[Wolof] Sundrum Swifin Radio

[Wolof] Sundrum

by Swifin Echoes

afrobeat

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Lyrics

# SUNDRUM
*Feel That New Day Coming*

**[INTRO — Distant Drumbeat, Whistled Melody, Handclaps]**

*(Boom… boom-boom… clap!)*

Dege naa ko?

Am na lu bees ci xobbi.

Oh-eh, oh-eh!

Ñëwleen, benneen!

**[CHORUS — Explosive Afro-House Drop]**

Jant, jant, SUNDRUM!
Xam naa ne bees bi ñëw na!

Daan, daan, bu daan—
Toog fii, daan ci sabar!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!
Bu baax bi ñëw!

Benn tugal, ñaari tugal,
Népp ci yoon wi!

Jant, jant, SUNDRUM!
Dégg na waa aduna!

**[VERSE 1 — Bouncy Afrobeats, Highlife Guitar]**

Kenn di wax ci palanteer bu ubbeeku,
Kenn di fecc ci taw bi.
Démb xobbi dafa nekk naqar,
Leegi dafa wax sunu tur yi.

Am na bindu ci ndox mi
Fa mboddu bi dafa tere woon gis.
Am na ñaar-fukki yoon ngir tàmbali,
Ak ñaar-fukki lu nu war def.

Gis naa loxo yu metti ci biir,
Gis naa nit ñu xam-xam jëm ci benn.
Benn baat bu ñu yokk ci xam-xam,
Dafa yokk xam-xam bu weex.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Vocal Harmonies]**

Su amee jom miñ, 
Xoolal ci suuf si.

Su amee sañ-sañ,
Ubbi buntu benn ci njëkk.

Ngeen xalaat ci sunu tambali,
Xalaat ci sunu xeetu naw.

Waaye tey jógleen ñu mbooloo—
Xam-xam bi, xam-xam bi!

**[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]**

Jant, jant, SUNDRUM!
Xam naa ne bees bi ñëw na!

Daan, daan, bu daan—
Toog fii, daan ci sabar!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!
Bu baax bi ñëw!

Benn tugal, ñaari tugal,
Népp ci yoon wi!

Jant, jant, SUNDRUM!
Dégg na waa aduna!

**[POST-CHORUS — Percussion-Led Dance Chant]**

Boom-boom! Clap!
Jant bi dellusi!

Boom-boom! Hey!
Fecc ngir bés bu leer!

Tukkandoo,
Ci suuf si!

SUNDRUM!
Dégg na ko!

**[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Rolling Bass]**

Am na yaay bu nekk jar,
Am na baay di jàng lu bees.
Am na xale di riir ci bant,
Di sikk ci aduna yu bees.

Am na suufkat di jële ndox,
Am na njar di def lu bees.
Benn xeet di tambali fa,
Benn yoon di tambali ci suuf.

Ci dëkk ba ci dëkk,
Ci tund ba ci tefes,
Sweefin yëngal nit ak yoon yi,
Di ubbi bunt yu bees.

Dëgg la, yoon yi nekkul yomb,
Dëgg la, bépp bi du juddu.
Waaye su nekk nit amee yoon,
Am na fa yoon ngir naw.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Crowd Harmonies Build]**

Su amee jom miñ, 
Xoolal ci suuf si.

Su amee sañ-sañ,
Ubbi buntu benn ci njëkk.

Ngeen xalaat ci sunu tambali,
Xalaat ci sunu xeetu naw.

Waaye tey jógleen ñu mbooloo—
Xam-xam bi, xam-xam bi!

**[CHORUS — Festival Drop]**

Jant, jant, SUNDRUM!
Xam naa ne bees bi ñëw na!

Daan, daan, bu daan—
Toog fii, daan ci sabar!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!
Bu baax bi ñëw!

Benn tugal, ñaari tugal,
Népp ci yoon wi!

Jant, jant, SUNDRUM!
Dégg na waa aduna!

**[BRIDGE — Warm Piano, Layered Choir]**

[Verse]

Su guddi bi doy na lëndëm,  
Su yoon wi lu gëna yàgg,  

Déglu xol bu ndaw mi,  
Bu la waxal naaw, tollu ci kanam.  

[Chorus]

Nu defal beneen jàmm,  
Nu jox sa loxo ci jëf.  

Àddina bi dëgër na lool,  
Bu nu xam ni ñépp fa nekk.  

*(Piano stops. One drum continues.)*

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: Déglu nga sabar?  
Crowd: Boom-boom!  

Lead: Xam nga naaj bi?  
Crowd: Dees na!  

Lead: Kan moo nekk?  
Crowd: Ñépp!  

Lead: Léegi, ñu fecc!

*(Bass rises)*

Boom-boom! Clap!  
Ñu jóg ci kanam!

Hey-oh! Hey!  
Ñu daanu ci suuf!

Loxo ci kaw,  
Takk ci suuf!

SUNDRUM!  
Baal leen!

*(Massive bass drop)*

**[FINAL CHORUS — Full Choir, Brass, Percussion]**

Naaj, naaj, SUNDRUM!  
Xam na bés bu bees bi!

Dugg, dugg, bu dugg—  
Nekk ci fii, sabar ci!  

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!  
Jëfandikoo séeni xol!

Benn tànk, ñaar tànk,  
Ñépp ci wàllu ndégg!  

Naaj, naaj, SUNDRUM!  
Déglu àddina a ngi woy!  

**[OUTRO — Guitar, Whistle, Fading Crowd Vocals]**

Oh-eh, oh-eh!

Dëggu ci xel,  
Raxas ci bët.

Junniy kàddu  
Ci guddi.

Sweefin—xam-xam bu réew,  
Yërëm jikko yi.

Naaj, naaj, SUNDRUM!

Xam na bés bu bees bi!

*(Boom-boom… clap!)*