[Ika] Tumbaya

Lyrics

# TUMBAYA
*Ofu nrọ hụrụ ka ọ gba egwu.*

**[INTRO — Bare Drums, Finger Snaps, Playful Female Vocal]**

*(Dum… da-dum… clap!)*

Iye, gịnwa!

Ee, gịnwa!

Nrọ dị gị n’akpa?

Abụ dị gị n’akpụkpọ ụkwụ?

Ka ọ bịa!

*(Bass begins to bounce.)*

Tum-tum…

TUMBAYA!

**[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE DROP]**

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Gba aja, gbaa egwu!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka ụwa niile kwuo, “Gaa!”

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Bịanye nrọ gị n’ụbọchị!

Ofu nzọụkwụ pụta,
Abụọ banye—

TUMBAYA!
Ka oge ọma malite!

**[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]**

N’abalị gara aga mmiri na-akụ
N’elu ụlọ nke chọrọ nlekọta.
N’ututu a, ọchịchịrị pụtara,
Ogbe niile zukọta.

Ọ bụla na-eburu obere egwu,
Ọ bụla na-eburu obere achịcha.
Ọ bụla na-eburu echiche ọhụrụ
Nke anaghị ahapụ isi ha.

Nwanyị nwere ebe ahịa,
Nwoke na-amụ ọrụ.
Nwa na-ese ihe ọhụụ
Na ala n’ọnụ.

Ọ dịghị onye maara ihe ga-abịa echi,
Ọ dịghị onye nwere atụmatụ zuru oke.
Ma nrọ na-abụ njem
Mgbe anyị meere ihe anyị nwere ike.

**[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]**

Oh, echela maka azịza niile,
Echela maka ụbọchị zuru oke.

Were ohere dị gị nso,
Ka ụda na-edu ụzọ.

Ọ bụrụ na ị nwere obere anwụ,
Kekọrịta ya na onye ọhụrụ.

Ụwa nwere ohere
Mgbe enwere ohere maka gị na m!

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

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Gba aja, gbaa egwu!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka ụwa niile kwuo, “Gaa!”

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Bịanye nrọ gị n’ụbọchị!

Ofu nzọụkwụ pụta,
Abụọ banye—

TUMBAYA!
Ka oge ọma malite!

**[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]**

Tum! Tum!
Hey! Hey!

Pụrụ n’ụlọ!
Sway! Sway!

Ba! Ba!
Clap! Clap!

Gbagoo!
Bịaghachi!

TUMBAYA!

**[VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]**

E nwere onye ọrụ ugbo na owuwe ihe ubi,
E nwere onye na-emepụta na nrọ.
E nwere nwa akwụkwọ na-akụziri ihe,
E nwere onye ahịa na-achọta otu.

Site n’ime obodo ruo n’obodo,
Site na ugwu ruo n’akụkụ oké osimiri,
Onye ọ bụla nwere nkà
Na ohere ịchọpụta ihe ọzọ.

Sweefin jikọta ndị mmadụ na ohere,
Na-enyere azụmahịa aka ịchọta ụzọ ha.
Ụzọ ọhụrụ iji chekwaa, gbanwee, na azụmahịa
Na-emeghe nhọrọ kwa ụbọchị.

Mgbe onye chọtara ụzọ,
Ka onye ọzọ chọta otu.
E nwere ọdịnihu bara uru ịmepụta
Na ihe anyị nwere ike ime.

**[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]**

Oh, echela maka azịza niile,
Echela maka ụbọchị zuru oke.

Were ohere dị gị nso,
Ka ụda na-edu ụzọ.

Ọ bụrụ na ị nwere obere anwụ,
Kekọrịta ya na onye ọhụrụ.

Ụwa nwere ohere
Mgbe enwere ohere maka gị na m!

**[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]**

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Gba aja, gbaa egwu!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka ụwa niile kwuo, “Gaa!”

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Bịanye nrọ gị n’ụbọchị!

Ofu nzọụkwụ pụta,
Abụọ banye—

TUMBAYA!
Ka oge ọma malite!

**[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]**

**[VERSE]**

K'ama ze na-adi nji b'elu gi,
K'ama na-adi gi ka oji.

Ife oma gi kwu n'uzo,
N'ebe i choro olileanya.

Onye obula kwesiri udo,
Onye obula kwesiri egwu.

Oge na-abia na-adi ka mma,
Mgbe anyi na-enyere ibe anyi aka.

*(Music fades to a single drumbeat.)*

**[SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD]**

Nne gi na akpa…

Egwu gi na akpukpo…

Uwa dum na-eche gi…

Ka i na-eme!

**[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]**

Lead: I nwere nrọ?

Crowd: Ee, anyi nwere!

Lead: I nwere egwu?

Crowd: Mu na gi!

Lead: Onye nwere ike iso?

Crowd: Onye obula!

Lead: Nwee ike gi!

*(Percussion builds.)*

Tum! Tum!
Zọ! Zọ!

Ba! Ba!
Tuo! Tuo!

Ya! Ya!
Gbanwee!

TUMBAYA!
Nụkwa ụda ahụ!

*(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)*

**[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS]**

Tum-tum!
TUMBAYA!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!

*(Crowd chants over the groove.)*

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

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Nwee ụgbụ n'ala, gba egwu!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka ụwa dum kwuo, “Jee!”

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Weputa nrọ gi n'ehihie!

Otu nzọ n'azu,
Abụọ nzọ n'ime—

TUMBAYA!
Ka oge oma malite!

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

Puku nrọ di iche-iche,
Puku uzo di iche-iche.

Ndi ozo jikota,
Ndi ozo choro olileanya kwa ụbọchị.

Sweefin na-eweta uzo ohuru ijikota,
Ike, kparita uka, na eto eto.

Tum-tum!
TUMBAYA!

Nrọ obula kwesiri egwu.

TUMBAYA!

*(Final celebratory drum hit.)*