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[Kikuyu] Unloopa

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# UNLOOPA
*Gucinja Gĩtũmi. Gucinja Mũhũthĩ.*

**[INTRO — Matuĩkĩrĩria ma Matu, Makĩndũrũ, Ngoma Ĩrĩa ya Africa]**

*(Matuĩkĩrĩria makĩndũrũ. Ngoma īrĩa ya tũgĩtĩrĩko.)*

Gũkĩng’ania,
Mũthĩrĩko ũcio ũrĩa.

Rũrĩrĩ rwa ũcio,
Gĩtũmi kĩa ũcio.

No rũciũ—

Tũcĩnje mũhũthĩ!

Hey! Hey!

UNLOOPA!

**[CHORUS — Ngũcũrũ ya Afro-House ĩrĩa ya Gũthĩmbĩra]**

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
Cinja ũrĩa ũcio, tũũre!

Oh-ya, UNLOOPA!
Njĩra ĩrĩa ĩngĩ, gĩtũmi kĩa ũrĩa!

Tũũre nja!
Gũkĩng’ania!

Tũũre na tũkĩrĩrĩre!

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
Tũcĩnje mũhũthĩ ũcio rũciũ!

**[VERSE 1 — Ngũcũrũ ya Afrobeats, Gĩtarĩ ya Highlife ĩrĩa ya Kũrĩra]**

Mama warĩ wĩ gũcounta peni
Na ciondo ũrĩa wa kĩroko.
Kĩroko kĩrĩa kĩa ũrĩa kĩarĩa na mbeca,
Mũgũnda ũrĩa ũrĩa warĩ ũkĩrĩa.

Nĩoigire gĩtũmi kĩngĩ,
Nĩatũmĩte ũhoro wa gũtũma.
Mũthĩrĩko mũthĩrĩko, mũndũ mũthĩrĩko,
Gĩtũmi kĩngĩ gĩa kũhoya.

Na karĩkũ, mũndũ ũrĩa wa karĩkũ 
Nĩatũmĩre mũthĩrĩko wega.
Nĩtũmĩte mũndũ ũrĩa wa gũtũma
Kĩrĩra kĩa kũhoya.

Ĩrĩa ĩrĩa nĩarĩa tũkĩrĩrĩre,
Nĩkĩra na wĩra mũno.
No ũrĩa ũmũthĩrĩko ũrĩa,
Nĩtũmĩte njĩra ĩngĩ.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Ngũcũrũ ya Gĩtũmba ya Akorino]**

Mũgambo, “Nĩũrĩa ũrĩa mũno.”
Tũgĩa, “Nĩũrĩa ũrĩa?”

Tũũre mũndũ ũrĩa ũcio,
Tũũre njĩra ĩngĩ!

Gĩtũmi kĩa bassline gũthĩmbĩra,
Ngoma ciĩrĩa na tũũre.

Nĩtũcĩnja ũrĩa tũrĩa,
Tũcĩnja mũhũthĩ!

**[CHORUS — Ngũcũrũ ya Amapiano ya Gũthĩmbĩra]**

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
Cinja ũrĩa ũcio, tũũre!

Oh-ya, UNLOOPA!
Njĩra ĩrĩa ĩngĩ, gĩtũmi kĩa ũrĩa!

Tũũre nja!
Gũkĩng’ania!

Tũũre na tũkĩrĩrĩre!

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
Tũcĩnje mũhũthĩ ũcio rũciũ!

**[POST-CHORUS — Ngũcũrũ ya Dance Chant]**

Gũkĩng’ania! Gũkĩng’ania!
Cĩnjĩra!

Tũũre nja!
Njĩra ĩngĩ!

Hey! Hey!
Tũũra ũcio!

UNLOOPA!
Cĩnjĩra rũciũ!

**[VERSE 2 — Mũndũ mũka ũrĩa wa Gĩtũmĩra, Bass ĩrĩa ya Gũthĩmbĩra]**

Gĩtũmi kĩngĩ kĩa wĩra,
Gĩtũmi kĩngĩ kĩa mbeca.
Gĩtũmi kĩngĩ kĩa gũtũma,
Gĩtũmi kĩngĩ kĩa wendo.

Kũrĩa kurĩa nĩarĩa tũkĩrĩrĩre,
Na mũgambo wa tũmĩra.
Nĩtũmĩte njĩra ĩngĩ,
Tũtũmĩte njĩra ĩngĩ.

Sweefin nĩtũmĩte andũ na mbeca,
Kũtũma wĩra mũnene.
Njĩra ciĩrĩa kũhoya, gũtũma, na gũtũmĩra
Nĩtũmĩte njĩra ĩngĩ.

Gĩtũmi kĩa kuoya na mũno,
Ona kĩhũthĩrĩko kĩa wĩra.
No tũtũmĩte njĩra ĩngĩ,
Nĩtũmĩte njĩra ĩngĩ.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Ngũcũrũ ya Akorino]**

Mũgambo, “Nĩũrĩa ũrĩa mũno.”
Tũgĩa, “Nĩũrĩa ũrĩa?”

Tũũre mũndũ ũrĩa ũcio,
Tũũre njĩra ĩngĩ!

Gĩtũmi kĩa bassline gũthĩmbĩra,
Ngoma ciĩrĩa na tũũre.

Nĩtũcĩnja ũrĩa tũrĩa,
Tũcĩnja mũhũthĩ!

**[CHORUS — Ngũcũrũ ya Dance ya Festival]**

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
Cinja ũrĩa ũcio, tũũre!

Oh-ya, UNLOOPA!
Njĩra ĩrĩa ĩngĩ, gĩtũmi kĩa ũrĩa!

Tũũre nja!
Gũkĩng’ania!

Tũũre na tũkĩrĩrĩre!

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
Tũcĩnje mũhũthĩ ũcio rũciũ!

**[BRIDGE — Piano, Children's Choir, Slow Handclaps]**

Ndĩngĩona wira wa mwana wakwa
Athiĩ na mĩtugo ĩyo nĩnjũĩte.

Ndĩngĩona ngurũ ya gũikĩrwo,
Rĩrĩa ũrĩa mũrata akorwo agĩthiĩ.

Gĩthomo cia ithe ũyũ,
Ngatho ya maitu ũyũ,

Tũgĩtũra kĩrĩra kĩrĩa kĩa rũrĩrĩ,
Kĩrĩa kĩa ũrĩa kĩa gũkĩrĩra.

*(Nyũmba. Wĩra ũmwe wa ngoro.)*

**[SPOKEN BUILD — Female Lead]**

Rĩrĩa tũgĩtũra na tũtũkĩe?

Rĩrĩa hanini tũrĩa tũhũthĩtũkĩre?

*(Mũgambo ũmwe wa ngoma.)*

Ũrĩa ũrĩa rũthĩrĩko!

Ũrĩa ũrĩa tũthĩtũka!

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: Tũũrĩa tũrĩa tũkĩhũthĩra?
Crowd: Aca! Aca!

Lead: Tũrĩa tũkĩhũthĩra gwĩtĩkĩra?
Crowd: Tũrĩa! Tũrĩa!

Lead: Ndũrĩa ũrĩa tũhũthĩrĩra?
Crowd: Wothe!

Lead: Rĩrĩa ũrĩa tũhũthĩrĩra!

*(Mũgambo wa mũndũ)*

Hũthĩrĩra! Hũthĩrĩra!
Kĩndũ kĩa kũrũ!

Rĩrĩa ũrĩa!
Kĩndũ kĩa kũ!

Ngũkũ! Ngũkũ!
Mwĩrĩ! Mwĩrĩ!

UNLOOPA!
Ndũrĩa ũrĩa!

*(Mũgambo mũgĩthĩ wa mũndũ — kĩndũ kĩa kũrũ)*

**[FINAL CHORUS — Full Festival Choir, Brass, Percussion]**

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
Rĩrĩa rĩrĩa, kĩrĩa kĩa mũthĩrĩko!

Oh-ya, UNLOOPA!
Gĩthĩrĩko gĩthĩna, kĩndũ kĩa kũ!

Rĩrĩa ũrĩa!
Kĩndũ kĩa kũ!

Ngũkũ ngũkũ mwĩrĩ wa mũthĩrĩko!

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!
Tũrĩa rwĩrĩ!

**[OUTRO — Highlife Guitar, Crowd Chant]**

Rĩrĩa na rĩrĩa—
Aca!

Rĩrĩa ũrĩa
Rĩrĩa kĩa kũrũ.

Kũrĩa na gĩthĩrĩko,
Gĩthĩrĩko gĩthĩrĩko.

Sweefin ũrĩa tũrĩa,
Na tũrĩa tũrĩa.

Un-loop!
UNLOOPA!

Rĩrĩa rĩrĩa.
Gĩthĩrĩko gĩthĩrĩko.

*(Mũgambo wa ngoma mũgĩthĩ)*