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[Ga] Lumbalel
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# LUMBALELE *Ma Ŋaŋmɔɔ Yitso Nyɛ Nɛɛ Lɛ* [INTRO — INSTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION, PLAYFUL FEMALE VOCAL] *(Three handclaps. A bouncing bassline answers.)* Hey! Hena ni ɔɔ ni ɛhaaa mi wɔ? Hena ni ɔɔ ni ɛyɔɔ yɛ nɔ? Tsɔɔ! Atsɛmɔ ni wɔɔ mli Ni gbɛɛ ni wɔɔ kpaa! Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Nitsumɔ ni? LUMBALELE! [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Gbɔmɔ ni shishi lɛ eha! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ma yitso nyɛ nɛɛ lɛ! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ɛya tsɔŋŋɔ ni eha! Kɛŋ he nitsumɔ! Ma nyɔŋmɔ hɛ yɛ! LUMBALELE! Ma gbɔmɔ naa nɛɛ lɛ! [VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] Eji kɛ akɛ naakɛ mi, Ɛha tsɛɛ jweeɔ lɛ. Atsɛmɔ ni wɔɔ gbɛjee Ma ŋaŋmɔɔ ni wɔɔ mli. Shi kɛ yɛi yɛɛ yɛ ɔɔ ni, Ɛha kɛ yɛɔ nɔ. Shi kɛ ɔɔ ni yɛɛ wɔɔ, Ɛha kɛ yɛɔ nɔ. Ɛyɛ kɛ wɔɔɔ bɔɔ, Ɛyɛ kɛ wɔɔ nyɔŋmɔ. Ɛyɛ kɛ wɔɔ tsɛmɔ, Ɛha kɛ wɔɔ mli. Awoɔ ni wɔɔ gbɛjee, Awoɔ ni yɛɔ nɔ. Ɛyɛ kɛ wɔɔ yɛɔ nɔ Ma wɔɔ yɛ nɔ. [PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES] Ɛyɛ kɛ wɔɔ mli? Ɛyɛ kɛ wɔɔ nyɔŋmɔ? Ma biɛ nɛyɛ nyɛɔ Kɛ yɛɔ wɔɔ wɔɔ. Kɛ yɛɔ yɛɔ wɔɔ, Ma wɔɔ yɛ nɔ. Ɛyɛ kɛ wɔɔ yɛɔ nɔ Ma wɔɔ yɛ nɔ. [CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Gbɔmɔ ni shishi lɛ eha! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ma yitso nyɛ nɛɛ lɛ! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ɛya tsɔŋŋɔ ni eha! Kɛŋ he nitsumɔ! Ma nyɔŋmɔ hɛ yɛ! LUMBALELE! Ma gbɔmɔ naa nɛɛ lɛ! [POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT] Lum! Lum! Kɛŋ ji hɛn! Ba! Ba! Kɛŋ ji hɛn! Le! Le! Nyɔŋmɔ tsɔŋŋɔ! LUMBALELE! Ma wɔɔ yɛ nɔ! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Nitsumɔ! Wɔɔ yɛ nɔ! [VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS] Yei ni wɔɔ nɔ, Awoɔ ni yɛɔ nɔ. Ɛyɛ kɛ wɔɔ yɛɔ nɔ, Ma wɔɔ yɛ nɔ. Yei ni wɔɔ nɔ, Awoɔ ni yɛɔ nɔ. Ɛyɛ kɛ wɔɔ yɛɔ nɔ, Ma wɔɔ yɛ nɔ. Ɔɔ ni wɔɔ yɛ, Ɛha kɛ yɛɔ wɔɔ. Ɛyɛ kɛ wɔɔ yɛɔ nɔ, Ma wɔɔ yɛ nɔ. Wɔɔ yɛ nɔ, Ma wɔɔ yɛ nɔ. Ɛyɛ kɛ wɔɔ yɛɔ nɔ Ma wɔɔ yɛ nɔ. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS] Ɛyɛ kɛ wɔɔ mli? Ɛyɛ kɛ wɔɔ nyɔŋmɔ? Ma biɛ nɛyɛ nyɛɔ Kɛ yɛɔ wɔɔ wɔɔ. Kɛ yɛɔ yɛɔ wɔɔ, Ma wɔɔ yɛ nɔ. Ɛyɛ kɛ wɔɔ yɛɔ nɔ Ma wɔɔ yɛ nɔ. [CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Gbɔmɔ ni shishi lɛ eha! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ma yitso nyɛ nɛɛ lɛ! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ɛya tsɔŋŋɔ ni eha! Kɛŋ he nitsumɔ! Ma nyɔŋmɔ hɛ yɛ! LUMBALELE! Ma gbɔmɔ naa nɛɛ lɛ! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wo ho yɛ fɛ, Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wopɛ nko, Mɛma wo hɔ da a ɛda so, Mɛma wo hɔ a yɛfrɛ no fie. Sɛ wo nsɛm a wopɛ no yɛ den, Sɛ ɔkwan no yɛ tenten, Mɛma wo nsa kɔtɔ mu, Nkyerɛkyerɛ a ɛyɛ mmerɛ. Woyɛ ɔkɛse sen ɔhaw biara, Woyɛ ɔkɛse sen ɔda kɔ. Ɛda a ɛyɛ anigye na yɛbɛyɛ, Ɛda a ɛyɛ akwan foforɔ. Na ɔdɔ a yɛde ma yɛn ho Ne ɔhope a yɛbɛma so. Sɛ yɛboa ɔbarima biara, Yɛbɛtumi abue ɔdan foforɔ. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* Woyɛ nyansa a ɛyɛ ɔkwan. Woyɛ nyansa a ɛyɛ ɔda. Woyɛ wiase a ɛyɛ mmerɛ. Na wo nsɛm da so yɛ nkɔmɔ. *(A second heartbeat.)* Enti fa nsa kɔ… Na ba bio… Na ma wiase nyinaa mpɛ wo! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Wopɛ ɔkwan bi? Crowd: YƐ, YƐ WƆ! Lead: Wopɛ ɔda a ɛyɛ mmerɛ? Crowd: YƐ, YƐ WƆ! Lead: Yɛbɛyɛ no yɛn mu? Crowd: YƐ, YƐ BƐTUMI! Lead: Enti ma mehu wo nan mu! [THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Lum! Lum! Nan to nifa! Ba! Ba! Nan to benkum! Le! Le! Nsa so kɛse! LUMBALELE! Ma wo ho mmra! *(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)* [INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! *(Crowd chants over the groove.)* [FINAL CHORUS — FULL GLOBAL CHOIR] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Fa anigye no fi ti kɔ nan! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ma wiase nyinaa nte! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ɛwɔ ɔkwan a ɛyɛ dodo! Fa to nsoromma mu! Ma wo anigye no nyɛ kɛse! LUMBALELE! Ma nsɛm pa no mfa ho! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] Nananom ɔkɛse! Nananom nsɛm! Wiase a ɛyɛ mmerɛ Ma wo ne me!