[Fon] Zamboya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# ZAMBOYA *Dada gbe. Kpɔ́ gbɔ. Se ɖo.* **[INTRO — Handclaps, Shakers, Playful Female Vocal]** *(Kpa-kpa! Gbɔ!)* Kɔ́ nɔn kplɔ nɔnu! Lɛ ɖo gbe! O-eh-o! Ah-ya-ya! Ɖevi mɛ na mí, Ɖevi mɛ na wɛ. Tɔkɛ na gbɔ? ZAMBOYA! **[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE DROP]** Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Dada gbe, xɔsu to gbɔ! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Gbé ɖo, ɖu ɖo kpɔ! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Xɔsu to kpɔ́ kɔ gbe! Ɖevi! Ɖevi! Kpa! Kpa! ZAMBOYA! Mɛ ɖo gbe na! **[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]** Awu ɖo kɔ ɖokpo, Azɔ kpɔn kɔ nu ɖo. Kɔ́ nɔn kplɔ nɔnu, Kɔ́ na gbe vi ɖo. Mɛɖe mɛ mɛ ɖo wɛ, Mɛ ɖo wɛ kpɔ́ wɛ. Nɔn ɖo gbe na, Hɛvi ɖo wɛ ɖo. Kɔ́ na wɛ ɖo ɖokpo, Zɔ ɖo gbe na nɔn. Kɔ́ na gbɔ ɖevi, Gbé na gbe na wɛ. Mɛ ɖo wɛ ɖo mɛ, Mɛ zɔ ɖo wɛ kpɔ. Ɖevi na gbe na, Mɛ ɖo gbe ɖokpo. **[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]** Gbé na gbe na gbɔ? Gbé na gbe na wɛ? Ɖevi na wɛ ɖo, Mɛ ɖo gbe ɖokpo. Mɛ ɖo gbe ɖo, Gbé gbe na gbe na. Ɖevi na gbe na, Gbé gbe na gbe na! **[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]** Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Dada gbe, xɔsu to gbɔ! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Gbé ɖo, ɖu ɖo kpɔ! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Xɔsu to kpɔ́ kɔ gbe! Ɖevi! Ɖevi! Kpa! Kpa! ZAMBOYA! Mɛ ɖo gbe na! **[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]** Zam! Zam! Hey! Hey! Bo! Bo! Gbé! Gbé! Ya! Ya! Zɔ́! ZAMBOYA! Gbé gbe na! **[VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]** Nɔvi ɖo gbe wɛ, Nɔvi ɖo gbe gbe. Agban ɖo gbe na, Mɛ ɖo gbe gbe. Zɔvi ɖo gbe na, Dɔvi ɖo gbe gbe. Mɛ ɖo gbe na mɛ, Mɛ ɖo gbe gbe. Afɔ ɖo gbe gbe, Afɔ ɖo gbe ɖokpo. Sweefin na gbe na, Mɛ ɖo gbe gbe. Nɔvi ɖo gbe gbe, Mɛ ɖo gbe gbe. Mɛ ɖo gbe na mɛ, Mɛ ɖo gbe gbe. **[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]** Gbé na gbe na gbɔ? Gbé na gbe na wɛ? Ɖevi na wɛ ɖo, Mɛ ɖo gbe ɖokpo. Mɛ ɖo gbe ɖo, Gbé gbe na gbe na. Ɖevi na gbe na, Gbé gbe na gbe na! **[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]** Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Dada gbe, xɔsu to gbɔ! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Gbé ɖo, ɖu ɖo kpɔ! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Xɔsu to kpɔ́ kɔ gbe! Ɖevi! Ɖevi! Kpa! Kpa! ZAMBOYA! Mɛ ɖo gbe na! **[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]** [Verse] Sɛ wɛnyɔ mɛ dɔ xɔmɛ, Sɛ wɛnyɔ mɛ dɔ wa gbɛ, Nu wɛ hɛn xɔxɔ yi gbɛ, Kpɔn na wɛ to wa gbɛ. Yɛ xɔxɔ nu yi wɛnyɔ, Yɛ xɔxɔ nu yi mi do. Nu wɛ de to yɔnu, Sɛ wɛn to wɛ do tɔn. *(Piano fades. Handclaps begin.)* **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: Tɔn nu wɛnyɔ? Crowd: Wa do! Wa do! Lead: Tɔn nu to yɔ? Crowd: Na do! Na do! Lead: Tɔn nu wa zo? Crowd: Tɔwɛdɛ! Lead: Gbo nɔ na wɛ to! *(Percussion builds.)* Zam! Zam! Zo! Zo! Bo! Bo! Kpɔ! Kpɔ! Ya! Ya! Gbɔ gbɛ! ZAMBOYA! Nu wɛ na! *(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)* **[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS]** Oh-eh-oh! Ah-ya-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! *(Crowd chants over the groove.)* **[FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR]** Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Nu yi, xɔxɔ yi wɛ do! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Nu wɛ, zo wɛ to! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Yɛ wɛnyɔ wa zo! Zo! Zo! Kpɔ! Kpɔ! ZAMBOYA! Nu wɛ na gbɔ! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** Zo na mɛ, Zo na wɛ. Nu wɛ to na, Nu wɛ to mɛ. Sweefin wɛnyɔ na to gbɔ, To nu, to na, to wɛ. Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Nu yi. Zo gbɔ. Nu wɛ to wɛ. ZAMBOYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*