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[Bambara] Zamboya

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# ZAMBOYA
*Ka jɛsi. Ka jɛkɔrɔ. Ka fɛɛn bɔ.*

**[INTRO — Nɛgɛsira, Tɛgɛsira, Kan ka sugu]**

*(Nɛgɛ-nɛgɛ! Boom!)*

A bɛ sɛgɛn fɛn kɛ!

An bɔ kɔni kan!

Oh-eh-oh!
Ah-ya-ya!

Kɔrɔ ka dɔrɔn,
Kɔrɔ ka dɔrɔn.

An ka kɛra?

ZAMBOYA!

**[CHORUS — BARIKA AFRO-HOUSE DROP]**

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Ka jɛsi, duniya bɛ kɔ!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Bɔ kɔni, ka jɛra!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Duniya fɛ ka balon fɛ!

Kɔrɔ! Kɔrɔ!
Nɛgɛ! Nɛgɛ!

ZAMBOYA!
Ka don dɔrɔn!

**[VERSE 1 — SIRA AFROBEATS, Dɔnkili Gitaari]**

Sɔgɔma bɛ sɔrɔ jɔgɔ kun,
Jɛman bɛ sugula boli.
Fɛn bɛ sɛgɛn ka dɔrɔn,
Fɛn bɛ jɛsi kɔni dɔrɔn.

Kunu bɛ kɔrɔsi sigi,
Fɛn bɛ kɔrɔsi kɔ.
A bɛ bi an bɔ kɛ,
A bɛ an dɔgɔya.

Fɛn bɛ jɔgɔra bɔli,
Fɛn bɛ la sira.
Fɛn bɛ sigi kɔ,
Fɛn bɛ la dɔnkili.

Kɔrɔ fɛn bɛ kɛ,
Kɔrɔ fɛn bɛ sira.
Fɛn bɛ bɔ kɛ a sira,
Fɛn bɛ bɔ dɔrɔn.

**[PRE-CHORUS — KAN KA SUW FENW]**

I bɛ sɔrɔ kɔni bɔ?
I bɛ sɔrɔ dɔnkili?

Kɔrɔ ka kɛ ka jɛ,
Ka i siranɛ kɛ.

Fɛn bɛ kɛ kan kɔrɔ,
Fɛn bɛ kɛ kɔrɔ.

An bɛ sɔrɔ jɛ,
An bɛ sɔrɔ dɔ.

**[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]**

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Ka jɛsi, duniya bɛ kɔ!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Bɔ kɔni, ka jɛra!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Duniya fɛ ka balon fɛ!

Kɔrɔ! Kɔrɔ!
Nɛgɛ! Nɛgɛ!

ZAMBOYA!
Ka don dɔrɔn!

**[POST-CHORUS — Dɔnkili Dɔnkili]**

Zam! Zam!
Hey! Hey!

Bo! Bo!
Dɔ! Dɔ!

Ya! Ya!
Sira dɔ!

ZAMBOYA!
Bɔ kɔni dɔ!

**[VERSE 2 — KAN KA SUW FENW, Nɛgɛ Ka Bɔ]**

Musokɛ bɛ kɛ sira,
Fɔlɔ bɛ jɛsi kɔ.
Dɔnkili bɛ kɛ cɛ,
Fɛn bɛ kɛ kɔrɔ.

Kalan bɛ kɛ nimɔgɔ,
Sira bɛ kɛ kɔ.
Fɛn bɛ bɔ kan kɔ,
Fɛn bɛ bɔ kɔrɔ.

Sira bɛ cɛ kan,
Sira bɛ bɔ kan.
Sira bɛ bɔ jɛ,
Sira bɛ bɔ kɔrɔ.

Fɛn bɛ kɛ sira,
Fɛn bɛ bɔ kɔrɔ.
Fɛn bɛ kɛ kɔrɔ,
Fɛn bɛ bɔ jɛ.

**[PRE-CHORUS — KAN KA SUW FENW]**

I bɛ sɔrɔ kɔni bɔ?
I bɛ sɔrɔ dɔnkili?

Kɔrɔ ka kɛ ka jɛ,
Ka i siranɛ kɛ.

Fɛn bɛ kɛ kan kɔrɔ,
Fɛn bɛ kɛ kɔrɔ.

An bɛ sɔrɔ jɛ,
An bɛ sɔrɔ dɔ.

**[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]**

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Ka jɛsi, duniya bɛ kɔ!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Bɔ kɔni, ka jɛra!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Duniya fɛ ka balon fɛ!

Kɔrɔ! Kɔrɔ!
Nɛgɛ! Nɛgɛ!

ZAMBOYA!
Ka don dɔrɔn!

**[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, DENMISEN DɔNKILI]**

[Verse]
Sini ka i bè yèlè,
Sini ka i bè siran kɔrɔ.

I bɛ jigi kan tɔɔrɔ,
Nin cɛ kelen bɛ i kɔ.

Dunia ka sigi kelen bɛ,
Dunia ka dɔrɔn bɛ.

Kɔnɔ fɔlɔ bɛ jigi,
Sisan ye yɔrɔ dɔrɔn.

*(Piano fades. Handclaps begin.)*

**[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]**

Lead: Jigi kɛ yɔrɔ fila?

Crowd: An bɛ! An bɛ!

Lead: Jɔfɛni ye?

Crowd: Ne bɛ! Ne bɛ!

Lead: An bɛ sɛnɛ ni?

Crowd: An ka kɛ!

Lead: A sira kɔrɔ!

*(Percussion builds.)*

Sira! Sira!
Dɛmɛ! Dɛmɛ!

Bo! Bo!
Tɔ! Tɔ!

Ya! Ya!
Fɔlɔ ka!

ZAMBOYA!
Dɔɔni sira!

*(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!

*(Crowd chants over the groove.)*

**[FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR]**

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Dunia bɛ nɛ yɛlɛra!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Sira kɔrɔ, tɔɔrɔ bɛ!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Dɔɔni bɛ jɔfɛni!

Dɛmɛ! Dɛmɛ!
Tɔ! Tɔ!

ZAMBOYA!
Dɔɔni bɛ mara!

**[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]**

Kelen dɛmɛ na,
Kelen dɛmɛ i ma.

Dɔɔni bɛ jigi,
I ka kɛ kɔrɔ.

Sweefin ye yɔrɔ fila,
Fan bɛ kɛ, jɔfɛ, barika.

Zam-bo-ya!
Zam-bo-ya!

Dɔɔni bɛ.
An bɛ jɔfɛ.
Sini kɛ.

ZAMBOYA!

*(Final celebratory drum hit.)*