[Soninke] Pulsara
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# PULSARA *Dina duma. Naxan do. Sadaaxu be.* **[INTRO — Duma duma, Afrikoo dununu, Sinye xaaxare]** *(Boom… boom…)* I barey? A na dunuma. *(Duma jine xa.)* A na di. Dina duma... Naxan do. *(Dundun jine fe.)* Pa-pa-pa... PULSARA! **[CHORUS — Naxan Afro-House Danse]** PULSARA! Pa-pa-PULSARA! Dunuma be naxan! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Kankele, kankele! Faraxu! Dunuma! Taafo be xeere! PULSARA! Pa-pa-PULSARA! Sadaaxu be! **[VERSE 1 — Afrikoo dununu, Naxan Highlife Gitaara]** Bari xane na fonna, Dunuma na kaara. Naaxan na binkara, Dunuma na xaaru. Xanu na dunuma, Jine na naxan. Sadaaxu na fonna, Dunuma na kaara. Ala na i kaara, Ala na i xaaru. Dunuma na i duma, I be naxan kanne. Duna na i kili, Xaaru na i duma. Dunuma na sadaaxu, Naxan na i duma. **[PRE-CHORUS — Sinye xaaxare]** I bare i yile? I bare i taafo? Dunuma na i duma, Faraxu na i duma. I kaala na i kili, Dunuma na i duma. Kankele na i kili, Dunuma na i duma! **[CHORUS — Naxan Amapiano Log-Drum]** PULSARA! Pa-pa-PULSARA! Dunuma be naxan! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Kankele, kankele! Faraxu! Dunuma! Taafo be xeere! PULSARA! Pa-pa-PULSARA! Sadaaxu be! **[POST-CHORUS — Danse Sinye]** Pa-pa! Hey! Hey! Yile na! Dunuma na! Kili, kili! Naaxan! Dunuma! Dunuma! Pa-pa-PULSARA! **[VERSE 2 — Sinye xaaxare, Amapiano Bass]** Xaaxare na dumaa, Naaxan na duma. Naaxan na xaaru, Dunuma na duma. Duna na i fonna, Duna na i duma. Dunuma na i duma, Naxan na i duma. Duna na fonna, Duna na duma. Sweefin na i duma, Naaxan na i duma. Dunuma na i fonna, Dunuma na i duma. Dunuma na sadaaxu, Naxan na i duma. **[PRE-CHORUS — Sinye xaaxare]** I bare i yile? I bare i taafo? Dunuma na i duma, Faraxu na i duma. I kaala na i kili, Dunuma na i duma. Kankele na i kili, Dunuma na i duma! **[CHORUS — Naxan Danse]** PULSARA! Pa-pa-PULSARA! Dunuma be naxan! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Kankele, kankele! Faraxu! Dunuma! Laa i kono ye laa! PULSARA! Pa-pa-PULSARA! Bari nyi na si tori! **[BRIDGE — Emotional Piano, Children's Choir, Soft Handclaps]** Moxo fo ye moxo ke, A yé i laa di. Moxo ko ye moxo ke, A yé moxo jaman di. Ala ma na nyi di nuŋ, Ala ma na nyi di goro. Naxan di sirakuma, Moxo laa ye moxo ke. *(Music fades. A single heartbeat remains.)* **[SPOKEN BUILD — Female Lead]** Naxan laa... Fula laa... Keli... Keme... Bara na! *(Percussion builds rapidly.)* **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Lead: I laa ye di la? Crowd: Boom-boom! Lead: I na di ka? Crowd: Boom-boom! Lead: Moxo na di la? Crowd: Bari nyi! Lead: Ala i yé laa! *(Bass rises.)* Pa-pa! Hey! Hey! Kono ka! Sana! Sana! N’di na! Fara! PULSARA! Di laa fo! *(Massive Amapiano bass drop — extended instrumental dance groove.)* **[FINAL CHORUS — Full Festival Choir, Brass, Percussion]** PULSARA! Pa-pa-PULSARA! Di laa dika! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Kara kanyi, kanyi! I kono na! Di laa fo! Laa i kono ye laa! PULSARA! Pa-pa-PULSARA! Bari nyi na si tori! **[OUTRO — Warm Highlife Guitar, Fading Crowd Vocals]** Naxan laa, Fula laa. Keme sirakuma, Keme nyi. Sweefin di nya sira, Di di, si, a na. Sirakuma. Moxo di laa. PULSARA! *(Final heartbeat and celebratory drum hit.)*