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[Kikuyu] Sundrum
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# SUNDRUM *Hinya wa Muthenya Mwega* **[INTRO — Distant Drumbeat, Whistled Melody, Handclaps]** *(Boom… boom-boom… clap!)* Wũigua? Ngoma ĩrĩa ĩrĩ mũthĩĩni. Oh-eh, oh-eh! Nĩngai, ũũhoro! **[CHORUS — Explosive Afro-House Drop]** Mũthĩĩ, mũthĩĩ, SUNDRUM! Hinya wa muthenya mwega! Gĩkĩra, gĩkĩra, ndũgĩkĩre— Rĩrĩa hĩndĩ ĩno, thoma ngoma! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Wĩra ũrĩa mũtĩrĩre! Kĩgĩkĩrĩ kĩmwe, kĩgĩkĩrĩ ĩgĩrĩ, Othe wĩ mũthĩĩni! Mũthĩĩ, mũthĩĩ, SUNDRUM! Wĩkĩrĩra gũkĩa nĩ gũthimĩra! **[VERSE 1 — Bouncy Afrobeats, Highlife Guitar]** Mũndũ nĩarĩũra gĩthungũ, Mũndũ nĩatwara ũhoro wa mũrĩra. Mũthenya ũrĩa ũkĩũ, mũthĩĩ nĩũrĩa ũrũme, Nĩũtũrĩa ũhoro ũtũrĩa. Mũcibu kũrĩ gĩthaka, Rĩrĩa rũrĩko rũtũmĩrĩte. Ngĩrĩ ĩmwe ya kũhũra, Na ngĩrĩ ĩmwe ya kũria. Ngũona mĩtĩrĩre igũkĩa, Ngũona andũ tũrĩa ũhoro. Rũgĩa rũrĩa rũrĩa ũrĩa, Nĩkũnyua ũhoro mũgĩtĩ. **[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Vocal Harmonies]** Ũkĩrĩa kĩgĩkĩrĩ kĩa ngoro, Tũgĩkĩra na ũrĩa wĩra. Ũkĩrĩa kĩgĩkĩrĩ kĩa ũhoro, Tũgĩkĩra na ũrĩa wĩra. Tũgĩtĩrĩka mũthĩĩre ũmwe, Tũgĩtĩrĩka mũthĩĩre ũrĩa. Rĩrĩa tũtũrĩ na mũtĩrĩre— Wĩra ũrĩa, wĩra ũrĩa! **[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]** Mũthĩĩ, mũthĩĩ, SUNDRUM! Hinya wa muthenya mwega! Gĩkĩra, gĩkĩra, ndũgĩkĩre— Rĩrĩa hĩndĩ ĩno, thoma ngoma! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Wĩra ũrĩa mũtĩrĩre! Kĩgĩkĩrĩ kĩmwe, kĩgĩkĩrĩ ĩgĩrĩ, Othe wĩ mũthĩĩni! Mũthĩĩ, mũthĩĩ, SUNDRUM! Wĩkĩrĩra gũkĩa nĩ gũthimĩra! **[POST-CHORUS — Percussion-Led Dance Chant]** Boom-boom! Clap! Nĩngai mũthĩĩ wa rũgĩa! Boom-boom! Hey! Tũhĩndĩre mũthĩĩ wa kĩrĩra! Mũthĩĩ na mũthĩĩ, Thĩna ũrĩa! SUNDRUM! Ũrĩa ũrĩa! **[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Rolling Bass]** Maitũ nĩakũrĩrĩra ũhoro, Itũĩra igũthũra ũhoro. Mwana nĩahĩndĩra na rangi, Nĩahĩndĩra mũthĩĩ ũmwe. Mũmbĩ nĩagũtũra kĩrĩra, Nĩathĩnĩra na ũrĩa ũmwe. Ngĩrĩ ĩmwe ya kũhũra, Ngĩrĩ ĩmwe ya kũria. Kũrĩa gĩthaka na mũthĩĩ, Kũrĩa gĩthaka na ũhoro. Tũgĩkĩra na mũthĩĩre, Tũgĩkĩra na ũrĩa wĩra. Ndũgĩkĩra nĩ gũtũmĩra, Ndũgĩkĩra nĩ gũtũmĩra. Rĩrĩa andũ mũthĩĩ wa ũhoro, Nĩtũgĩkĩra na ũhoro. **[PRE-CHORUS — Crowd Harmonies Build]** Ũkĩrĩa kĩgĩkĩrĩ kĩa ngoro, Tũgĩkĩra na ũrĩa wĩra. Ũkĩrĩa kĩgĩkĩrĩ kĩa ũhoro, Tũgĩkĩra na ũrĩa wĩra. Tũgĩtĩrĩka mũthĩĩre ũmwe, Tũgĩtĩrĩka mũthĩĩre ũrĩa. Rĩrĩa tũtũrĩ na mũtĩrĩre— Wĩra ũrĩa, wĩra ũrĩa! **[CHORUS — Festival Drop]** Mũthĩĩ, mũthĩĩ, SUNDRUM! Hinya wa muthenya mwega! Gĩkĩra, gĩkĩra, ndũgĩkĩre— Rĩrĩa hĩndĩ ĩno, thoma ngoma! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Wĩra ũrĩa mũtĩrĩre! Kĩgĩkĩrĩ kĩmwe, kĩgĩkĩrĩ ĩgĩrĩ, Othe wĩ mũthĩĩni! Mũthĩĩ, mũthĩĩ, SUNDRUM! Wĩkĩrĩra gũkĩa nĩ gũthimĩra! **[BRIDGE — Warm Piano, Layered Choir]** [Verse] Rũciũ rwa thĩna rũrĩa, Njĩra nĩ ya thakame, Ira ũtheri wa mũoyo, Ũkuhe ũhoro wa gũtũra. Tũgũkũhera ũkindũ, Tũgũhe mũhũko wa ũhoro. Nĩ ũndũ wa gũtũma thĩ, Ithĩre kũrĩa ũrĩa ũrĩ. *(Piano stops. One drum continues.)* [DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response] Lead: Wĩona mũthĩgi? Crowd: Boom-boom! Lead: Wĩĩra njĩra ya thũrũ? Crowd: Ĩgĩra! Lead: Nĩ ndaĩ? Crowd: Ũcio wothe! Lead: Nĩngĩa mũtĩ! *(Bass rises)* Boom-boom! Clap! Gũkũra kĩa mũtĩ! Hey-oh! Hey! Gũkũra na gũkũra! Mĩtwe ĩgĩra, Magũrũ thĩ! SUNDRUM! Nĩngĩa! *(Massive bass drop)* [FINAL CHORUS — Full Choir, Brass, Percussion] Sun, sun, SUNDRUM! Ũrĩa mũthenya wa kũhũra! Ũrũgĩ, ũrũgĩ, ndũrũgĩ— Ũrĩa ũteithia kũrũa! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Ũndũ wa kũrũa! Kĩa mũtĩ, kĩa mũtĩ, Ũrĩa wothe na ũndũ wa kũrũa! Sun, sun, SUNDRUM! Ũrĩa thĩ yothe ĩgĩra! [OUTRO — Guitar, Whistle, Fading Crowd Vocals] Oh-eh, oh-eh! Nĩndũka ũhoro, Mũthenya wa ũtheri. Ithako ĩgĩra, Rũciũ rwa thĩna. Sweefin—ũndũ wa ũrĩa, Ũrĩa ũgĩra ũrũa. Sun, sun, SUNDRUM! Ũrĩa mũthenya wa kũhũra! *(Boom-boom… clap!)*