[Mende] Zumaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# ZUMAYA *Gbi Ma Fɔ. Gi Ma Hɛn.* **[INTRO — Handclaps, Marimba, Deep Bass]** *(Two claps)* Hey! Hey! Na gbɔ ya? Na biɛni lɔkɔ! Zu-ma-ya! *(Bass drops)* **[CHORUS — Infectious Afro-House Hook]** Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Kɛndɛ mbɔma gbi ma fɔ! Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh! Gbɔ ma kɛma hɛnɛ yɔ! Gbi ma kɛ, gbi ma gbɔ, Sɛgi gbɔ, na yɛlɛ ma! Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Gi ma egbɔ hɛnɛ gbɔ! **[VERSE 1 — Bouncy Afrobeats, Syncopated Guitar]** Lɔlɔ gbɔli kaŋa, gbɔ fɔ, Lɔmɔ na gbɔli gbɔ hɛnɛ. Kɛndɛ na yɛlɛ yɔ lɔmbɔ, Ngɔlɔ gbɔ yɔ kaŋa. Nɔndɔ bɛ ma, ngɔlɔ hɛnɛ, Kɛndɛ na yɛlɛ kaŋa. Mɛnɛ nɔ yɔ ma gbɔli Kɛndɛ gbɔli hɛnɛ kaŋa. Kɛndɛ ma kɛma gbɔlɔ, Kɛndɛ ma gbɔli hɛnɛ. Bɛlɛ ma ngɔlɔ gbɔli, Ngɔlɔ yɛlɛ ma gbɔ. Sweefin ma ngɔlɔ bɛɛ ngɔlɔ, Kɛndɛ ngɔlɔ gbɔli hɛnɛ. Ngɔlɔ bɛɛ ma mɛnɛ gbɔli Kɛndɛ ngɔlɔ gbɔli hɛnɛ. **[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Harmonies]** Kɛndɛ ngɔlɔ gbɔli hɛnɛ? Ngɔlɔ gbɔli hɛnɛ gbɔ? Ngɔlɔ gbɔli, ngɔlɔ gbɔli, Ngɔlɔ gbɔli hɛnɛ gbɔ! Ngɔlɔ ma gbɔli hɛnɛ, Ngɔlɔ gbɔli hɛnɛ. Ngɔlɔ gbɔli ma kɛndɛ— Ngɔlɔ gbɔli hɛnɛ! **[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Drop]** Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Kɛndɛ mbɔma gbi ma fɔ! Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh! Gbɔ ma kɛma hɛnɛ yɔ! Gbi ma kɛ, gbi ma gbɔ, Sɛgi gbɔ, na yɛlɛ ma! Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Gi ma egbɔ hɛnɛ gbɔ! **[POST-CHORUS — Dance Chant]** In! Out! Sɛgi ma hɛnɛ! Clap! Clap! Ngɔlɔ gbɔli hɛnɛ! Zu! Ma! Ya! Gbi ma fɔ! Zu! Ma! Ya! Hey! Hey! Hey! **[VERSE 2 — Warm Female Lead, Rolling Log Drums]** Mama na gbɔli gbɔlɔ, Papa na yɛlɛ lɔ. Ngɔlɔ ma gbɔli gbɔlɔ, Ngɔlɔ gbɔli hɛnɛ. Ngɔlɔ na gbɔli gbɔlɔ, Ngɔlɔ gbɔli gbɔ. Ngɔlɔ na gbɔli gbɔlɔ, Ngɔlɔ gbɔli hɛnɛ. Ngɔlɔ bɛɛ ma gbɔli, Ngɔlɔ gbɔli gbɔ. Ngɔlɔ gbɔli hɛnɛ, Ngɔlɔ gbɔli gbɔ. Ngɔlɔ ma gbɔli hɛnɛ, Ngɔlɔ gbɔli gbɔ. Ngɔlɔ gbɔli hɛnɛ, Ngɔlɔ gbɔli gbɔ. **[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]** Kɛndɛ ngɔlɔ gbɔli hɛnɛ? Ngɔlɔ gbɔli hɛnɛ gbɔ? Ngɔlɔ gbɔli, ngɔlɔ gbɔli, Ngɔlɔ gbɔli hɛnɛ gbɔ! Ngɔlɔ ma gbɔli hɛnɛ, Ngɔlɔ gbɔli hɛnɛ. Ngɔlɔ gbɔli ma kɛndɛ— Ngɔlɔ gbɔli hɛnɛ! **[CHORUS — Festival Drop]** Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Kɛndɛ mbɔma gbi ma fɔ! Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh! Gbɔ ma kɛma hɛnɛ yɔ! Gbi ma kɛ, gbi ma gbɔ, Sɛgi gbɔ, na yɛlɛ ma! Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Gi ma egbɔ hɛnɛ gbɔ! **[BRIDGE — Percussion Break, Layered Voices]** Ngɔlɔ gbɔli gbɔlɔ, Ngɔlɔ gbɔli gbɔ. Ngɔlɔ gbɔli gbɔlɔ, Ngɔlɔ gbɔli hɛnɛ. [Verse] Nda nga gba mo ma ka gbo, Nda nga gba mo ma ka ngua. Kɛŋɛ kɛngɛ ma fa ba, Kɛŋɛ kɛngɛ ma gbɔŋa. *(Music drops to handclaps)* **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Lead: Kɛngɛ ma gbɔŋa? Crowd: Nde! Nde! Lead: Kɛngɛ ma lɛi? Crowd: Ngɛ! Ngɛ! Lead: Kɛngɛ ma ngɛi ba ka? Crowd: Ye, ma ngɛi! Lead: Kɛngɛ ma showi lɛ! *(Bass returns)* In! Out! Ka gbo ngɛi lɛ! Clap! Clap! Gba kɛngɛ lɛ ngɛi ba! Sweefin! Sweefin! Tɔngɔ ngɛi ka lɛ! Zu-ma-ya! Ngua fa lɛ! **[FINAL CHORUS — Full Choir, Brass, Percussion]** Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Ngɛi ma ngua ka lɛ! Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh! Kɛngɛ ngɛi ma gba lɛ! Kɛngɛ in, kɛngɛ out, Ka ngua lɛ, lɛi lɛ! Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Ngɛi ma fa lɛi lɛ! **[OUTRO — Highlife Guitar, Fading Handclaps]** Kɛngɛ ma ngua, Kɛngɛ ma dor. Kɛngɛ ma ngɛi lɛ, Hundred ngɛi ma lɛ. Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Sweefin lɛi ka ngɛi, Ka kɛngɛ ngɛi ma lɛ. Zu-ma-ya! Ngɛi ma fa lɛ! *(Final drum hit)*