[Temne] Pulsara
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# PULSARA *Different Hearts. One Rhythm. Everybody Belongs.* **[INTRO — A Single Heartbeat, Distant African Drums, Soft Female Vocal]** *(Boom… boom…)* Kɔmɔ yuŋ kɛ? Na mi lɔŋkɔ. *(A second heartbeat joins.)* Na yu lɔŋkɔ. Kɛlɛŋ lɔŋkɔ... Kɛlɛŋ ritimu. *(Percussion begins to build.)* Pa-pa-pa… PULSARA! **[CHORUS — Explosive Afro-House Dance Drop]** PULSARA! Pa-pa-PULSARA! Lɔŋkɔ nɛn kɛnɛ! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Kam nɛŋ nɛŋ, nɛŋ! Bɔdi muvu! Sɛnsɛɛkɛ! Fiti mɔŋ mɛŋ lɔŋ! PULSARA! Pa-pa-PULSARA! Kɔmɔ kɔlɛŋ kam bɔŋ! **[VERSE 1 — Bright Afrobeats, Bouncy Highlife Guitar]** Fɛntɛŋ bɔlɔŋ fɛtɛnɛ, Sɛbɛnɛ tunɛ ɔkɛrɛ. Kɔlɔŋ fɔrɔŋ ɔkɛrɛ, Dɔŋkɔ bɛgɛlɔŋ ɔkɛrɛ. Pikin dɛŋ kɔmɔɔ nɛnɛ, Brɔda nɛnɛ bɛgɛlɔŋ. Nɛba dɛŋ kɔmɔɔ kɔlɛŋ, Musika nɛnɛ bɔŋ bɛŋ. Nɔmbɔ nɛŋ kɛ yu kamɔ, Nɔmbɔ nɛŋ kɛ yu ɔwni. Ritimu nɛn lɔŋkɔ, Yu nɔŋ dɔŋka nɛŋ kɛ. Kɔmɔ dɛŋ kɔmɔɔ stori, Dɛŋ voti ɔkɛrɛ. Musika kɔmɔɔ wɔŋ, Bɛŋkɛ bɔŋ wɔŋ nɛnɛ. **[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Female Harmonies]** Yu fɛlɔ nɛnɛ bɔdi? Yu fɛlɔ nɛnɛ fiti? Ritimu nɛnɛ wɔŋ, Dɔŋkɔ sɛlɛ nɛnɛ. Kɔmɔ nɛnɛ bɔŋ, Musika nɛnɛ wɔŋ. Nɛnɛ kɔmɔɔ nɛnɛ, Dɔŋkɔ wɔŋ wɔŋ! **[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]** PULSARA! Pa-pa-PULSARA! Lɔŋkɔ nɛn kɛnɛ! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Kam nɛŋ nɛŋ, nɛŋ! Bɔdi muvu! Sɛnsɛɛkɛ! Fiti mɔŋ mɛŋ lɔŋ! PULSARA! Pa-pa-PULSARA! Kɔmɔ kɔlɛŋ kam bɔŋ! **[POST-CHORUS — Viral Dance Chant]** Pa-pa! Hey! Hey! Bɔdi muvu! Muvu! Muvu! Kɛlɛŋ, fila! Bɔŋkɛ! Lɔŋkɔ nɛnɛ! Sɛnsɛɛkɛ! Pa-pa-PULSARA! **[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Rolling Amapiano Bass]** Mamɛ nɛnɛ ɔkɛrɛ, Papɛ nɛnɛ plani. Fama nɛnɛ ɔkɛrɛ, Makɛ nɛnɛ bɔŋ. Student nɛnɛ vɔŋ, Trader nɛnɛ nɛŋ. Dɛŋ drimi dɛŋ jɔni, Wɔŋ nɛnɛ wɔŋ. Fɔm viliji tɔ siti, Fɔm mauntin tɔ si, Sweefin kɔmɔɔ wɔŋ, Mɔ pɔsibɔlitɛ. Mɔ pɔsin nɛnɛ wɔŋ, Mɔ voti nɛnɛ hɛrɛ. Kɔmɔɔ wɔŋ wɔŋ, Wɔŋ nɛnɛ nɛnɛ. **[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]** Yu fɛlɔ nɛnɛ bɔdi? Yu fɛlɔ nɛnɛ fiti? Ritimu nɛnɛ wɔŋ, Dɔŋkɔ sɛlɛ nɛnɛ. Kɔmɔ nɛnɛ bɔŋ, Musika nɛnɛ wɔŋ. Nɛnɛ kɔmɔɔ nɛnɛ, Dɔŋkɔ wɔŋ wɔŋ! **[CHORUS — Festival Dance Drop]** PULSARA! Pa-pa-PULSARA! Lɔŋkɔ nɛn kɛnɛ! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Kam nɛŋ nɛŋ, nɛŋ! Bɔdi muvu! Sɛnsɛɛkɛ! Let your feet lift off the ground! PULSARA! Pa-pa-PULSARA! A de wosoro, kam nar! **[BRIDGE — Emotional Piano, Children's Choir, Soft Handclaps]** Ef you voice nor bin yeri, Leh e find wan plase fo sing. Ef you road bin lone wan, Leh sombodi join you. We nor go share wan language, We nor go share wan ose. Bot unda all we story, Evri heart don get en song. *(Music fades. A single heartbeat remains.)* **[SPOKEN BUILD — Female Lead]** Wan heartbeat... Two heartbeats... A thousand... A million... Now listen! *(Percussion builds rapidly.)* **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Lead: You feel you heartbeat? Crowd: Boom-boom! Lead: You hear the rhythm? Crowd: Boom-boom! Lead: Who na belong na dis dance? Crowd: Everybody! Lead: Den show me how you move! *(Bass rises.)* Pa-pa! Hey! Hey! Shoulder roll am! Sway! Sway! Step together! Turn around! PULSARA! Feel dat sound! *(Massive Amapiano bass drop — extended instrumental dance groove.)* **[FINAL CHORUS — Full Festival Choir, Brass, Percussion]** PULSARA! Pa-pa-PULSARA! Feel the heartbeat taking over! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Kam closer, closer! Move you body! Feel the sound! Let your feet lift off the ground! PULSARA! Pa-pa-PULSARA! A de wosoro, kam nar! **[OUTRO — Warm Highlife Guitar, Fading Crowd Vocals]** Wan heartbeat, Anoda join. A million stories, A million voices. Sweefin bring new ways fo connect, Fo create, exchange, an grow. Different hearts. One rhythm. PULSARA! *(Final heartbeat and celebratory drum hit.)*