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[Isoko] Lumbalel
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# LUMBALELE *Ki ofuoma gbaa n’uwe* [INTRO — INSTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION, PLAYFUL FEMALE VOCAL] *(Three handclaps. A bouncing bassline answers.)* Hey! Oghene wey ogba m’ere? Oghene wey otor m’ukugbe? Gbogbo! Ede rhurhie n’ubi Whe oghene me vwo. Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Oziere vwo? LUMBALELE! [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ofuoma na vwo n’akpa! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Uwe k’oghene mo! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ogwume na vwo k’ogha! Vwo n’oto n’ogba! Igbunu na vwo k’ogba! LUMBALELE! Ofuoma na vwo gbe! [VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] Oru na vwo k’ogba, Otu m’ivwri n’uwe. Oru na vwo k’ogha, Ofuoma na vwo gbe. Ede na vwo n’ogha, Okpe n’ogha m’uwe. Ede na vwo n’ogha, Okpe na vwo n’uwe. Oghene wey ogba m’ere, Oghene wey otor m’ugba. Oghene wey ogba m’ere, Oghene wey otor m’ugba. Oghene wey ogba m’ere, Oghene wey otor m’ugba. Oghene wey ogba m’ere, Oghene wey otor m’ugba. [PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES] Ede rhurhie n’ubi? Ede rhurhie n’uwe? Ede na vwo k’ogha N’uwe rhurhie n’uwe. Oghene wey ogba m’ere, Oghene wey otor m’ugba. Oghene wey ogba m’ere, Oghene wey otor m’ugba. [CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ofuoma na vwo n’akpa! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Uwe k’oghene mo! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ogwume na vwo k’ogha! Vwo n’oto n’ogba! Igbunu na vwo k’ogba! LUMBALELE! Ofuoma na vwo gbe! [POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT] Lum! Lum! Vwo n’ogha! Ba! Ba! Vwo n’ogha! Le! Le! Uwe k’ogha! LUMBALELE! Oghene wey ogba! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Oziere! Uwe k’ogha! [VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS] Oghene wey ogba m’ere, Oghene wey otor m’ugba. Oghene wey ogba m’ere, Oghene wey otor m’ugba. Oghene wey ogba m’ere, Oghene wey otor m’ugba. Oghene wey ogba m’ere, Oghene wey otor m’ugba. Oghene wey ogba m’ere, Oghene wey otor m’ugba. Oghene wey ogba m’ere, Oghene wey otor m’ugba. Oghene wey ogba m’ere, Oghene wey otor m’ugba. Oghene wey ogba m’ere, Oghene wey otor m’ugba. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS] Ede rhurhie n’ubi? Ede rhurhie n’uwe? Ede na vwo k’ogha N’uwe rhurhie n’uwe. Oghene wey ogba m’ere, Oghene wey otor m’ugba. Oghene wey ogba m’ere, Oghene wey otor m’ugba. [CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ofuoma na vwo n’akpa! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Uwe k’oghene mo! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ogwume na vwo k’ogha! Vwo n’oto n’ogba! Igbunu na vwo k’ogba! LUMBALELE! Ofuoma na vwo gbe! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Oghene vwo se iwe yan, Oghene vwo se egbe yan, Oghene vwo se orhue re, Oghene vwo se odi ru. Oghene vwo se vwerha, Oghene vwo se ughwre re, Oghene vwo se agbon r'ode Na ghwerha re uvware. Ima vwo se obaro, Ima vwo se orhe yan. Oghene vwo se erhi r'oma, Oghene vwo se egbe r'oma. Oghene vwo se uvware, Na vwo se vwerha re. Oghene vwo se orhodo, Na vwo se odi ruo. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* Ima vwo se ogba. Ima vwo se orhe yan. Ima r'oma vwo se. Na uvware vwo se re. *(A second heartbeat.)* Vwe gho f'oma… Na r'oma vwe… Na vwo se vwe re! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Vwo se orhue? Crowd: EEE, VWO SE! Lead: Vwo se uvware? Crowd: EEE, VWO SE! Lead: Vwo se vwerha k'oma? Crowd: EEE, VWO SE! Lead: Vwee r'oma gbe! [THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Lum! Lum! Vwee ro re! Ba! Ba! Vwee k'egbe! Le! Le! Eni koro! LUMBALELE! Vwee r'oma gbe! *(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! Vwee r'oma k'oma! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Vwee ro vwerha! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Vwe r'oma k'oma! Vwee re k'oma! Vwee r'oma gbe! LUMBALELE! Vwee r'oma gbe! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] Egbe r'oma! Egbe r'oma! Erhi r'oma Na uvware re!