[Kikuyu] Jamora
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# JAMORA *Mũndũ ũmwe. Wĩra ũmwe. Marĩria mirioni.* [INTRO — Marimba ĩĩrĩka, Nduruma cia Moko, Kĩkĩrĩko kĩa Afro-House] Hey! Nĩngũkũona ũko! Ũrĩa nĩwĩra? Mũgambo nĩũkwĩra! Oh-eh-oh! Ah-ya-ya! Kĩthĩmo kĩmwe... Mũtĩrĩrĩ wa ũcamba... Gũtirĩ wĩra ũrĩa ũkĩũraga! [CHORUS — KŨTHI NA MŨGAMBO WA DANCE] Ja-ja-JAMORA! Thũũrĩra tondũ mũthenya nĩũtangira rũciinĩ! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Ũrĩa wothe ũkora mwaki! Ja-ja-JAMORA! Rĩĩrĩa oĩrĩa ũko! Gũkĩra! Gũkĩra gũtũrĩka! Ngaragara ũgĩtũma ũgĩthambĩra! Ja-ja-JAMORA! Ĩgĩrĩria na mũthenya wa mĩthenyanĩ! [VERSE 1 — MŨGAMBO WA AFROBEATS, GITARŨ YA HIGHLIFE] Mũthenya ũkiĩra mĩcĩĩ yathirĩire, Ngaragara ndĩrĩrĩka rũgendo. Nĩ kĩrĩa mũndũ agĩthomithia ndũrĩrĩ, Kĩgĩrĩrĩa gĩkĩa kĩrĩa gĩgĩthomithia. Kũrĩa hĩndũ mũndũ arĩa, Kũrĩa mũndũ agĩtũma ndũrĩrĩ. Mũndũ ũmwe akĩingĩrĩra rũgendo, Ndũrĩrĩ yakĩrĩrĩra wĩra. Kĩria rĩa kĩgĩrĩrĩa kĩrĩa mũrango, Rĩĩrĩa rĩa kĩrĩa njĩra. Mũndũ ũmwe agĩthii mĩaka, Mũndũ ũmwe agĩthii njĩra yake. Kũrĩa mĩtĩrĩrĩ yathirĩire, Tũthĩĩ tũkĩgĩa njĩra. Ngaragara ĩgĩrĩrĩra kũrĩa, Mũgambo ũtũmĩrĩrĩre kũrĩa. [PRE-CHORUS — NDŨRŨMĨ NA KĨRŨMĨ] Nĩwega gũthomithia mũthĩrĩka Ĩĩrĩrĩa kĩrĩa kĩgĩthĩrĩka? Nĩwega gũthomithia mũthĩrĩka Kũrĩa ngaragara ũtũmĩrĩrĩra? Thĩmĩra kũrĩa mũndũ, Ngaragara ĩtũmĩre wĩra. Nĩ kĩrĩa tũkũmenya marĩria, Ngaragara ĩtũmĩrĩre gũkĩra! [CHORUS — AMAPIANO KŨTHI NA MŨGAMBO WA LOG-DRUM] Ja-ja-JAMORA! Thũũrĩra tondũ mũthenya nĩũtangira rũciinĩ! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Ũrĩa wothe ũkora mwaki! Ja-ja-JAMORA! Rĩĩrĩa oĩrĩa ũko! Gũkĩra! Gũkĩra gũtũrĩka! Ngaragara ũgĩtũma ũgĩthambĩra! Ja-ja-JAMORA! Ĩgĩrĩria na mũthenya wa mĩthenyanĩ! [POST-CHORUS — MŨGAMBO WA DANCE] Ja! Ja! Thĩmĩra kũrĩa! Mo! Mo! Gũthomithia! Ra! Ra! Moko gũtũrĩra! JAMORA! Kũrĩa gĩtĩ na mũgũnda! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Ũrĩa wothe! Nĩtũkũrĩa! [VERSE 2 — MŨGAMBO WA WARM, NDŨRŨMĨ WA BASS] Nĩ mũtumia agĩthii wĩra Kũgĩrĩria njĩra yake. Nĩ mũthĩrĩrĩ agĩthii wĩra Kũrĩa arĩa angĩ magũkĩrĩra. Nĩ mũthĩrĩrĩ agĩthii wĩra, Nĩ mũthĩrĩrĩ agĩthii marĩria. Nĩ mũndũ mũgĩthii wĩra Kũrĩa kĩrĩa ndĩrĩrĩ. Kũrĩa mũndũ mũgĩthii ũtũmĩrĩrĩ, Kũrĩa mũndũ mũgĩthii wĩra. Ũrĩa wothe agĩthii wĩra, Ũrĩa wothe agĩthii mũndũ. Sweefin ĩgĩrĩrĩra njĩra, Kũgĩrĩria wĩra na wĩra. Nĩ kĩrĩa angĩ mũgĩthii njĩra, Nĩ kĩrĩa angĩ mũgĩthii wĩra. [PRE-CHORUS — MŨGAMBO WA CHOIR] Nĩwega gũthomithia mũthĩrĩka Ĩĩrĩrĩa kĩrĩa kĩgĩthĩrĩka? Nĩwega gũthomithia mũthĩrĩka Kũrĩa ngaragara ũtũmĩrĩrĩra? Thĩmĩra kũrĩa mũndũ, Ngaragara ĩtũmĩre wĩra. Nĩ kĩrĩa tũkũmenya marĩria, Ngaragara ĩtũmĩrĩre gũkĩra! [CHORUS — KŨTHI NA MŨGAMBO WA FESTIVAL DANCE] Ja-ja-JAMORA! Thũũrĩra tondũ mũthenya nĩũtangira rũciinĩ! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Ũrĩa wothe ũkora mwaki! Ja-ja-JAMORA! Rĩĩrĩa oĩrĩa ũko! Gũkĩra! Gũkĩra gũtũrĩka! Ngaragara ũgĩtũma ũgĩthambĩra! Ja-ja-JAMORA! Ĩgĩrĩria na mũthenya wa mĩthenyanĩ! [BRIDGE — PIANO YA SOULFUL, CHOIR YA ARITHI] Nĩ kĩrĩa wĩrĩra ũgĩthii, Nĩ kĩrĩa wĩrĩra ũgĩthii wĩra. Nĩwega kũmenya njĩra, Nĩwega kũmenya wĩrĩra. Ũrĩa wothe ũgĩthii wĩra, Ũrĩa wothe ũgĩthii wĩra. Na rũciinĩ, rũgendo rũgĩthii, Ũrĩa wothe ũgĩthii dance. Nĩtũmenya ũhoro wa wĩra, Nĩtũmenya ũhoro wa wĩra. Nĩtũigĩrĩra wĩra mũndũ, Nĩtũmenya ũhoro wa rũciinĩ. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC STOPS] *(One clap.)* Hey! Wanjira wone? *(Two claps.)* Ni kurira kwa gutangira. *(A low bass pulse.)* Rora gwikaga! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Ni muthenya? Crowd: MUTHENYA! Lead: Ni woneko? Crowd: WONEKO! Lead: Ni aari witu? Crowd: WATHII WOTHE! Lead: Ita umwiri wako! [THE JAMORA STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Ja! Ja! Kanyaga haria! Mo! Mo! Tiga ikore! Ra! Ra! Mikono iri itaa! JAMORA! Gukora iguru! *(MASSIVE AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP)* [INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — AFRO-HOUSE BASS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, MARIMBA] Ja-ja-JAMORA! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! *(Percussion solo, rolling bass, rising brass.)* [FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR] Ja-ja-JAMORA! Gukorwo ruri mbere! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Wathii wothe wonire! Ja-ja-JAMORA! Ihinda riu ruwarirwo! Kanyaga! Gukura! Ita iguru na ukorwo! Ja-ja-JAMORA! Ita na uhote iguru ri! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING VOCALS] Mirioni ciothe! Njira ciothe! Gukura na wega Kuri muthenya! Mirioni ya gikwena! Rira imwe! Muoyo wa ngiranyi Ni witu twina! JAMORA! [OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, CROWD VOCALS] Kanyaga kamwe, Kanyua ka ugwe. Wega wa kuno Wagika gikira. Sweefin ituhura njira cia gukorwo hamwe, Kuruta, kuhuria, na gukura. Ja-ja-JAMORA! Ni wothe wonire! Muoyo umwe. Mugithi umwe. Mirioni ciothe. JAMORA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*