[Igbo] Zamboya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# ZAMBOYA *Bilie. Gaa n'otu. Mee echi.* **[INTRO — Handclaps, Shakers, Playful Female Vocal]** *(Clap-clap! Boom!)* Mepee windo! Kwe ka egwu bata! Oh-eh-oh! Ah-ya-ya! Otu nzọ ụkwụ maka m, Otu maka gị. Onye obula dị njikere? ZAMBOYA! **[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE DROP]** Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Bilie, ụwa na-akpọ gị! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Nụ ụda, mee ka ọ gaa! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Kwe ka ụwa dum gbaa egwu! Nzọ! Nzọ! Clap! Clap! ZAMBOYA! Kwe ka ọ dị gị n'obi! **[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]** Ụtụtụ rutere n'elu ụlọ, Anya ọkụ gbara n'okporo ụzọ. Onye na-emepe ụzọ ọhụrụ, Onye na-achọta ụda ọhụrụ. Ụnyaahụ jupụtara n'ajụjụ, Ka ọ nọ na-eche azịza. Ma taa, anyị na-emepụta ihe Na obi ike nke ndụ anyị. Ebe mgbidi mechiri ụzọ, Ọ bụ ebe anyị nwere ike ịmalite. Ebe olu kwụsịrị, Ụda abịarutere. Ọ bụghị nrọ niile ga-abịa echi, Ụzọ niile adịghị mma na ezi. Ma ohere nwere ike gbanwee njem, Na aka nwere ike imepe ụzọ. **[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]** Ị na-anụ ụda bass na-efegharị? Ị na-anụ ụda egwu na-aza? Nzọ otu nzọ n'ebe onye nọ, Kwe ka nsogbu gị gafee. Olu niile nwere ike jikọta, Obi niile nwere ike ịchọta ebe ya. Mgbe anyị na-abịarute nso, Ọchị dị na ihu onye ọ bụla! **[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]** Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Bilie, ụwa na-akpọ gị! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Nụ ụda, mee ka ọ gaa! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Kwe ka ụwa dum gbaa egwu! Nzọ! Nzọ! Clap! Clap! ZAMBOYA! Kwe ka ọ dị gị n'obi! **[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]** Zam! Zam! Hey! Hey! Bo! Bo! Gbaa! Gbaa! Ya! Ya! Jụọ azụ! ZAMBOYA! Nụ ụda ahụ! **[VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]** Nne na-azụ ahịa, Nna nwere nrọ. Ezigbo onye na-akụ ihe, Onye na-emepụta ihe. Ọmụmụ akwụkwọ na-amụta nọmba, Ahịa na-achọta ụzọ. Onye ọ bụla nwere akụkọ, Njem ọ bụla nwere ụbọchị ya. Site n'obodo ruo n'obodo, Site n'ugwu ruo n'oké osimiri, Sweefin jikọtara mmadụ na ohere, Na-enyere ọtụtụ aka ịsọ nrọ. Mgbe ọtụtụ mmadụ nwere ụzọ Ịmepụta, ịkekọrịta, na ịrị elu, Ihe ọhụrụ nwere ike ịhụ ọdịnihu, Obodo nwere ike ịgbara ọkụ. **[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]** Ị na-anụ ụda bass na-efegharị? Ị na-anụ ụda egwu na-aza? Nzọ otu nzọ n'ebe onye nọ, Kwe ka nsogbu gị gafee. Olu niile nwere ike jikọta, Obi niile nwere ike ịchọta ebe ya. Mgbe anyị na-abịarute nso, Ọchị dị na ihu onye ọ bụla! **[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]** Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Bilie, ụwa na-akpọ gị! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Nụ ụda, mee ka ọ gaa! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Kwe ka ụwa dum gbaa egwu! Nzọ! Nzọ! Clap! Clap! ZAMBOYA! Kwe ka ọ dị gị n'obi! **[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]** **[Verse]** Ọ bụrụ na ị na-echefu echefu, Ọ bụrụ na ị na-anọ n'èzí, Chọta ụzọ ịbanye, Na enyi ga-anọ n'akụkụ gị. E nwere ụwa nke njem dị iche iche, E nwere ụwa nke nrọ dị iche iche. Na ọdịnihu jupụtara na nkwa, Mgbe ọtụtụ mmadụ sonye na otu. *(Piano na-ada. Ogene na-amalite.)* **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: Onye nwere nrọ? Crowd: Anyị nwere! Anyị nwere! Lead: Onye ga-amalite? Crowd: Mụkwa! Mụkwa! Lead: Onye ga-agba egwu a? Crowd: Onye obula! Lead: Gosi m ka ị si eme! *(Egwu na-eto.)* Zam! Zam! Nzọ! Nzọ! Bo! Bo! Tụ aka! Ya! Ya! Gbanwee! ZAMBOYA! Nụ ụda ahụ! *(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)* **[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS]** Oh-eh-oh! Ah-ya-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! *(Ọtụtụ mmadụ na-ekwukwa n'elu egwu.)* **[FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR]** Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Bilie, ụwa na-akpọ gị! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Nụ egwu, mee ka ọ gaa n'ihu! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Ka ụwa dum gba egwu! Nzọ! Nzọ! Tụ aka! ZAMBOYA! Weghachite mmetụta ahụ! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** Otu nzọ maka m, Otu nzọ maka gị. Ntughari ntakiri, Na ihe anyị na-eme. Sweefin na-eweta ụzọ ọhụrụ ijikọ, Imepụta, ịkekọrịta, na ito. Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Bilie. Na-eje ọnụ. Mee echi. ZAMBOYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*