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[Ika] Zamboya

by Swifin Echoes

afrobeat

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Lyrics

**[INTRO — Handclaps, Shakers, Playful Female Vocal]**

*(Clap-clap! Boom!)*

Kwo nu ubo!

Me kwo music wa!

Oh-eh-oh!
Ah-ya-ya!

Otu ije n'ile,
Otu ije n'ili.

Oli ne kworo?

ZAMBOYA!

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

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Bia kwue, uwa ne kpo!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Nwe rhythm, we na-aga!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Ka uwa niile si na agba egwu!

Ije! Ije!
Kwo! Kwo!

ZAMBOYA!
We na-etu uche!

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

Ututu cha na elu ulo,
Anya n'udo na uzo.
Onye mepe uzo ozo,
Onye chota beat ozo.

Unu bu ajụjụ gboo,
Uka di ka m ga-azaa.
Ma taa ka anyi na-ewu ihe,
Na obi ike na ndu anyi.

Ebe uzo kwusiri,
Anyị nwere afara na-amalite.
Ebe olu kwusiri,
Anyị nwere egwu na-abia.

Ọbụghị nrọ niile ga-abịa echi,
Ọbụghị uzo niile di larịị.
Ma otu ohere nwere ike ime mgbanwe,
Na aka nwere ike mepee ụzọ.

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

Ị na-anụ bassline na-aga?
Ị na-anụ ụdọ ekele?

Me ije n'obu onye,
Kwe nchegbu gi gafee.

Olu niile nwere ike jide chorus,
Obi niile nwere ike chọta ebe ya.

Mgbe anyi na-esi nso,
Ebe ọchị na ihu niile!

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

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Bia kwue, uwa ne kpo!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Nwe rhythm, we na-aga!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Ka uwa niile si na agba egwu!

Ije! Ije!
Kwo! Kwo!

ZAMBOYA!
We na-etu uche!

**[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]**

Zam! Zam!
Hey! Hey!

Bo! Bo!
Na-agba! Na-agba!

Ya! Ya!
Na-agbagharị!

ZAMBOYA!
Nwe ụdọ ahụ!

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

Onye nne nwere ahia,
Onye nna nwere nrọ.
Onye ugbo na-akụ ihe,
Onye na-arụ ihe.

Onye akwukwo na-amuta onu,
Onye ahia na-achota uzo.
Onye obula nwere akụkọ,
Ọzọ obula nwere ụbọchị ya.

Site n'obodo ruo n'obodo,
Site n'ugwu ruo n'oké osimiri,
Sweefin jikọtara mmadụ na ohere,
Na-enyere ndị ọzọ aka were nrọ.

Mgbe ndị ọzọ nwere ụzọ
Iji mepụta, gbanwee, na eto,
Echiche ọzọ nwere ike ịchọta ọdịnihu,
Obodo ndị ọzọ nwere ike gbaa ọkụ.

**[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]**

Ị na-anụ bassline na-aga?
Ị na-anụ ụdọ ekele?

Me ije n'obu onye,
Kwe nchegbu gi gafee.

Olu niile nwere ike jide chorus,
Obi niile nwere ike chọta ebe ya.

Mgbe anyi na-esi nso,
Ebe ọchị na ihu niile!

**[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]**

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Bia kwue, uwa ne kpo!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Nwe rhythm, we na-aga!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Ka uwa niile si na agba egwu!

Ije! Ije!
Kwo! Kwo!

ZAMBOYA!
We na-etu uche!

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

[Verse]  
Ifi na-eche na ha chefuru gi,  
Ifi na-eche na i nọrọ n’akụkụ,  

Ka i chọta ụzọ mepere emepe,  
Na enyi ga-anọ n'akụkụ gi.

E nwere ụwa nke njem di iche,  
E nwere ụwa nke nrọ dị iche.

Na ọdịnihu jupụtara na nkwa,  
Mgbe ndị ọzọ sonyere otu.

*(Piano fades. Handclaps begin.)*

**[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]**

Lead: Onye nwere nrọ?  
Crowd: Anyi nwere! Anyi nwere!

Lead: Onye nwere ike ibido?  
Crowd: Mu kwa! Mu kwa!

Lead: Onye nwere ike soro n’egwu?  
Crowd: Onye obula!

Lead: Gosi m ka i si agba egwu!

*(Percussion builds.)*

Zam! Zam!  
Nzọ! Nzọ!

Bo! Bo!  
Tiku! Tiku!

Ya! Ya!  
Gbagoo!

ZAMBOYA!  
Nụ olu ahụ!

*(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!  
Bịa ndụ, ụwa na-akpọ gị!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!  
Nụ ụda ahụ, mee ka ọ gaa n’ihu!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!  
Ka ụwa dum gbaa egwu!

Nzọ! Nzọ!  
Tiku! Tiku!

ZAMBOYA!  
Weta mmetụta ahụ azụ!

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

Otu nzọ maka m,  
Otu nzọ maka gị.

Ntacha obi ọhụrụ  
N’ihe anyị na-eme.

Sweefin na-eweta ụzọ ọhụrụ iji jikọọ,  
Iji mepụta, gbanwee, na eto.

Zam-bo-ya!  
Zam-bo-ya!

Bịa ndụ.  
Gbakọọ ọnụ.  
Mee echi.

ZAMBOYA!

*(Final celebratory drum hit.)*