[Bambara] Sundrum
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# SUNDRUM *Gafe ka Tile Don* **[INTRO — Distant Drumbeat, Whistled Melody, Handclaps]** *(Boom… boom-boom… clap!)* I ye k'i ka min? Ko kuma kelen be dalaba. Oh-eh, oh-eh! Ala ka kan! **[CHORUS — Explosive Afro-House Drop]** Tile, tile, SUNDRUM! Gafe ka tile don! Kuru, kuru, a te kuru— Sini be du, n'ka dɔnkili! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Ka di dɔnkili bana! Juru kelen, juru fila, N'ka fɔlɔ dɔnkili! Tile, tile, SUNDRUM! Fara ko fɛ ka sanji! **[VERSE 1 — Bouncy Afrobeats, Highlife Guitar]** Ala ka dɔnkili don kɔrɔ, Ala ka dɔnkili kɛ sanji la. Kunu dalaba tɛ kɔrɔ, Fana t'i ye an y'i to. Basi be jigi kɔrɔ, Mogo be jɔ kɔrɔ. Juru kelen be fɛ ka sɔrɔ, Juru kelen be fɛ ka kɛ. Mogo be fɔ kɔrɔ, Mogo be fɔ kɔrɔ. Mogo be fɔ kɔrɔ, Mogo be fɔ kɔrɔ. **[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Vocal Harmonies]** Ni i ye jigi kelen kɛ, Ala ye an ka dɔnkili. Ni i ye kɔrɔ kelen sɔrɔ, Ala ye an ka dɔnkili. An bɛ fɔ kɔrɔ, An bɛ fɔ kɔrɔ. Ala ka an ka dɔnkili— N'ka dɔnkili, n'ka dɔnkili! **[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]** Tile, tile, SUNDRUM! Gafe ka tile don! Kuru, kuru, a te kuru— Sini be du, n'ka dɔnkili! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Ka di dɔnkili bana! Juru kelen, juru fila, N'ka fɔlɔ dɔnkili! Tile, tile, SUNDRUM! Fara ko fɛ ka sanji! **[POST-CHORUS — Percussion-Led Dance Chant]** Boom-boom! Clap! Jigi kelen ka don! Boom-boom! Hey! Dɔnkili ka tile don! Bɔnbɔni, bɔnbɔni, Bɔnbɔni, bɔnbɔni! SUNDRUM! N'ka dɔnkili kɛ! **[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Rolling Bass]** Muso be fɔ kɔrɔ, Muso be fɔ kɔrɔ. Dɔnkili be bɛɛ kɛ, Dɔnkili be bɛɛ kɛ. Muso be fɔ kɔrɔ, Muso be fɔ kɔrɔ. Dɔnkili be bɛɛ kɛ, Dɔnkili be bɛɛ kɛ. Dɔnkili be bɛɛ kɛ, Dɔnkili be bɛɛ kɛ. Dɔnkili be bɛɛ kɛ, Dɔnkili be bɛɛ kɛ. **[PRE-CHORUS — Crowd Harmonies Build]** Ni i ye jigi kelen kɛ, Ala ye an ka dɔnkili. Ni i ye kɔrɔ kelen sɔrɔ, Ala ye an ka dɔnkili. An bɛ fɔ kɔrɔ, An bɛ fɔ kɔrɔ. Ala ka an ka dɔnkili— N'ka dɔnkili, n'ka dɔnkili! **[CHORUS — Festival Drop]** Tile, tile, SUNDRUM! Gafe ka tile don! Kuru, kuru, a te kuru— Sini be du, n'ka dɔnkili! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Ka di dɔnkili bana! Juru kelen, juru fila, N'ka fɔlɔ dɔnkili! Tile, tile, SUNDRUM! Fara ko fɛ ka sanji! **[BRIDGE — Warm Piano, Layered Choir]** **[Verse]** Sini ye kɛlɛ min, kelen, Sira ye jɔgɔya min, kelen, K'a kɔni dɔgɔ fɔ, A bɛ yɛrɛ kɛnɛya ka taa. Ne bɛ diaya bɛɛ la, Ne bɛ jɔkɔ bɛɛ ma. Dunia bɛ ka bonya, N'i ye fɔ bɛɛ mɛn. *(Piano kɛlɛ. Dunun kelen ka taa.)* **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Lead: I mɛn dunun? Crowd: Boom-boom! Lead: I mɛn jɔyɔ? Crowd: Kɔrɔ mɛn! Lead: I ye kan? Crowd: Bɛɛ kan! Lead: Awa, ko yèrè! *(Bass sɔrɔ)* Boom-boom! Clap! Kelen, fila siran! Hey-oh! Hey! Kɛlɛ kɔrɔ la! Bolokoni kɔrɔ, Sini fila dɔ! SUNDRUM! A tɛgɛ! *(Bass sɔrɔ kelen)* **[FINAL CHORUS — Full Choir, Brass, Percussion]** Sun, sun, SUNDRUM! Sini fɛrɛ ye na! Taa, taa, mɛn taa— I ka jɔkɔ, dunun ka taa! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Dunun bɛɛ ka taa! Kelen, fila, Bɛɛ ka taa la! Sun, sun, SUNDRUM! Dunia bɛɛ ka mɛn! **[OUTRO — Guitar, Whistle, Fading Crowd Vocals]** Oh-eh, oh-eh! Dɔgɔ nyɛfɔ, Dɔgɔ jɔyɔ. Dɔgɔ kɔrɔ, Kelen su. Sweefin—yèrè fɔ, Bɛɛ ka bɛɛ taa. Sun, sun, SUNDRUM! Sini fɛrɛ ye na! *(Boom-boom… clap!)*