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[Afar] Zumaya

by Swifin Echoes

afrobeat

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Lyrics

# ZUMAYA
*Lakaakee. Yommiikee.*

**[INTRO — Handclaps, Marimba, Deep Bass]**

*(Two claps)*

Hey! Hey!

Maqarra?

Yaa' le faat!

Zu-ma-ya!

*(Bass drops)*

**[CHORUS — Infectious Afro-House Hook]**

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Kulli qofaa lakaakee!

Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh!
Miilla farraaqa kee eeggii!

Kaddi gal, kaddi baah,
Geesi fi gallaaf saah!

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Yommiikee kanneeni!

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

Bariin fanxu' dukkana,
Dukkaan ban' guyyoo.
Qofaan baallii gabatee,
Bakkayyo' walaloo.

Kunniin gar' garra turre,
Wal' biyya ni saafnee.
Haan wal' dhageefannee,
Jaalala wal' laafnee.

Xiqqo' nagaya ni deema,
Maqan dhaa' kanneeni.
Wal' dhufee dhukkube,
Haan wal' dhageefannee.

Sweefin wal' qunxuraa,
Hawwiif haan kashinee.
Jirra wal' walaloo,
Gallaa ni wal' saafnee.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Harmonies]**

Dhageeffadhaa, ni qara,
Jirra ni dhageeffadhaa!

Ubba ni haha, ni hawwa,
Miilla kee ni taafaa!

Nu wal' walaloo,
Nu wal' walaloo haan.

Geesi fi dhufee,
Galtu ni dhufee!

**[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Drop]**

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Kulli qofaa lakaakee!

Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh!
Miilla farraaqa kee eeggii!

Kaddi gal, kaddi baah,
Geesi fi gallaaf saah!

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Yommiikee kanneeni!

**[POST-CHORUS — Dance Chant]**

Gal! Baah!
Jirra ni gallaaf!

Clap! Clap!
Ni qalbii deebis!

Zu! Ma! Ya!
Lakaakee!

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

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

Mamma' baga ganama,
Abba' ni qashaa.
Ilmi ni rakkibaa,
Samii ni hawwa.

Qotiisaa ni eeggii,
Dizaayni ni jalqabaa.
Daldala ni walaloo,
Suqii ni dhufee.

Lafa ni gubbaa,
Bakka ni dhufee.
Jirra ni walaloo,
Ubba ni saafnee.

Haan wal' qara,
Haan wal' dhageefannee.
Jirra ni walaloo,
Xiqqo' ni saafnee.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]**

Dhageeffadhaa, ni qara,
Jirra ni dhageeffadhaa!

Ubba ni haha, ni hawwa,
Miilla kee ni taafaa!

Nu wal' walaloo,
Nu wal' walaloo haan.

Geesi fi dhufee,
Galtu ni dhufee!

**[CHORUS — Festival Drop]**

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Kulli qofaa lakaakee!

Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh!
Miilla farraaqa kee eeggii!

Kaddi gal, kaddi baah,
Geesi fi gallaaf saah!

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Yommiikee kanneeni!

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

Qofaan gabatee,
Qofaan dukkana.
Qofaan ni gallaaf,
Ubba ni wal' dhufee.

[Verse]  
Hayi warri hin dhageen,  
Hayi warri hin dursen.  
Talla waanoo galla,  
Higgi walaloo heebbo.

*(Music drops to handclaps)*

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: Warri higgi yoo?  
Crowd: Anoo! Anoo!

Lead: Warri riyyaa yoo?  
Crowd: Tokko! Tokko!

Lead: Ma alaa handaqarra?  
Crowd: Eeyy, ni dandeenna!

Lead: Eelaa, amaa nuu agarsiis!

*(Bass returns)*

Inni! Bahi!  
Gurraa walitti agarsi!

Gara! Gara!  
Higgi deebisi!

Huluf! Huluf!  
Walitti nuu hidhi!

Zu-ma-ya!  
Kunni bikkih!

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

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!  
Kulli warri dhaqii!

Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh!  
Lafa gammachuu seerra!

Talla tokko, tallaa bahi,  
Gurra walitti agarsi!

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!  
Gammachuu kessum dhoowwa!

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

Tekkitoo birra,  
Bal'ina bal'aa.

Warri tokko dhaqii,  
Harki dhibaa itti.

Zu-ma-ya!  
Hey! Hey!

Huluf nuu hidhi,  
Walitti nuu fidi, guddinnaa.

Zu-ma-ya!

Gammachuu nuu fidi!

*(Final drum hit)*