[Soninke] Heartquake
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# HEARTQUAKE *Seeni. Manni. Banxi Dunyaa.* **[INTRO — Xolo, Xusra Suufee Naxam, Dandani Afrika Sankaa]** *(Xolo)* Dum… dum… Dum… dum… Nde na, "Bari dunyaa ka sanni." Wa ke... Sanni ka naxa ni mu? *(Dundun naxa)* Dum-dum! Hey! Hey! HEARTQUAKE! *(Bass naxee yaaxu)* **[CHORUS — Xuxu Afro-House Xɔntɔ]** Dum-dum! Heartquake! Banxi dunyaa ka xaxan! Hey-ya! Hey-ya! Ka naxari ka xun! Dum-dum! Heartquake! N’baara ka naxan! Sweefin! Sweefin! Ka juma ka xun! Dum-dum! Heartquake! Banxi dunyaa ka xaxan! **[VERSE 1 — Xɔntɔ Afrobeats, Bass Xolo]** N’kooma naxa jawna xalɔ, N’kooma naxa daaxun kɔ. N’ke saabu fɔrɔ dunyaa ma, Wa naxari ka naxa kɔ. Xalima naxa xibaaru, Xɔntɔ naxa daaxun kɔ. N’ke naxari ka xun ka, Mu naxa xɔrɔ i ni n. N’ke naxa naxari ka, Mu naxa xɔrɔ i ni ma. **[PRE-CHORUS — Xusra Suufee Naxam]** Ka naxari ka xun xolo? Ka xolo naxa xɔntɔ? Wa juma ka naxa xun, Nde ka xa ka xun. Ka xɔntɔ ka naxa i, Ka xun naxari ka. Wa xolo naxa xɔntɔ, Banxi dunyaa ka xaxan! **[CHORUS — Amapiano Log-Xɔntɔ]** Dum-dum! Heartquake! Banxi dunyaa ka xaxan! Hey-ya! Hey-ya! Ka naxari ka xun! Dum-dum! Heartquake! N’baara ka naxan! Sweefin! Sweefin! Ka juma ka xun! Dum-dum! Heartquake! Banxi dunyaa ka xaxan! **[POST-CHORUS — Xɔntɔ Xusra]** Dum! (Hey!) Dum! (Hey!) Ka naxari ka xun! Xax! (Hey!) Xax! (Hey!) Ka xolo ka naxari! Sweefin! Sweefin! N’kooma naxa xun! Heartquake! Heartquake! Banxi dunyaa ka xaxan! **[VERSE 2 — Xusra Xɔntɔ]** N’ke naxari ka n’kooma, N’ke naxari ka xun. N’ke naxari ka xolo, Banxi dunyaa ka xaxan. N’kooma naxa jawna xalɔ, Bari n’kooma naxa xun. Sweefin naxa ka n’kooma, Ka juma ka naxari. **[PRE-CHORUS — Xusra Xusra]** Ka naxari ka xun xolo? Ka xolo naxa xɔntɔ? Wa juma ka naxa xun, Nde ka xa ka xun. Ka xɔntɔ ka naxa i, Ka xun naxari ka. Wa xolo naxa xɔntɔ, Banxi dunyaa ka xaxan! **[CHORUS — Festival Xɔntɔ]** **[VERSE]** Fuki-fuki! Xol kaare! Dunyaa bé kaare! Hey-ya! Hey-ya! Xa naxari kankee! Fuki-fuki! Xol kaare! Kuru bé ma! Siyo! Siyo! Jaman fanka na! Fuki-fuki! Xol kaare! Dunyaa bé kaare! **[BRIDGE — Emotional Piano, Children's Choir]** Furu bé man xara, Furu bé man xamé. Saa ma xuuru ka a kili, Ni a di naxari xe. Dunyaa bé xaaran, Jalan bé xamé, Kuru naxa banxa, Kuru naxa kili. N'fa kala naxari kili, N'fa kala xaaran. Xa naxari xol la, Xa naxari kili. *(Music fades to heartbeat)* Fuki… fuki… **[SPOKEN BREAK — Female Lead]** Xamé… A bé furu dunyaa kaare. Xa kala naxari kili. A bé xamé… Ni furu bé a kili. *(Crowd whispers)* Fuki… fuki… *(Lead shouts)* XOL KAARE! **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Lead: A bé furi? Crowd: Fuki-fuki! Lead: A bé xamé? Crowd: Fuki-fuki! Lead: A bé naxari kili? Crowd: Furu bé! Lead: A bé na? Crowd: Furu xol! *(Heavy bass drop)* Fuki! Fuki! Kaare! Kaare! Kuru naxi! Kuru nayi! Xaxaa furu! Xaxaa furu! Siyo! Siyo! Jaman fanka na! XOL KAARE! Dunyaa bé kaare! *(Extended Afro-House instrumental dance groove)* **[FINAL CHORUS — Full Festival Choir, Brass, Percussion]** Fuki-fuki! Xol kaare! Dunyaa bé kaare! Hey-ya! Hey-ya! Xa naxari kankee! Fuki-fuki! Xol kaare! Kuru bé ma! Siyo! Siyo! Jaman fanka na! Fuki-fuki! Xol kaare! Dunyaa bé kaare! **[OUTRO — Heartbeat, Warm Choir, Fading Percussion]** Fuki… fuki… A xamé naxari kili, A xamé naxari kili. Furu xol kaare, Furu xol kaare. Siyo bé a kili, A bé xamé. Fuki-fuki!