[Twi] Zamboya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# ZAMBOYA *Bra Teaseɛ. Mma Yɛn Nyansa. Yɛbɛyɛ Ɔkyena.* **[INTRO — Abɔsoɔ, Shaker, Ɔbaa Nwomaa Ahoɔden]** *(Abɔsoɔ! Boom!)* Obi bue pono no! Ma asɛm no mu! Oh-eh-oh! Ah-ya-ya! Nantew bi ma me, Nantew bi ma wo. Obiaa wɔ hɔ? ZAMBOYA! **[CHORUS — AHYƐNFO AFRO-HOUSE DROPO]** Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Bra teaseɛ, wiase frɛ wo! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Feel the rhythm, ma ɛnkɔ so! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Ma wiase nyinaa ntwa agoro! Nante! Nante! Abɔsoɔ! Abɔsoɔ! ZAMBOYA! Ma saa hoɔ no mmra bio! **[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGH-LIFE GUITAR]** Anɔpa bɔ wɔ dan so, Sika suman wɔ kwan so. Obi bue ɔpono foforɔ, Obi nya ɔnwam foforɔ. Ɛnnora na nsɛm bebree, Ɛbi da so retwɛn mmuaeɛ. Nanso nnɛ yɛre yɛ biribi, Ahoɔden wɔ yɛn nkwa mu. Baabi a ɔfasuo kɔsi kwan no, Ɔpon na yɛbɛyɛ bio. Baabi a nne no yɛ ampa, Ɛda hoɔ na yɛbɛto dwom. Ɛnyɛ anadwo biara na ɛyɛ ɔkyena, Ɛnyɛ kwan biara na ɛyɛ tɛtrɛ. Nanso hokwan bɛtumi asesa kwan no, Na nsam bɛbue ɔpon. **[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]** Wote bassline no a ɛrekɔ so? Wote nnwomtoɔ no a ɛma mmuaeɛ? Fa nantew kɔ obi nkyɛn, Ma w'asɛm nyinaa mfi w'adwene. Obiara betumi abɛka nkɔmɔ, Obiara koma bɛnya ne fa. Sɛ yɛyɛ pɔtee, yɛn ho bɛyɛ dɛ! **[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]** Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Bra teaseɛ, wiase frɛ wo! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Feel the rhythm, ma ɛnkɔ so! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Ma wiase nyinaa ntwa agoro! Nante! Nante! Abɔsoɔ! Abɔsoɔ! ZAMBOYA! Ma saa hoɔ no mmra bio! **[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]** Zam! Zam! Hey! Hey! Bo! Bo! Sway! Sway! Ya! Ya! Twa ho! ZAMBOYA! Te saa nneɛ no! **[VERSE 2 — ƆBAA LEAD, ROLLING BASS]** Ɔbaa a ɔyɛ adwuma, Ɔbarima a ɔda ɔsoro. Ɔfarmer a ɔyɛ biribi, Ɔdwumayɛni a ɔyɛ adeɛ. Asuafoɔ a wɔyɛ nɔma, Sikafoɔ a wɔhwehwɛ kwan. Obiara wɔ ne nsɛm, Obiara kwan wɔ ne nna. Fi kurom kɔ kurow, Fi bepɔw kɔ po no. Sweefin yɛn nyansa ne hokwan, Ma obiara nsa aka ne daeɛ. Sɛ obiara nya kwan, Sɛ ɔbɔ, ɔyɛ, ɔyɛ. Nneɛma foforɔ bɛbɔ wɔ ɔkyena, Na kurom nyinaa anyɛ dɛ. **[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]** Wote bassline no a ɛrekɔ so? Wote nnwomtoɔ no a ɛma mmuaeɛ? Fa nantew kɔ obi nkyɛn, Ma w'asɛm nyinaa mfi w'adwene. Obiara betumi abɛka nkɔmɔ, Obiara koma bɛnya ne fa. Sɛ yɛyɛ pɔtee, yɛn ho bɛyɛ dɛ! **[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]** Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Bra teaseɛ, wiase frɛ wo! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Feel the rhythm, ma ɛnkɔ so! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Ma wiase nyinaa ntwa agoro! Nante! Nante! Abɔsoɔ! Abɔsoɔ! ZAMBOYA! Ma saa hoɔ no mmra bio! **[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]** [Verse] Sɛ w'ahunu sɛ wɔabɔ wo hu, Sɛ w'abegyina akyire, Ma w'ahu ɛpono a ɛda hɔ, Na ɔdɔfo a ɔbɛgyina w'akyi. Ɛyɛ wiase a akwantuɔ dɔɔso, Ɛyɛ wiase a ɛso daeɛ dɔɔso. Na anidasoɔ wɔ ɔkyena, Sɛ nnipa dodow bɔ mu. *(Piano fades. Handclaps begin.)* **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: Hena wɔ daeɛ? Crowd: Yɛn wɔ! Yɛn wɔ! Lead: Hena na ɔbɛhyɛ ase? Crowd: Me nso! Me nso! Lead: Hena na ɔbɛyɛ saa nhyɛsoɔ yi? Crowd: Obiara! Lead: Kyerɛ me sɛnea w'ani agye! *(Percussion builds.)* Zam! Zam! Nan so! Nan so! Bo! Bo! Pam! Pam! Ya! Ya! Tɔ n'akyire! ZAMBOYA! Te saa nne no! *(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! Nyame yɛ dɛ, wiase frɛ wo! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Teɛ nka, ma ɛnkɔ so! Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Ma wiase nyinaa nsɔ mu ntɛm! Nan so! Nan so! Pam! Pam! ZAMBOYA! Ma saa suro no mmra bio! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** Baako ma me, Baako ma wo. Anidasoɔ kakra Wɔ deɛ yɛyɛ no. Sweefin de kwan foforɔ, Sɛ yɛbɔ, yɛyɛ na yɛyɛ dɔ. Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya! Di nkwa mu. Di yɛn mu. Yɛ ɔkyena. ZAMBOYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*