[Fulani] Lumbalel
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# LUMBALELE *Jooni Woori Duniyaama* [INTRO — INSTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION, PLAYFUL FEMALE VOCAL] *(Three handclaps. A bouncing bassline answers.)* Hey! Hol miɗo waali no woni ɗum! Hol miɗo yaayre no gite! Nana! No beɗo wadi ɗum fow Ko honnu ngoni no ɗum ɗaɓɓa! Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Ɓe fow tawii? LUMBALELE! [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Jooni wadi no e leydi! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Jooni ɗum e duniya! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Jooni baɗa ngal maɓɓe! Hoggu no e lewru! Jooni ɗum na'i no waandu! LUMBALELE! Jooni kala no wadi! [VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] Leɓi no woni gila, Ɗum no welta no naange. Kawrital ɗum no ngoni, Ko honnu no waɗi. E ɗum ɗaɓɓa no ɗum, Ko ɓe waɗi no puɗi. Kawrital ɗum no welta, Ko ɗum no ngoni moƴƴi. Ko ɗum no waɗi ɗum, Ko ɗum no ngoni ɓe. Ko ɗum no welta ɗum, Ko ɗum no ngoni ɓe. Kala ko welta ɗum, Kala ko welta no. E kala no welta ɗum, Ko jooni no welta. [PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES] Ko ɗum no welta ɗum? Ko ɗum no ngoni ɗum? Ko ɗum ɗum no welta, E ɗum no welta ɗum. Hoggu no e lewru, Ko ɗum no welta ɗum. Ko ɗum welta no ɗum, Ko jooni no welta! [CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Jooni wadi no e leydi! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Jooni ɗum e duniya! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Jooni baɗa ngal maɓɓe! Hoggu no e lewru! Jooni ɗum na'i no waandu! LUMBALELE! Jooni kala no wadi! [POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT] Lum! Lum! Hoggu no e nder! Ba! Ba! Hoggu no e ɗoo! Le! Le! Laaɓtu no e ɗum! LUMBALELE! Jooni ngoni no welta! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Ɓe fow! Nana ɗum! [VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS] Ko debbo no welta, Ko baaba no welta. Ko ɗum no welta ɗum Ko welta no welta. Ko ɓe welta no welta, Ko ɓe welta no welta. Ko welta no welta ɗum Ko welta no welta. Ko welta no welta ɗum, Ko welta no welta. Ko welta no welta ɗum, Ko welta no welta. Ko welta no welta ɗum, Ko welta no welta. Ko welta no welta ɗum, Ko welta no welta. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS] Ko ɗum no welta ɗum? Ko ɗum no ngoni ɗum? Ko ɗum ɗum no welta, E ɗum no welta ɗum. Hoggu no e lewru, Ko ɗum no welta ɗum. Ko ɗum welta no ɗum, Ko jooni no welta! [CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Jooni wadi no e leydi! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Jooni ɗum e duniya! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Jooni baɗa ngal maɓɓe! Hoggu no e lewru! Jooni ɗum na'i no waandu! LUMBALELE! Jooni kala no wadi! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] So tawti e nden miɗo feɗɗi, So tawti e nden miɗo yahi, Nde njahi e woɗɓe no feere, Nde njahi e laawol mum. So nderi e waɗi jooɗi, So ndiyam e ngari, Nde njahi e gite maɓɓe E njoɓdi nden ngoni. A yehi ko feere e ma, A yehi ko jooni. E nderi ko jooni e dume, E nderi ko waɗi e jaɓe. E nderi ko jom jooni, E nderi ko laawol. So tawti e nden miɗo feɗɗi, E nderi ko jooni e dume. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* A yehi ko laawol ma. A yehi ko jooni. A yehi ko duniya. E nderi ko gite ma. *(A second heartbeat.)* So nderi e ɓe… So nderi e ɓe… E nderi ko duniya fow! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: A yehi nderi jooɗi? Crowd: EHE, NDI! Lead: A yehi nderi laawol? Crowd: EHE, NDI! Lead: A waawi jooɗi e fow? Crowd: EHE, NDI! Lead: Nde tawti e nderi jooɗi! [THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Lum! Lum! Step e ngol! Ba! Ba! Step e jooni! Le! Le! Hendu e ngol! LUMBALELE! Nde ɓe njahi e ngol! *(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! Dum e nderi e jooɗi fow! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Nde ɓe njahi e duniya fow! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! E nderi ko jooni e ngari! Step e sun! Nde ɓe njahi e jooɗi! LUMBALELE! Nde ɓe njahi e hoore! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] Nayi ɗiɗi! Nayi jooɗi! Nderi ko duniya E ma e ɓe! Nayi ɗiɗi! Nayi jooɗi!