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[Tshiluba] Nowverse

by Swifin Echoes

afrobeat

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Lyrics

**[INTRO — Lulenge Lupepe, Buanga bwa Tshidimu, Ngoma za Afrika]**

Oh-oh-oh… ee-eh!

Ndi ku mwina dikeba…  
Dikeba diakalenga dia luse.

Udi ku mwina?  
Udi ku kumona?

*(Mutima, bampanda)*

Kani, kani, kani!  
Kenda, kenda, kenda!

Hee-ya! Hee-ya!  
Lubilu lua tshikale lulelu!

*(Manya ma bisi)*

**[VERSE 1 — Manya ma Afrobeats a Manya]**

Bantu balanda diudi ku leba,  
Balanda diudi ku yemena ku muulu.  
Bamona mudidi mu ditunga dianyi,  
Bamona nkembo mu meso menyi.

Udi ku tomba mu tshiena tshilenga,  
Udi ku tunga mimpanda miuena.  
Bikadila udi wa kabulu,  
Bivuluka ne bintu biuena.

Udi ku dia mukanda wa bumvua,  
Ndi ku landa tshisumbula cha balanda:  
Udi ku lumba tshiena tshinyi,  
Tshala tshikolo, vuka tshilenga.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Lulenge lwa Bantu Bakaji]**

Yena diakala dia balanda!  
Udi ku mwina, bantu bonso?

Tshiena tshinyima mu muulu,  
Tshienga maboko, udi ku tuba!

Udi ku mwina mu musangu,  
Tshiena tshia mu diaba.

Tshiena tshikolo, udi ku diba,  
Lubilu lua tshikale lulelu!

**[CHORUS — Manya ma Manya ma Dunia]**

Kani, kani, kani — yena tshisumbula tshieto!  
Kenda, kenda, kenda — dunia diakalenga!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Udi ku mwina tshilenga mu menda!

Hee-oh! Hee-oh!  
Bimpe biuena biu ku tuba!

Sweefin! Sweefin! Sweefin!  
Mukanda mupya, lulelu lupya!

Kani, kani, kani — udila ku diba!  
Kenda, kenda, kenda — tshiena tshia mu muoyo!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Bantu bonso ku tshikale!

**[POST-CHORUS — Lulenge lwa Manya ma Dunia]**

Kani-kani! (Hee!)  
Kenda-kenda! (Hee!)

Tshiena tshikolo, udi ku tuba!

Udi-udi! (Hee!)  
Tshia-tshia! (Hee!)

Udi ku mwina tshiena tshia mu musangu!

Na-na-kani!  
Kenda-kenda-kenda!

NOWVERSE!  
Bantu bonso ku mwina!

**[VERSE 2 — Lulenge lwa Bakaji, Manya ma Lulenge]**

Mpa tshikolo tshia dikeba,  
Ndi ku landa tshiena tshinyi.  
Udi ku leba mu tshiena tshia muoyo,  
Udi ku leba mu tshiena tshia tshiena.

Udi ku leba tshiena tshinyi,  
Tshiena tshia mu diaba dianyi.  
Bimpe bionso biu ku mwina,  
Bikadila biu ku tuba.

Bimpe biu ku vuka mu tshikale,  
Bikadila biu ku tuba.  
Sweefin diakalenga tshiena tshia muoyo,  
Tshiena tshia ku tuba, tshiena tshia ku diba.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Lulenge lwa Bantu Bakaji]**

Yena diakala dia balanda!  
Udi ku mwina, bantu bonso?

Tshiena tshinyima mu muulu,  
Tshienga maboko, udi ku tuba!

Udi ku mwina mu musangu,  
Tshiena tshia mu diaba.

Tshiena tshikolo, udi ku diba,  
Lubilu lua tshikale lulelu!

**[CHORUS — Manya ma Amapiano]**

Kani, kani, kani — yena tshisumbula tshieto!  
Kenda, kenda, kenda — dunia diakalenga!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Udi ku mwina tshilenga mu menda!

Hee-oh! Hee-oh!

**[VERSE]**

Tulete malota maku kutambula!

Sweefin! Sweefin! Sweefin!  
Bishasha, ekelela ebele!

Leelo, leelo, leelo — keba ntu!  
Tuka, tuka, tuka — bwalu buetu!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Bantu bonso ba tamba ku tshilejika!

**[BRIDGE — Emotional Piano, Intimate Female Vocal]**

Mwana, lamuka, uwa muvuayi,  
Tshiena tshintu tshiena mukanda.  
Soki wa bumbuka, soki wa wa,  
Keba kuima, keba ku tanga.

Keba nsombelu wa ku kangama,  
Keba tshiena tshiena ku salama.  
Wee wa imba tshila tshia ku tamba,  
Wee wa mona bungi mukanda.

Wee wa tula tshia ku tanga,  
Wee wa tshiena tshiena yonso.  
Tshia mbala tshia ku tshimbila,  
Tshia bungi tshia ku voka.

*(Music stops — one heartbeat)*

**[SPOKEN BREAK — Female Lead]**

Uwa…

Mabele kayi na lenda kopia muntu muimpe.

Ena lenda wena udi wa muimpe.

Boni wena wa tungama?

*(Crowd shouts)*

LELO!

**[DANCE BREAK — Explosive Call-and-Response]**

Lead: Ntango ya ku tanga?  
Crowd: Leelo!

Lead: Ntango ya ku tamba?  
Crowd: Leelo!

Lead: Ntango ya ku mono?  
Crowd: Leelo!

Lead: Nani wa ku tanga?  
Crowd: Bantu bonso!

*(Heavy log-drum drop)*

Leelo-leelo! (Hey!)  
Tuka-tuka! (Hey!)

Mikanda mibale, ebele!

Tshikala! (Hey!)  
Mikolo mu cima! (Hey!)

Malota maku mu mupepe!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Mona tshilejika mu mikanda!

*(Extended instrumental Afro-House dance break)*

**[FINAL CHORUS — Festival Choir, Full Percussion, Brass]**

Leelo, leelo, leelo — tshia muimpe!  
Tuka, tuka, tuka — mabele mepukila!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Mona tshilejika mu mikanda!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!  
Tulete malota maku kutambula!

Sweefin! Sweefin! Sweefin!  
Bishasha, ekelela ebele!

Leelo, leelo, leelo — keba ntu!  
Tuka, tuka, tuka — bwalu buetu!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Bantu bonso ba tamba ku tshilejika!

**[OUTRO — Choir, Guitar, Fading Percussion]**

Oh-oh-oh… eya-eya!

Bantu bonso ba lela mona,  
Ebe tshia muimpe tshia ku sala.  
Tshia malota tshia ku tanga,  
Tshia bungi tshia ku voka.