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[Bambara] Love
by Swifin Echoes
Afrobeats + Makossa + Coupé-Décalé
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Lyrics
[Intro – Warm Makossa Guitar, Rolling Bass, Handclaps] Oh-oh-oh... Eh-eh-eh... Oh-oh-oh... Ayi-ayi! Kelen dɔ! Kelen kɔrɔ! Kelen lɔ! Hey! Hey! Ka na! N’i ka lɔ? (Ba a kɛ!) N’i ka lɔ? (Ba a jɛ!) Oh-oh-oh... K’a dunia dɔnkili! [Opening Hook – Full Groove Drops] Lɔ! Lɔ! Ba a kɛ! Lɔ! Lɔ! N’ogɔni! Lɔ! Lɔ! K’a jɛ! Lɔ! Lɔ! K’a b’i kɔrɔn! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! N’i ba ka, K’a jɛ kɔrɔn! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Lɔ ye fɛn K’a b’a la! [Verse 1 – Bouncy Afrobeats, Melodic Makossa Bass] Jiri jaman, ka taa, Kɔrɔ den, kɔrɔ taa. Kɔrɔ fɔ n’i ka fɔ, Kɔrɔ bɔgɔ n’i bɔ. Dɔɔni dɔɔni, hakili, Dɔɔni lɔ n’i ka ba. K’a fɔ dɔ, k’a fɔ jɔ, Dɔnkili yɛrɛ ye ka fɔ. I tɛ fɔlɔ, I tɛ jɔkɔ. Ka fɛn bɔ, Ka bɔ jɔ. Dɔɔni kɔrɔ, Dɔɔni jɔ, Kan ka sɔrɔ B’a ye kɔrɔn. [Pre-Chorus – Rising Harmonies, Call and Response] I ka sɔrɔ? (Sɔrɔ jɛ!) I ka ba? (Ba n’i yɛ!) I ka jɛ? (Jɛ kɔrɔ!) I ka dɔɔni N’i ka bɔ? Kelen kɔrɔ! Kelen bɔ! Sɔrɔ dɔnkili N’i ka fɔ! Kelen dunia! Kelen dɔnkili! Ba lɔ kan! [Chorus – Explosive, Full Dance Groove] Lɔ! Lɔ! Ba a kɛ! Lɔ! Lɔ! N’ogɔni! Lɔ! Lɔ! K’a jɛ! Lɔ! Lɔ! K’a b’i kɔrɔn! Lɔ den ka kɛ! Lɔ den fila! Lɔ den ka tɛ K’a bɔ kɔrɔ! Lɔ! Lɔ! K’a bɔ! N’i ba ka, K’a jɛ kɔrɔn! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Ba a kɛ! Ba a kɛ! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Lɔ ye sɛbɛn K’a tɛ ɲɛ! [Post-Chorus – Makossa Guitar Riff, Coupé-Décalé Percussion] Eh-eh! Lɔ! Eh-eh! Lɔ! Ba a! Ba a! Ba a kɛ! Eh-eh! Lɔ! Eh-eh! Lɔ! Jɔ a! Jɔ a! N’ogɔni! Hey! Hey! Ka fɛn jɔ! Hey! Hey! Sɔrɔ dɔnkili! Dɔkɔtɔ, n’i yɛrɛ! K’a lɔ b’i yɛrɛ! [Verse 2 – Joyful, Rhythmic, Emotional] Ninɛ ka lɔ n’i yɛrɛ, A ka jɛ kɔrɔ bɔ. Ninɛ ka fɔ nyɔgɔ, A ka sɔrɔ kɔrɔ jɔ. B’i yɛrɛ ka fɔ, i ka sɔrɔ, Ka jɛ kɔrɔ n’i yɛrɛ. Dɔɔni ka sɔrɔ, dɔɔni ka fɔ, Dɔɔni ka lɔ n’i yɛrɛ. Sɛgɛ ka bɔ, kɛlɛ ka bɔ, Lɔ ka bɛ bɔɔ kɔrɔ. Dɔɔni b’i yɛrɛ, dɔɔni k’a yɛrɛ, Ka sɔrɔ lɔ kɔrɔ! N’i bɛn, ka dɔnkili, Ka bɔ kɔrɔ kɔrɔ! Dunia ka yɛrɛ ka bɔ, Lɔ ye fɛn ka bɔ! [Pre-Chorus – Call and Response] I ka sɔrɔ? (Sɔrɔ jɛ!) I ka ba? (Ba n’i yɛ!) I ka jɛ? (Jɛ kɔrɔ!) I ka dɔɔni N’i ka bɔ? Kelen kɔrɔ! Kelen bɔ! Sɔrɔ dɔnkili N’i ka fɔ! Kelen dunia! Kelen dɔnkili! Ba lɔ kan! [Chorus – Full Ensemble] Lɔ! Lɔ! Ba a kɛ! Lɔ! Lɔ! N’ogɔni! Lɔ! Lɔ! K’a jɛ! Lɔ! Lɔ! K’a b’i kɔrɔn! Lɔ den ka kɛ! Lɔ den fila! Lɔ den ka tɛ K’a bɔ kɔrɔ! Lɔ! Lɔ! K’a bɔ! N’i ba ka, K’a jɛ kɔrɔn! [Dance Break – Instrumental, Makossa Bass + Coupé-Décalé Drums] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Bara fô! (Bara fô!) Tè kè fô! (Tè kè fô!) Bè kè fô! (Bè kè fô!) Tè bô kè! (Tè bô kè!) Kè kè! Bâ kô fô! Kâ fô! Sôkô kè! Fô kè! Nôgô bô! Nènbè! Nènbè fô! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Fô! Fô! Fô! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Bara bô! [Bridge – Emotional Breakdown, Soft Piano, Warm Choir] N'kô tî, sôgô kô bô, Sôgô kô fô, n'kô kâ bô, Fô n'kôrô bô sôgô, N'kô tî n'kôrô bô! N'ka bô n'kô tî, N'ka bô fô, bô sôgô. Fô n'kôrô bô sôgô, Bara bô n'kôrô! [Soft Solo Vocal] Sôgô n'kô tî fô, N'kô fô bô n'kôrô. [Choir Enters] Oh-oh-oh... Bara bô... Oh-oh-oh... N'kô tî fô... [Build-Up – Drums Return, Crowd Clapping] Bara bô! (Bara bô!) Ala fô sôgô! (Ala, ala, ala!) Fô n'kôrô! (Fô n'kôrô!) Bara bô sôgô! Bara bô! (Bara bô!) Nènbè sôgô bô! N'ka bô! (N'ka bô!) N'ka bô! (N'ka bô!) [Massive Dance Drop – Full Bass, Guitars, Percussion] FÔ! FÔ! FÔ! FÔ! Bara bô! FÔ! FÔ! FÔ! FÔ! Kô bô! Hey! Hey! Tè fô! Hey! Hey! Fô n'kôrô! Hey! Hey! Sôkô fô! N'ka bô kè! [Final Chorus – All Voices, Full Celebration] Fô! Fô! Bara bô! Fô! Fô! Kô bô! Fô! Fô! N'ka bô! Fô! Fô! Tè bô! Fô fô n'kôrô! Fô fô n'kôrô! Fô fô n'kôrô N'ka bô sôgô! Fô! Fô! N'ka bô! N'ka bô, N'ka bô! [Final Chorus Variation – Bigger, More Joyful] Fô! Fô! N'kô bô! Fô! Fô! N'ka bô! Fô! Fô! Bara bô! I n'kôrô, n'ka bô, Bara n'kôrô!