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[Moore/Mossi] Tumbaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# TUMBAYA *Tenga sog laam yaa toogo.* **[INTRO — Bare Drums, Finger Snaps, Playful Female Vocal]** *(Dum… da-dum… clap!)* Hey, fo! Yes, fo! La sog laa yaa? La yamba laa yaa? N ka di! *(Bass begins to bounce.)* Tum-tum… TUMBAYA! **[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Lata yiri, laam yaa! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Piga zaara yaa, “Fo!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Sog laam la yir la! Foor naaba, Fooba naaba— TUMBAYA! Lafib zanga la! **[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]** Zoor naaba, puug yaar la Ya zaara la soore. Siga zaara, zaama yir la, Zaama zanga la foore. Fo la yamba la zaama, Fo la n baand la soore. Fo la yir la zaama Yam la biiga la sore. Wend naaba la zaama, Biiga la zaama la. Sog laam yaa toogo Ya zaama la yir la. **[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]** Oh, fo ka la zaama, Siga zaama la yir la. Foor la yir la zaama, Puga yir la yir la. Fo la zaama la yir la, Zanga la fo la sore. Dunia laam yoogo Fo zaama la sore! **[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Lata yiri, laam yaa! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Piga zaara yaa, “Fo!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Sog laam la yir la! Foor naaba, Fooba naaba— TUMBAYA! Lafib zanga la! **[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]** Tum! Tum! Hey! Hey! Puga yir! Zaama! Zaama! Ba! Ba! Piga! Piga! Fo la yir! Zaama la! TUMBAYA! **[VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]** Fo la laafi la yir la, Fo la sog laam la. Fo la yir la zaama, Fo la zaama la sore. Dunia laam yir la, Zaama la yir la. Piga la sog laam Ya zaama la sore. Sweefin zaama la, Sog laam ya yir la. Zaama la yir la Ya zaama la sore. Fo la yir la zaama, Fo la sog laam la. Dunia laam yir la Ya zaama la sore. **[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]** Oh, fo ka la zaama, Siga zaama la yir la. Foor la yir la zaama, Puga yir la yir la. Fo la zaama la yir la, Zanga la fo la sore. Dunia laam yoogo Fo zaama la sore! **[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Lata yiri, laam yaa! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Piga zaara yaa, “Fo!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Sog laam la yir la! Foor naaba, Fooba naaba— TUMBAYA! Lafib zanga la! **[VERSE]** Si yaa la tiind la yéel pa laa, Si yaa la toogo pa laa. Barka ne yaa la yéel, Ba la tiind la yéel. Ya pa yir la yéel, Ya pa soong la yéel. Ba ya la tiind la yéel, Ba ya la nooma yéel. *(Music fades to a single drumbeat.)* **[SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD]** Sog la woogo... Soong la pa ya... Zaka la banga... Ba ya la yéel! **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: Sog la woogo? Crowd: Aye, yaa la! Lead: Soong la? Crowd: Me yaa la! Lead: Koom ne yaa? Crowd: Yaa la banga! Lead: Ba ya la yéel! *(Percussion builds.)* Tum! Tum! Tind! Tind! Ba! Ba! Kpla! Kpla! Ya! Ya! Ti la! TUMBAYA! Ya pa ya! *(MASSIVE 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! Ya pa la yéel! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Sa la yaa, “Go!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Soog la pa ya! Ya la woogo, Ya la pa— TUMBAYA! Yel ka la! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** Taabo yaa la woogo, Taabo yaa la pa. Ya pa la nooma, Ya pa la yéel. Sweefin ne yaa la yéel, Sa la yéel, pa la yéel. Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Ya pa ya la yéel. TUMBAYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*