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[Ukwuani] Lumbalel

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# LUMBALELE
*Ka Onyenwe Anyi Na-acha Ugbo N'ihe*

[INTRO — OGBE UKWUANI IGWE, NNE NWANYI NA-EBE OKWU]

*(Iku aka ato. Ugbo bass na-aza.)*

Hee!

Onye kwuru ka anwụ adịghị ezu ozo?

Onye kwuru ka nrọ gị buru ibu?

Nụ!

E nwere egwu n'ime gị
Onye ọ bụla agaghị ewere!

Oh-oh-oh!
Eh-ya-ya!

Onye ọ bụla dị njikere?

LUMBALELE!



[CHORUS — ETITIRI AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Nụ ọṅụ site n'isi ruo n'ụkwụ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka ụwa niile mara!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
E nwere ụzọ iri puku iri ga-eto!

Tinye n'anwụ!
Ka ọṅụ gị na-afọrọ!

LUMBALELE!
Ka ọṅụ dị mma na-afọrọ!



[VERSE 1 — EGWU AFROBEATS, EGWU HIGHLIFE]

Mgbe abalị dị oke ọchịchịrị,
E nwere ọkụ nta ka na-enwu.
Ọ bụla obi na-ekwenye
Nwere olileanya na-adịghị agbanwe.

Ebe mgbidi guzoro n'etiti anyị,
Anyị nwere ike iwulite akwa.
Ebe ụzọ mechiri ruo mgbe ebighi ebi,
E nwere ụzọ ọzọ n'ihu.

E nwere olu chọrọ ịnụ anya,
E nwere aka chọrọ enyi.
E nwere nrọ na-amalite,
E nwere akụkọ ka na-aga.

Onye ọ bụla nwere ebumnuche,
Ndụ ọ bụla nwere uru.
Na ọdịnihu dị mma
Mgbe anyị na-anabata ndị niile ka gbaa egwu.



[PRE-CHORUS — NNE NWANYI NA-EBE OKWU]

Ị na-ahụ ya n'egwu?
Ị na-ege ya n'olu?

Ọ bụ obi nke echi
Na-agafe n'egwu.

Mee otu nzọụkwụ gaa n'ihu,
Ka obi ike gị na-edu ụzọ.

E nwere ụwa nke ohere
Na-eche ụbọchị ọzọ!



[CHORUS — ETITIRI AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Nụ ọṅụ site n'isi ruo n'ụkwụ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka ụwa niile mara!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
E nwere ụzọ iri puku iri ga-eto!

Tinye n'anwụ!
Ka ọṅụ gị na-afọrọ!

LUMBALELE!
Ka ọṅụ dị mma na-afọrọ!



[POST-CHORUS — EGWU OKWU NKE AHU NA-EBU]

Lum! Lum!
Gaa n'aka nri!

Ba! Ba!
Gaa n'aka ekpe!

Le! Le!
Welie aka gị elu!

LUMBALELE!
Ka mmụọ gị na-efe!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-ah!

Onye ọ bụla!
Anyị nọ ebe a!



[VERSE 2 — NNE NWANYI NA-EBE OKWU, UGBO BASS NA-AGBA]

E nwere nne nwere ọchịchọ,
E nwere nna na-eme atụmatụ.
E nwere nwa na-ahụ echi
Jupụtara n'ụtụ n'aka ha.

E nwere onye na-akụ ugbo,
E nwere onye na-azụ ahịa na nrọ.
E nwere onye na-emepụta ihe na-ewu
Ihe onye ọ bụla anaghị ahụ.

Site n'obodo ruo n'obodo,
Site n'ugwu ruo n'ụsọ oké osimiri,
Onye ọ bụla na-eweta talent,
Ndụ ọ bụla nwere nsọpụrụ.

Sweefin na-ejikọta mmadụ na ohere,
Na-enyere ndị ọzọ aka isonye na eto.
Mgbe ohere na-eru ebe dị anya,
Nrọ ọzọ nwere ike ịmalite igosi.



[PRE-CHORUS — NNE NWANYI NA-EBE OKWU]

Ị na-ahụ ya n'egwu?
Ị na-ege ya n'olu?

Ọ bụ obi nke echi
Na-agafe n'egwu.

Mee otu nzọụkwụ gaa n'ihu,
Ka obi ike gị na-edu ụzọ.

E nwere ụwa nke ohere
Na-eche ụbọchị ọzọ!



[CHORUS — ETITIRI EGWU AHỤ NA-EBU]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Nụ ọṅụ site n'isi ruo n'ụkwụ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka ụwa niile mara!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
E nwere ụzọ iri puku iri ga-eto!

Tinye n'anwụ!
Ka ọṅụ gị na-afọrọ!

LUMBALELE!
Ka ọṅụ dị mma na-afọrọ!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Sọ̀rọ̀ na ị̀ chọghị,
Sọ̀rọ̀ na ị̀ nọ naanị,

Kpọrọ̀ gị ka ị̀ chọta ụzọ,
Kpọrọ̀ gị ka ị̀ chọta ebe gị.

Sọ̀rọ̀ na nrọ gị kwụsịrị,
Sọ̀rọ̀ na ụzọ dị ogologo,

Kpọrọ̀ gị ka ị̀ chọta obi ike
Na okwu a na abụ.

Ị bụ karịa ihe ọ bụla,
Ị bụ karịa ụnyaahụ.

E nwere ọdịnihu ịchọrọ,
E nwere ụzọ ka mma ị mepụta.

Na onyinye kacha mma anyị na-enye
Bụ olileanya anyị na-enyere.

Mgbe anyị na-ebuli onye ọzọ,
Anyị nwere ike imepe ụzọ ọzọ.



[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

Ị bụghị ọnọdụ gị.

Ị bụghị ụnyaahụ gị.

Ị bụ ụwa nke ohere.

Na akụkọ gị ka na-ede.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

Ya mere, were otu nzọụkwụ…

Mgbe ahụ ọzọ…

Na ka ụwa dum na-agba egwu na gị!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: Ị nwere nrọ?

Crowd: EE, ANYỊ N'ENWE!

Lead: Ị nwere ọdịnihu?

Crowd: EE, ANYỊ N'ENWE!

Lead: Ị nwere ike wulite ya ọnụ?

Crowd: EE, ANYỊ N'EME!

Lead: Ya mere, ka m hụ gị na-agba egwu!



[THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Lum! Lum!
Gba n'aka nri!

Ba! Ba!
Gba n'aka ekpe!

Le! Le!
Hands up high!

LUMBALELE!
Ka mmụọ gị na-efe!

*(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)*



[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS]

Lumba-lele!
Lumba-lele!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!

*(Crowd chants over the groove.)*



[FINAL CHORUS — FULL GLOBAL CHOIR]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Nwee ọṅụ site na isi ruo ụkwụ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Kpọrọ ụwa niile ka ọ mara!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
E nwere ọtụtụ ụzọ ị ga-eto!

Gba n’ọkụ anyanwụ!
Ka obi ụtọ gị na-agbasa!

LUMBALELE!
Kpọrọ vibrations ọma ka ọ na-agba!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

Ndị obi bilion!
Nrọ bilion!

Ụwa nke ohere
Maka gị na m!

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