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[Twi] Lumbalel

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# LUMBALELE
*Ma Anidasoɔ Soa Ayɛsɛm*

[INTRO — AFRIKAN PERCUSSION, ANIGYE MMEREWAA VOCAL]

*(Mmiɛnsa nsa so. Asɛm deɛ ɛfa ho.)*

Hey!

Hena ka kyerɛ wo sɛ owia renhyerɛn bio?

Hena ka kyerɛ wo sɛ anisoɔ yɛ kɛse?

Tie!

Wɔ mu wɔ dwom bi
A obi ntumi mfa nkɔ.

Oh-oh-oh!
Eh-ya-ya!

Mo nyinaa yɛ ready?

LUMBALELE!



[CHORUS — AHYEHYƐ AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Hu anigyeɛ no fi ti kosi nan!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ma wiase nyinaa nhu!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Ɛyɛ ɔpepa mpɔn so!

Kɔ wɔ owia mu!
Ma anigyeɛ no yɛ den!

LUMBALELE!
Ma anigyeɛ no yɛ den!



[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]

Sɛ anadwo yɛ duru,
Ɔhyerɛnkyerɛ yɛn sɛ ɛda so wɔ.

Obiara a ɔgye di
Wɔ anidasoɔ a ɛnsesa.

Baabi a ɔfasuo gyinaeɛ,
Yɛ betumi asi ɔkwan so.

Ɛda a ɔkwan yɛ bɔ mu,
Ɛda so ɔkwan foforɔ wɔ.

Ɛwɔ nne bi a ɛhwehwɛ asɛm,
Ɛwɔ nsa a ɛhwehwɛ adamfo.

Ɛwɔ anisoɔ a ɛnkɔ mmerɛ,
Ɛwɔ ɔdasɛm a ɛnsae.

Obiara wɔ n'abrabɔ mu nsɛm,
Obiara wɔ ho kwan.

Na daakye yɛ nyansa,
Sɛ yɛma obiara so sa.



[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]

Wuhu no wɔ dwom no mu?
Wote no wɔ nneɛma no mu?

Ɛyɛ ɔkra a ɛyɛ den
Wɔ nnipa a wɔsɔre mu.

Fa ne kɔ na nkɔ so,
Ma wo akokoduru di ɔkwan.

Ɛwɔ wiase a ɛyɛ den
Ɔda foforɔ rehwɛ!



[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Hu anigyeɛ no fi ti kosi nan!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ma wiase nyinaa nhu!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Ɛyɛ ɔpepa mpɔn so!

Kɔ wɔ owia mu!
Ma anigyeɛ no yɛ den!

LUMBALELE!
Ma anigyeɛ no yɛ den!



[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]

Lum! Lum!
Kɔ nifa!

Ba! Ba!
Kɔ benkum!

Le! Le!
Nsa so!

LUMBALELE!
Ma w'adwene so!

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

Obiara!
Ɛha yɛ yɛn deɛ!



[VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]

Ɛwɔ ɔbaatan a ɔwɔ anisoɔ,
Ɛwɔ agya a ɔyɛ nsɛm.

Ɛwɔ abofra a ɔyɛ daakye
A ɔde nwonwasɛm wɔ ne nsam.

Ɛwɔ ɔfarma a ɔwɔ nnɔbaeɛ,
Ɛwɔ ɔtɔfoɔ a ɔwɔ anisoɔ.

Ɛwɔ abofra a ɔyɛ adeɛ
A obiara nnhu.

Fi kurom kɔ kuropɔn,
Fi bepɔ so kɔ po.

Obiara de ne tumi ba,
Obiara wɔ n'abrabɔ ho.

Sweefin yɛ nnipa ne nsɛm,
Boa ɔdɔ mu na ɛyɛ den.

Sɛ ɛyɛ ɔkwan a ɛyɛ den,
Anisoɔ foforɔ no bɛda so.



[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]

Wuhu no wɔ dwom no mu?
Wote no wɔ nneɛma no mu?

Ɛyɛ ɔkra a ɛyɛ den
Wɔ nnipa a wɔsɔre mu.

Fa ne kɔ na nkɔ so,
Ma wo akokoduru di ɔkwan.

Ɛwɔ wiase a ɛyɛ den
Ɔda foforɔ rehwɛ!



[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Hu anigyeɛ no fi ti kosi nan!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ma wiase nyinaa nhu!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Ɛyɛ ɔpepa mpɔn so!

Kɔ wɔ owia mu!
Ma anigyeɛ no yɛ den!

LUMBALELE!
Ma anigyeɛ no yɛ den!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Sɛ w'ani abere a, 
Sɛ w'ani nsi hɔ da,

Mɛma wo akwan a ɛda hɔ,
Mɛma wo beyi fie a ɛyɛ.

Sɛ wo nananom anka ho a, 
Sɛ ɔkwan no yɛ tenten a,

Mɛma wo nsa kɔ so gyina
Wɔ nsɛm a ɛda ho yi.

Woyɛ ɔdɔ a ɛyɛ kɛse,
Woyɛ ɔdɔ a ɛnni da.

Ɛyɛ ɔda a ɛyɛ fɛ,
Ɛyɛ ɔkwan a ɛyɛ pa.

Na ɔyɛ a yɛde ma yɛn,
Ne sɛ akwan a yɛbɛyɛ.

Sɛ yɛbɔ foforɔ mma obi,
Yɛbɛyɛ ɔkwan foforɔ biara.



[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

Woyɛ nyansa a ɛnni ho.

Woyɛ ɔda a ɛnni da.

Woyɛ wiase a ɛda hɔ.

Na wo nsɛm no da so yɛ.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

Enti fa nan kɔ…

Na bio fa nan…

Na ma wiase nyinaa nnɔɔsoɔ wo!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: Wopɛ ɔdream bi?

Crowd: YƐPƐ!

Lead: Wopɛ ɔda a ɛda hɔ?

Crowd: YƐPƐ!

Lead: Yɛbɛyɛ no bɔ mu?

Crowd: YƐBƐYƐ!

Lead: Enti ma menhu wo nanntɛm!



[THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Lum! Lum!
Fa nan kɔ nifa!

Ba! Ba!
Fa nan kɔ benkum!

Le! Le!
Nsateaa sɔ!

LUMBALELE!
Ma w'ani nsɔ!

*(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!
Te sɛ anigye fi ti kɔ nan!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ma wiase nyinaa nte ase!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Ɛwɔ ɔkwan pii a wubetumi akɔ!

Fa nan kɔ anɔpa!
Ma w'anigye nyɛ kɛse!

LUMBALELE!
Ma nsɛm pa no nyinaa ka!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

Mmerɛ a ɛyɛ dɔ!
Mmerɛ a ɛyɛ ɔdream!

Wiase a ɛda hɔ
Ma wo ne me!