛ no mmra! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** Mpɔtam biara, mpɔtam a wɔnyɛ din. Akwan nyinaa, akwan a wɔyɛ foforɔ. Kɛseɛ mmɔbɔ, Anidasoɔ biara da. Sweefin bɛkɔ nyansa nkrataa, Na nyansa nyinaa yɛ. Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Nneɛma nyinaa wɔ wɔhɔ kɔ. TUMBAYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*