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[Kikongo] Love

by Swifin Echoes

Afrobeats + Makossa + Coupé-Décalé

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Lyrics

[Intro – Warm Makossa Guitar, Rolling Bass, Handclaps]

Oh-oh-oh...
Eh-eh-eh...
Oh-oh-oh...
Yeah-yeah!

Beno moyo!
Beno ntima!
Beno bolingo!

Hey! Hey!
Tia makasi!

Oyo bolingo?
(Tia na maboko!)

Oyo bolingo?
(Yebisa lelo!)

Oh-oh-oh...
Tika mokili yemba!



[Opening Hook – Full Groove Drops]

Bolingo! Bolingo!
Tia na maboko!

Bolingo! Bolingo!
Kila kilumbu!

Bolingo! Bolingo!
Tika ekola!

Bolingo! Bolingo!
Tika ebanda!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-oh!

Soki opesi mingi,
Ekokola mingi!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-oh!

Bolingo ezali mwinda
Tozali kotika!



[Verse 1 – Bouncy Afrobeats, Melodic Makossa Bass]

Lamuka na esengo, toko kende,
Lumbu mususu, kongenga mususu.

Libaku ya kosala malamu,
Motema ya kotondisa na mwinda.

Mokɛ́ mokɛ́ ya boboto, mokɛ́ mokɛ́ ya keba,
Mokɛ́ mokɛ́ ya bolingo mpo na kosangana.

Loboko ya kosunga, liloba ya boboto,
Miziki kitoko oyo tozali koyoka.

Oyo olinga mbongo te,
Oyo olinga lokumu te.

Kosala bomoi,
Kopelisa mwinda.

Mokɛ́ mokɛ́ ya kosala,
Mokɛ́ mokɛ́ ya kosala,

Ekokola lobi
Kobanda mbuma moko.



[Pre-Chorus – Rising Harmonies, Call and Response]

Oyo ozali koyoka?
(Yoka sikoyo!)

Oyo okoki kosangisa?
(Lakisa ngai!)

Oyo okoki kopesa?
(Pesa nyonso!)

Oyo okoki kotombola
Ntango bakwe?

Beno ntima!
Beno molongo!

Yoka molongo
Na makolo!

Beno mokili!
Beno nzembo!

Pelisá bolingo epai nyonso!



[Chorus – Explosive, Full Dance Groove]

Bolingo! Bolingo!
Tia na maboko!

Bolingo! Bolingo!
Kila kilumbu!

Bolingo! Bolingo!
Tika ekola!

Bolingo! Bolingo!
Tika ebanda!

Bolingo mpo na bomoi!
Bolingo mpo na oyo bakende!

Bolingo mpo na mitima
Oyo etambola na biso!

Bolingo! Bolingo!
Tika emonana!

Soki opesi mingi,
Ekokola mingi!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-oh!

Pesa yango!
Pesa yango!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-oh!

Bolingo ezali likabo
Ekokufa te!



[Post-Chorus – Makossa Guitar Riff, Coupé-Décalé Percussion]

Eh-eh! Bolingo!
Eh-eh! Bolingo!

Pesa! Pesa!
Pesa yango!

Eh-eh! Bolingo!
Eh-eh! Bolingo!

Zala na yango!
Kila kilumbu!

Hey! Hey!
Zongela!

Hey! Hey!
Yoka nzembo!

Bato nyonso, epai epai!
Tika bolingo efuluka!



[Verse 2 – Joyful, Rhythmic, Emotional]

Moto moko alingaki biso kalakala,
Bapandi mbuma tokoyeba te.

Moto moko apesaki loboko ya lisungi,
Asungi biso kotɛlɛmɛla.

Lelo ezali ngonga na biso, ya yo na ngai,
Kobatela mwinda yango na bomoi.

Mpo na mwana nyonso, mpo na ndoto nyonso,
Mpo na motema nyonso tozali koyeba te.

Mbula ekoki koleka, butu ekoki kokoma,
Kasi bolingo tozali kopesa ekotikala.

Motema nyonso tozali kosunga kotɛlɛma
Ekokotisa mwinda kotala liboso ya bomoi na biso.

Tango tozali awa, tika toseka mpe topesa,
Tika motema nyonso ezwa libaku mosusu.

Mokili ezali kitoko ntango tozali kobatela,
Mpe bolingo ezali eloko nyonso ekoki kosangisa!



[Pre-Chorus – Call and Response]

Oyo ozali koyoka?
(Yoka sikoyo!)

Oyo okoki kosangisa?
(Lakisa ngai!)

Oyo okoki kopesa?
(Pesa nyonso!)

Oyo okoki kotombola
Ntango bakwe?

Beno ntima!
Beno molongo!

Yoka molongo
Na makolo!

Beno mokili!
Beno nzembo!

Pelisá bolingo epai nyonso!



[Chorus – Full Ensemble]

Bolingo! Bolingo!
Tia na maboko!

Bolingo! Bolingo!
Kila kilumbu!

Bolingo! Bolingo!
Tika ekola!

Bolingo! Bolingo!
Tika ebanda!

Bolingo mpo na bomoi!
Bolingo mpo na oyo bakende!

Bolingo mpo na mitima
Oyo etambola na biso!

Bolingo! Bolingo!
Tika emonana!

Soki opesi mingi,
Ekokola mingi!

[Dance Break – Instrumental, Makossa Bass + Coupé-Décalé Drums]

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

Pesa nga bolingo!
(Pesa nga bolingo!)

Lakisa nga bolingo!
(Lakisa nga bolingo!)

Lendisa yango!
(Lendisa yango!)

Tika yango ekoba!
(Nyama yonso!)

Kiboko! Maboko!
Swaya makolo!

Toka! Toka!
Yoka ritmo!

Zongisa nzoto!
Tika yango etambola!

Batu yonso!
Tika bolingo ekola!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-oh!

Bolingo! Bolingo! Bolingo!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-oh!

Pesa yango!



[Bridge – Emotional Breakdown, Soft Piano, Warm Choir]

Siku moko, ntango biso tokosila kobina,
Ntango tango ekokosa mikolo na biso nyoso,

Bolingo oyo biso topesa ekotambola
Na mitema oyo tokutani na nzela.

Muntu oyo tokoyeba te
Akokuta nguya ya kokoba.

Pamba te bolingo moke topesa
Ekokoma mwinda oyo ezongisa bango epayi.



[Soft Solo Vocal]

Soki bolingo kaka nde natiki,
Natikeli mokili mwa mwinda.



[Choir Enters]

Oh-oh-oh...
Tika yango kongala...

Oh-oh-oh...
Na tango yonso...



[Build-Up – Drums Return, Crowd Clapping]

Yango pesa sikoyo!
(Pesa sikoyo!)

Kozela te lobi!
(Te, te, te!)

Linga muntu!
(Linga muntu!)

Sala difaransa lelo!

Pesa sikoyo!
(Pesa sikoyo!)

Tika mokili eyeba!

Oyo mingi topesa!
(Oyo mingi ekola!)

Oyo mingi topesa!
(Oyo mingi ekola!)



[Massive Dance Drop – Full Bass, Guitars, Percussion]

BOLINGO!

BOLINGO!

BOLINGO!

BOLINGO!

Pesa yango!

BOLINGO!

BOLINGO!

BOLINGO!

BOLINGO!

Yon siku!

Hey! Hey!
Sangana!

Hey! Hey!
Bolingo ya seko!

Hey! Hey!
Yoka moto!

Tombola mutu mosusu likolo!



[Final Chorus – All Voices, Full Celebration]

Bolingo! Bolingo!
Pesa yango!

Bolingo! Bolingo!
Yon siku!

Bolingo! Bolingo!
Tika ekola!

Bolingo! Bolingo!
Tika etambola!

Bolingo mpo na bomoyi!
Bolingo