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[Lozi] Tumbaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# TUMBAYA *Mulanga wa kupema u shwesa mulalo.* **[INTRO — Bare Drums, Finger Snaps, Playful Female Vocal]** *(Dum… da-dum… clap!)* Hey, iwe! Ee, iwe! Mulanga mu buloko? Mulalo mu meshangu? Leta pamo! *(Bass begins to bounce.)* Tum-tum… TUMBAYA! **[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fukula fuvu, shwesa mulalo! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Leta shangwe, bantu, “Yenda!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Leta milanga ku mulanga! Zwa panzi, Zwa mbo— TUMBAYA! Leta mulalo wa shangwe! **[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]** Busiku mbula yalila Pa denga e tafula. Mukaula ku na mukwengele, Bantu bonse ba kutaula. Muntu leta musebele, Muntu leta mukate. Muntu leta mulanga wamusha Wale ikile mu mutwe. Mukaintu na masaka, Mwanike u towa mwango. Mwana u towa maono Pa musini mu mulwazu. Tashwesi wamina, Tashwesi mulano. Koma mulanga u shwesa mukwetu Pa kutwala mabele. **[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]** O, usalile milangu yonse, Usalile mulanga wa kutali. Twala mwa kuli ku mbele, Leta musebele u ku towa. Na mwa na mubu wa kutota, Leta kwa muntu mupya. Ku na mulanga wa kutota Na mwa na mulalo wa ku pwana! **[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fukula fuvu, shwesa mulalo! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Leta shangwe, bantu, “Yenda!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Leta milanga ku mulanga! Zwa panzi, Zwa mbo— TUMBAYA! Leta mulalo wa shangwe! **[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]** Tum! Tum! Hey! Hey! Zwa panzi! Shwesa! Shwesa! Ba! Ba! Kapa! Kapa! Zwa mwizu! Leta pamo! TUMBAYA! **[VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]** Mufuma na mbuto, Mukwetu na mulanga. Mwana u towa mwa kuli, Mutengesi u towa boma. Ku musha ku muzi, Ku mulima ku mulamba, Bantu bonse ba na mulanga Na mwa ku towa kutota. Sweefin ikuta bantu na milangu, Ikuta malonda ku towa. Mulangu wa kutota, kutengisa Ku kupa milangu yonse. Na muntu u towa mulangu, Leta muntu u towa wina. Ku na mulangu wa kutota Na mwa na mwa kutwala. **[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]** O, usalile milangu yonse, Usalile mulanga wa kutali. Twala mwa kuli ku mbele, Leta musebele u ku towa. Na mwa na mubu wa kutota, Leta kwa muntu mupya. Ku na mulanga wa kutota Na mwa na mulalo wa ku pwana! **[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fukula fuvu, shwesa mulalo! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Leta shangwe, bantu, “Yenda!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Leta milanga ku mulanga! Zwa panzi, Zwa mbo— TUMBAYA! Leta mulalo wa shangwe! **[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]** **[VERSE]** Ha tsela ya bonya, e lelozi, Ha u etile ndwa linzibi. Kashwa ni mutufa wa kutana, Ha u felile ni litumelo. Bulozi ya muntu ni shoko, Linozi la muntu ni mulimo. Mabele ya lufumo lela, Ha tatusana ni kutwala. *(Muzika iyapela ku ngoma imwe.)* **[SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD]** Muloto mu bulaka... Mulimo mu butata... Mubili wa litaba... Uli na libizo! **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: Muloto uli nawo? Crowd: Ye, tuli nawo! Lead: Mulimo uli nawo? Crowd: Mina na wena! Lead: Nani a ikana? Crowd: Bantu bonse! Lead: Zwa mubili wako! *(Ngoma iya ngoma.)* Tum! Tum! Kata! Kata! Ba! Ba! Kupa! Kupa! Ya! Ya! Zungula! TUMBAYA! Funa ndala! *(NGOMA YA AMAPIANO YAKATA)* **[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS]** Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! *(Batu baziba ku muziki.)* **[FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Suka na bumbi, zuba na! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Lifasi lonse li bise, “Ya!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Leta miloto mu lisu! Mukuku umwe, Mikuku mibidi— TUMBAYA! Tuwana ni liziba! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** Muloto wa sinda, Muloto wa nila. Mutufa wa kutana, Litumelo lya supelela. Sweefin leta ku kutana, Ku bumba, ku shintshana, ku kula. Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Muloto wa muntu ni mulimo. TUMBAYA! *(Mulomo wa ngoma wa puluka.)*