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[Akan] Zumaya

by Swifin Echoes

afrobeat

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Lyrics

# ZUMAYA
*Fa Wo Ho So. Ma Wo Da.*

**[INTRO — Nsa So, Marimba, Bass Yɛ Dɛn]**

*(Nsa so mmienu)*

Hey! Hey!

Wote saa?

Ɛyɛ wo nkwadaa!

Zu-ma-ya!

*(Bass yɛ dɛn)*

**[CHORUS — Ɔdehye Afro-House Hook]**

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Obiara fa wo ho so!

Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh!
Ma anigye nan so wo!

Nanso kɔ, nanso ba,
Twa wo ho na bɔ ho din!

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Ma anigye kakra nnɛ!

**[VERSE 1 — Bouncy Afrobeats, Syncopated Guitar]**

Kwankyɛn no hyerɛn ansa anɔpa,
Wɔtɔ nkrataa no ma ɛda so.
Obi to dwom fi mfɛnsere,
Na kwankyɛn no nyinaa de bɛ ka.

Ɛnnora yɛgyina mpɔtam,
Nanso yɛkae nsɛm pii.
Seesei yɛhunu baabi a yɛbɛhyia,
Yɛyɛ nea ɛsɛ wɔ kwan so.

Ɔdɔ kakra kɔ akyire,
Sen nea ɔkyerɛɛ kan.
Ka kyerɛ obi na ɔtwɛn,
Fa ɔhaw no na boa.

Sweefin bɔ nnipa a wɔyɛ adwuma,
Wɔyɛ ade foforɔ.
Abɔnten a ɛda yɛn kwan ho,
Ma ɛyɛ no kɛse.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Harmonies]**

Wote anigye no refrɛ wo?
Wote anaa wɔ kwan no so?

Fa wo haw, fa w'ahotew,
Fa w'anigye nan so!

Yɛnsɛ sɛ yɛn ho so pɛ,
Yɛnsɛ sɛ yɛn dwom yɛ pɛ.

Hunu wo nan na fa obi—
Ɛnnɔba reba!

**[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Drop]**

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Obiara fa wo ho so!

Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh!
Ma anigye nan so wo!

Nanso kɔ, nanso ba,
Twa wo ho na bɔ ho din!

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Ma anigye kakra nnɛ!

**[POST-CHORUS — Dance Chant]**

Mu! Fi!
Twa ho na yɛ ho!

Nsa! Nsa!
Fa anigye no san!

Zu! Ma! Ya!
Fa wo ho so!

Zu! Ma! Ya!
Hey! Hey! Hey!

**[VERSE 2 — Warm Female Lead, Rolling Log Drums]**

Mama kan anɔpa adwadie,
Papa rehome na ɔdi nnam.
Abɔfra kyerɛ soro wɔ fam,
Ɔda so nsɛm a ɔda soro.

Ɔfɛre hwɛ afuw a ɛyɛ,
Abakɔsɛm foforɔ a ɔyɛ.
Adwadifo hyia nkɔmmɔ,
Na adwene kɔ akyire.

Fi nkuraa kwan kɔ kurow hyerɛn,
Fi bepɔw kɔ po ano,
Nsɛm a ɛyɛ nsonsonoe,
Nanso obiara wɔ ne baabi.

Sɛ yɛkyɛ mfaso ne ɛkwan,
Sɛ yɛtie, yɛyɛ, yɛbɔ,
Yɛbɛyɛ daakye pa,
Nea ɛyɛ kɛse biara nni.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]**

Wote anigye no refrɛ wo?
Wote anaa wɔ kwan no so?

Fa wo haw, fa w'ahotew,
Fa w'anigye nan so!

Yɛnsɛ sɛ yɛn ho so pɛ,
Yɛnsɛ sɛ yɛn dwom yɛ pɛ.

Hunu wo nan na fa obi—
Ɛnnɔba reba!

**[CHORUS — Festival Drop]**

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Obiara fa wo ho so!

Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh!
Ma anigye nan so wo!

Nanso kɔ, nanso ba,
Twa wo ho na bɔ ho din!

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Ma anigye kakra nnɛ!

**[BRIDGE — Percussion Break, Layered Voices]**

Ɔkasɛm fi atifi,
Ɛdwom fi abɔnten.
Ɔdanseni yɛ biribi,
Na nnipadɔm no bɛboaboa ho.

[Verse]  
Obiara nsi mu ntɛm,  
Obiara nni hɔ sɛ ɔyɛ ɔdikanfo.  
Ɛkwan biara bɛka asɛm,  
Ɔda biara nya ne bere.

*(Music drops to handclaps)*

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: Hena wɔ ɔda?  
Crowd: Me wɔ! Me wɔ!

Lead: Hena wɔ anidasoɔ?  
Crowd: Me nso! Me nso!

Lead: Yɛbɛsa anaa?  
Crowd: Yoo, yɛbɛsa!

Lead: Fa kyerɛ me sɛnea woda!

*(Bass returns)*

Ɔmu! Fi!  
Twa ho na yɛyɛ!

Te! Te!  
San fa ɔda no bra!

Sweefin! Sweefin!  
Yɛbɔ mu yɛka no!

Zu-ma-ya!  
Ɛyɛ wo dea!

**[FINAL CHORUS — Full Choir, Brass, Percussion]**

Zu-ma-ya! Hei! Hei!  
Obiara nsa ne w'ankasa!

Zu-ma-ya! Oho! Oho!  
Ma w'anom nsɛm di akɔ!

Nanso ɔmu, nanso ɔfi,  
Twa ho na yɛka no den!

Zu-ma-ya! Hei! Hei!  
Ma anigye no mmra da yi!

**[OUTRO — Highlife Guitar, Fading Handclaps]**

Ɔhyɛ dɔm ketewaa,  
Ɔpono a ɛda hɔ.

Ɔbaako sa,  
Afei ɔha sa.

Zu-ma-ya!  
Hei! Hei!

Sweefin ma yɛka, yɛbɔ,  
Yɛyɛ, yɛkyerɛ, yɛnyini.

Zu-ma-ya!

Ma anigye mmra! 

*(Final drum hit)*