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[Twi] Tumbaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# TUMBAYA *Ɔbosom anaa soɔ wɔ akɔmɔ.* **[INTRO — Bare Drums, Finger Snaps, Playful Female Vocal]** *(Dum… da-dum… clap!)* Ei, wo! Yoo, wo! Wɔ da nsɛm wɔ wo sika mu? Wɔ dwom wɔ wo nan mu? Bra na yɛ! *(Bass no hyɛ aseɛ sɛ ɔda.)* Tum-tum… TUMBAYA! **[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Yiyi mfuturo, hyɛ mu nkɔ! Hei-ya, hei-ya, oh! Ma wiase nyinaa nka sɛ, “Kɔ!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fa wo daeɛ bɛyɛ anɔpa! Baako kɔ ɔnkyɛn, Mienu san ba— TUMBAYA! Ma nna pa no mfi ase! **[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]** Anadwo no nsuo bɔɔ Wɔ dan a ɛhia nsiesie. Anɔpa yi ɔbosom rehyia, Na nkurɔfo nyinaa wɔ hɔ. Obi de dwom kakra, Obi de paanoo kakra. Obi de adwene foforɔ A n’ano nkyii da. Ɔbaa wɔ abɔnten so, Abarimaa kɔ sukuu. Abɔfra a ɔyɛ adwenkyerɛ Wɔ asɛnsɛm ase. Obiara nnim nea ɔkyɛ, Obiara nni pɔtee. Nanso daeɛ bɛyɛ akwantuo Sɛ yɛyɛ nea yɛtumi. **[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]** Oh, nfa hohoro mma nsɛm nyinaa, Nfa hohoro mma da pɔtee. Fa ɔhaw no a ɛda w’anim, Ma ndwom no di akwantuo. Sɛ wo wɔ owia kakra, Kyɛ kɔma obi foforɔ. Wiase nyinaa yɛ mpɔtamansɛm Sɛ yɛda ho ma yɛn nyinaa! **[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Yiyi mfuturo, hyɛ mu nkɔ! Hei-ya, hei-ya, oh! Ma wiase nyinaa nka sɛ, “Kɔ!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fa wo daeɛ bɛyɛ anɔpa! Baako kɔ ɔnkyɛn, Mienu san ba— TUMBAYA! Ma nna pa no mfi ase! **[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]** Tum! Tum! Ei! Ei! Fi abɔnten! Bɔ! Bɔ! Ba! Ba! Bɔ! Bɔ! San kɔ! Fa no bra! TUMBAYA! **[VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]** Ɔfarmer de n’afɔre, Ɔbɔfoɔ de n’akɔmɔ. Ɔsukuuni yɛ adwene, Ɔtɔfoɔ hwehwɛ nkɔmbɔ. Fi kurom kɔ kurow, Fi bepɔ no kɔ mpoano, Obiara wɔ n’akwan, N’akwan a ɔbɛhunu. Sweefin bɔ nkurɔfoɔ ne nsɛm, Boa adwuma hu kwan. Nsɛm foforɔ sɛn, nkitahodie, Betumi de akwan foforɔ. Na sɛ obi hu ɔkwan bi, Ma obi foforɔ nso nnya. Ɔman a ɔyɛ sɛ yɛbɛyɛ, Sɛ yɛyɛ nea yɛtumi. **[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]** Oh, nfa hohoro mma nsɛm nyinaa, Nfa hohoro mma da pɔtee. Fa ɔhaw no a ɛda w’anim, Ma ndwom no di akwantuo. Sɛ wo wɔ owia kakra, Kyɛ kɔma obi foforɔ. Wiase nyinaa yɛ mpɔtamansɛm Sɛ yɛda ho ma yɛn nyinaa! **[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Yiyi mfuturo, hyɛ mu nkɔ! Hei-ya, hei-ya, oh! Ma wiase nyinaa nka sɛ, “Kɔ!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fa wo daeɛ bɛyɛ anɔpa! Baako kɔ ɔnkyɛn, Mienu san ba— TUMBAYA! Ma nna pa no mfi ase! **[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]** **[VERSE]** Sɛ ɔkwan yɛ duru ma wo, Sɛ wo so brɛ nti wo da so, Nya ahummɔbɔ kakra, Ɛhyɛ wo nkɔmɔ wɔ anidaso no. Nkwa biara yɛ fɛ sɛ nea ɔyɛ, Nni biara yɛ fɛ sɛ ɔto dwom. Na anidaso di mu dɔɔso, Sɛ yɛboa yɛn ho a yɛnya nkɔso. *(Nnwom no yɛ dinn kɔ baako drum mu.)* **[SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD]** Sɔre na da so wɔ wo nsam… Dwom wɔ wo nan mu… Na wiase nyinaa retwɛn… Ma wo nsam yɛ! **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: Wo nya adesoa? Crowd: Yiw, yɛyɛ! Lead: Wo nya ritim? Crowd: Me ne wo! Lead: Hena betumi aba? Crowd: Obiara! Lead: Na fa wo nipadua yɛ! *(Nkɔmɔ yi mu yɛ dɔɔso.)* Tum! Tum! Fa! Fa! Ba! Ba! Bɔ! Bɔ! Ya! Ya! Tɔ fa! TUMBAYA! Te sɛn mu! *(NKɔMɔ YI MU BƐSƐE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)* **[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS]** Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! *(Crowd chants over the groove.)* **[FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Twitwi fɔ na yɛ sa kɔ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ma wiase nyinaa nka sɛ, "Kɔ!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fa wo mpɔtam anaa! Baako pue, Mienu kɔ mu— TUMBAYA! Ma nkɔmɔ no mfii ase! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** Mpɔtam mpɔtam so, Wɔ akwantuo a ɛyɛ. Bi kakra kyɛ, Bi kakra anidaso da biara. Sweefin de nkɔmɔ foforɔ ba, Ma yɛyɛ, yɛdɔ, yɛyɛ nkɔso. Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Nkɔmɔ biara yɛ fɛ sɛ ɔsa. TUMBAYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*