[Nahuatl] Zamboya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# ZAMBOYA *Vivo. Juntos. Mañana.* **[INTRO — Tlapohpoloni, Chicahuaztli, Tlazohkamati Siwakatl Tototl]** *(Tlac-tlac! Boom!)* Kema tlapohpolokan! Kamati ikno! Oh-eh-oh! Ah-ya-ya! Se ohtli, nopa mochi, Se ohtli, nopa tehuatl. ¿Mochi tlahueli? ZAMBOYA! **[CHORUS — TLACHIUILO AFRO-HOUSE DROP]** Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Tlapohpoloka, tlaltikpak tlapehpeka! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Tlapohpoloni ikno, kema tlatekatl! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Tlaltikpak ohuaya tlaneci! Kualtia! Kualtia! Tlac! Tlac! ZAMBOYA! Tlahueli tlapohpoloka! **[VERSE 1 — TLACHIUILO AFROBEATS, TONALMITL]** Tonatiuh ixpan yolkali, Tlawikayotl ikno tlaneci. Kema tlapohpolokan ohtli, Kema mochi kisa ikno. Amochi ikno tlaneci, Nopa itech yohualli. Axan mochi tlatlazohkamati Ihuan tlapohpoloka ipan. Tlaixpan ohtli ipan, Tlapohpoloka amatl. Tlaixpan mochi amo, Tlapohpoloka tlalpan. Amochi ikno ohuaya, Amochi ohtli ixpan. Ihuan ohtli tlapohpoloka, Ihuan tlapohpoloka amatl. **[PRE-CHORUS — TLAPOHPOLOTL SIWAKATL]** Kema ikno tlapohpoloka? Kema ikno iknotl? Ohtli ipan ikno, Mochi tlapohpoloka. Mochi ikno tlapohpoloka, Mochi ikno ikno. Ihuan ikno tlapohpoloka, Mochi ohuaya! **[CHORUS — TLACHIUILO AMAPIANO DROP]** Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Tlapohpoloka, tlaltikpak tlapehpeka! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Tlapohpoloni ikno, kema tlatekatl! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Tlaltikpak ohuaya tlaneci! Kualtia! Kualtia! Tlac! Tlac! ZAMBOYA! Tlahueli tlapohpoloka! **[POST-CHORUS — TLAPOHPOLOTL TLAMANTLI]** Zam! Zam! Hey! Hey! Bo! Bo! Tlapohpoloka! Tlapohpoloka! Ya! Ya! Tlapohpoloka! ZAMBOYA! Ikno tlapohpoloka! **[VERSE 2 — TLAPOHPOLOTL SIWAKATL, IKA TLAPOHPOLOTL]** Ika siwakatl tlapohpoloka, Ika ikno tlapohpoloka. Ika tlapohpoloka tlapohpoloka, Ika tlapohpoloka tlapohpoloka. Ika tlapohpoloka tlapohpoloka, Ika tlapohpoloka tlapohpoloka. Mochi tlapohpoloka tlapohpoloka, Mochi tlapohpoloka tlapohpoloka. Ika ikno tlapohpoloka, Ika ikno tlapohpoloka. Sweefin tlapohpoloka tlapohpoloka, Tlapohpoloka tlapohpoloka. Ika ikno tlapohpoloka Tlapohpoloka, tlapohpoloka, Tlapohpoloka tlapohpoloka, Tlapohpoloka tlapohpoloka. **[PRE-CHORUS — TLAPOHPOLOTL CHOIR]** Kema ikno tlapohpoloka? Kema ikno iknotl? Ohtli ipan ikno, Mochi tlapohpoloka. Mochi ikno tlapohpoloka, Mochi ikno ikno. Ihuan ikno tlapohpoloka, Mochi ohuaya! **[CHORUS — TLAPOHPOLOTL TLACHIUILO DROP]** Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Tlapohpoloka, tlaltikpak tlapehpeka! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Tlapohpoloni ikno, kema tlatekatl! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Tlaltikpak ohuaya tlaneci! Kualtia! Kualtia! Tlac! Tlac! ZAMBOYA! Tlahueli tlapohpoloka! **[BRIDGE — TLAPOHPOLOTL TLAPOHPOLOTL]** [Verse] Ma xinechic tlen ixpohua, Ma xinechic tlen tlahueli. Ma huel quihualiz in tlacualiztli Huanya nohuan tlen huelic. Ompa tlen tlanelhuayotl, Ompa tlen tlamatiliztli. In ompa huehca tlen huelic, Ma huel quicahuaya. *(Piano fades. Handclaps begin.)* **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: ¿Aquemach huelic? Crowd: ¡Tohue! ¡Tohue! Lead: ¿Aquemach hueli ompa? Crowd: ¡Nohuan! ¡Nohuan! Lead: ¿Aquemach hueli mitotia? Crowd: ¡Occepa! Lead: ¡Ma huel quipia! *(Percussion builds.)* Zam! Zam! Xico! Xico! Bo! Bo! Tlapah! Tlapah! Ya! Ya! Cualtzin! ZAMBOYA! Mati in xochitl! *(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! Tlapohuani, in tlaltikpak! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Mati in cuicatl, ma huelic! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Ma huel cemanahuac mitotia! Xico! Xico! Tlapah! Tlapah! ZAMBOYA! Mati in xochitl huelic! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** Ce xico nican, Ce xico nohuan. Occepa yoliliz In tlen titlani. Sweefin quihualiz in tlanelhuayotl, Tlen tiqueh, tlen tixiptla. Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Tlapohuani. Nican huelic. Tlen huelic. ZAMBOYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*