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[Kabiye] Lumbalel
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
[INTRO — INSTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION, PLAYFUL FEMALE VOCAL] *(Three handclaps. A bouncing bassline answers.)* Hey! N'yɔɔkɔ yɛnɔ mɔ sɔm tɔ̃nya kɔyɛ? N'yɔɔkɔ yɛnɔ ɗaƒim kɔ̃wɔ tɔyɛ? K'pagɔ! Sira na wɔ yɔyɛ Kɔ wɛ mɔ kpékpɛ kpa! Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Fɛɛ kɔ na afi? LUMBALELE! [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Kɛ sɔwɔ na wɔɛm kɔ tɔŋ ɛ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ko sɔgɔgɔ na pɛɛ yɛyɛ! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Aka yɔna kɔ fɔfɔ yɛ! Mɔ nɔ tɔ̃nya kɔ̃! Kɛ mɔtɔna tɔɛm kɛyɛ! LUMBALELE! Kɛ tɔ̃yɛɛ na nɔ yɛ! [VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] Tɔ̃yɛ wɛ mɔ sɔm wɛ, Nu sira mɔ am kɔ̃. Ɛyɛ na wɔ fɔfɔ lɛ K'pan na m'yɛ kpɛyɛ. Du na yɛ vɔ mɔkɔsɔ Kɛ m'ɛyɛ n'dɛ. Du sɛrɛ na yɛ wɔᴐ, K'pa yɛnɔ am. Ɛyɛƒɔ na kɛ n'dɛ yɛ, Ɛyɛkɛ mɔ sɛrɛ. Ɛyɛkɛ sɛrɛ na wɔ fɔfɔ, Ɛyɛ ɗɔɖɔkɛ na yɛ yɛkɛ. Ɛyɛ na mɔ yɛ kpɛkɛ, Ɛyɛ na yɛnɔ m'ɛ. Ɛyɛ wɛ na kɛ fɔna, Ɛyɛ na yɛnɔ vĩ. [PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES] Ɛyɛ na mɔ wɔ yɛ sira? Ɛyɛ na mɔ wɔ yɛ k'pa? Ɛyɛ mɔ tɔm na ƒe, Kɛ sɔgɔgɔ yɛ wɔ k'pa. Kɛyɛ ɗu kɛkwa yɛdɛ, Ɖɔkɔ na mɔ kpɛ yɛ. Ɛyɛ yɔɖɔna wɛ fo k'pa Kɛyɛ na ƒe tɔlɔ! [CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Kɛ sɔwɔ na wɔɛm kɔ tɔŋ ɛ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ko sɔgɔgɔ na pɛɛ yɛyɛ! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Aka yɔna kɔ fɔfɔ yɛ! Mɔ nɔ tɔ̃nya kɔ̃! Kɛ mɔtɔna tɔɛm kɛyɛ! LUMBALELE! Kɛ tɔ̃yɛɛ na nɔ yɛ! [POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT] Lum! Lum! Mɔ dɔ na vĩ! Ba! Ba! Mɔ dɛ na tɔlɔ! Le! Le! Kɛ yɛ kpa mɔ! LUMBALELE! Kɛ sira mɔ ɔ! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Ɛyɛyi! Ɛyɛ na wɛ! [VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS] Ɛmia ma ƒe tɔ̃kɔ, Ɛsɔɛ ma wɔ ƒe kpɛ. Ɛnyɔ mɔ ƒe fɔyɔ, Ɛnyɔ ma tɔ̃nya. Ɛmɔ mɔ ƒe yɔkɔ, Ɛsɔɛ ma ƒe kpɛ. Ɛnyɔ mɔ ƒe pɔ, Wɛ mɔ m'ɛwɔkɛ. Ɛyɛ kɔ na vɔ k'pa, Ɛyɛ kɔ na lɔ. Ɛyɛ na wɔ mɔkɔ, Ɛyɛ na mɔkpa. Ɛyɛ kɔ na mɔ kpɛkɛ, Ɛsira fɔna ma wɛ. Kɛ sɛrɛ na mɔ m'ɛ, Ɛkɛkpɛ ma m'ɛ. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS] Ɛyɛ na mɔ wɔ yɛ sira? Ɛyɛ na mɔ wɔ yɛ k'pa? Ɛyɛ mɔ tɔm na ƒe, Kɛ sɔgɔgɔ yɛ wɔ k'pa. Kɛyɛ ɗu kɛkwa yɛdɛ, Ɖɔkɔ na mɔ kpɛ yɛ. Ɛyɛ yɔɖɔna wɛ fo k'pa Kɛyɛ na ƒe tɔlɔ! [CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Kɛ sɔwɔ na wɔɛm kɔ tɔŋ ɛ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ko sɔgɔgɔ na pɛɛ yɛyɛ! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Aka yɔna kɔ fɔfɔ yɛ! Mɔ nɔ tɔ̃nya kɔ̃! Kɛ mɔtɔna tɔɛm kɛyɛ! LUMBALELE! Kɛ tɔ̃yɛɛ na nɔ yɛ! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] So nɔ bʊ tsɔ nyɛ yé, So nɔ bʊ yé alɔ, Nɔ nɔ ɖe ɖɔ me lɔ, Nɔ nɔ ɖe mɔ eyɔ. So ʊ tʊ ɖa nɔ nɔ, So ʊ yè ɖa kɔdɔ, Nɔ nɔ ɖe bʊ ʊlɛ, Nɔ nyɔ ɖe tɔ si. Nɔ yɛ ɖe ɖɔ ɖa, Nɔ yɛ ɖe ʊ nɔ. Nɔ wɔ nɔ tʊ ɖɔdɔ, Nɔ wɔ nɔ ʊ mɛlɔ. Na kɔ ɖa nɔ ʊ nɔ, Na kɔ e ɖe ʊ jɔ. So ɖɔ kɔdɔ kɔdɔ, So ɖɔ nɔ kpli! Na nɔ lɔ nɔ nɔ, Nɔ tɔ nɔ kɛmɛ! [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* Nɔ nɛ ʊ nɔ tʊ ɖa. Nɔ nɛ ʊ nɔ yé. Nɔ nɛ ʊ nɔ bɔ ɖɔ ʊlɛ. Na nɔ ɖa ʊ dɔ wɔ. *(A second heartbeat.)* So kɔ nɔ tɔ… Na kɔ nɔ kɔ… Na nɔ nɔ tʊn ɖa yé kɔ! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Yɔ nɔ mɔ? Crowd: YƐ, NƐ NƐ! Lead: Yɔ nɔ tʊ ɖa? Crowd: YƐ, NƐ NƐ! Lead: Nɔ wɛ nɔ mɔ nɔ? Crowd: YƐ, NƐ NƐ! Lead: Na yɔ kɔ yɔ! [THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Lum! Lum! Kɔ bɔ nɔ! Ba! Ba! Kɔ dɔ nɔ! Le! Le! Nɔ tɔ nɔ! LUMBALELE! Nɔ wɔ ɖe yé! *(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! Nɔ ɖe tɔ yé tʊ nɔ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Na nɔ mɔ yɔ ʊnɔ! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Nɔ yɛ ɖe ɖɔ ʊnɔ! Kɔ bɔ ɖɔ yɔ! Nɔ ɖe tɔ nɔ kɛ! LUMBALELE! Nɔ nɔ ʊ mɛlɛ kɔ! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] Nɔ bʊlɔ mɔ! Nɔ bʊlɔ ɖa! Nɔ nɛ ʊ nɔ bɔ ɖɔ ʊlɛ Na nɔ na nɔ!