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[Soninke] Zamboya

by Swifin Echoes

afrobeat

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Lyrics

# ZAMBOYA
*Furu kɛ. Nya furu. Kɛlɛ furu.*

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

*(Kɔrɔ-kɔrɔ! Boom!)*

N bɛɛn na tiŋa!

N na kɛlɛ la!

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

Kɛnɛ kɔrɔ n bɛ,
Kɛnɛ kɔrɔ n bɛ.

Nye fɛɛrɛ?

ZAMBOYA!

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

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Furu kɛ, furu la!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Nya furu, n bɛ kɛla!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Furu kɛ, furu la!

Kɛnɛ! Kɛnɛ!
Kɔrɔ! Kɔrɔ!

ZAMBOYA!
N bɛɛ furu kɛ!

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

Nya kɛ furu la fɛn,
Kɔlɛ kɛ furu la.
N bɛɛn na tiŋa kɛ,
N bɛɛn na kɛlɛ furu.

N bɛ fɛrɛ kɛ n bɛ,
Kɔrɔ furu la n bɛ.
N bɛ furu bɛɛ kɛ,
Nya furu kɛ n bɛ.

N bɛɛn na fɛrɛ kɛ,
N bɛɛn na furu kɛ.
N na kɛlɛ bɛɛ,
Nya furu kɛ n bɛ.

N bɛɛn na furu la,
N bɛɛn na furu kɛ.
N bɛɛn na furu kɛ,
Furu fɛrɛ la!

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

N bɛ fɛɛrɛ la kɔ,
N bɛ kɛnɛ kɔrɔ fɛ!

Nya kɛnɛ fɛrɛ kɛ,
N bɛ n fɛɛrɛ kɛ.

Nye fɛɛrɛ bɛ kɛnɛ,
Nya kɛnɛ fɛrɛ la!

N bɛɛn na kɛlɛ,
Nya fɛɛrɛ la!

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

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Furu kɛ, furu la!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Nya furu, n bɛ kɛla!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Furu kɛ, furu la!

Kɛnɛ! Kɛnɛ!
Kɔrɔ! Kɔrɔ!

ZAMBOYA!
N bɛɛ furu kɛ!

**[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]**

Zam! Zam!
Hey! Hey!

Bo! Bo!
Nya! Nya!

Ya! Ya!
Furu fɛ!

ZAMBOYA!
N bɛɛ furu kɛ!

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

N bɛɛ fɛrɛ kɛ,
N bɛɛ fɛrɛ furu.
N bɛɛ fɛrɛ kɛ,
N bɛɛ fɛrɛ kɛ.

N bɛɛn na kɛnɛ fɛ,
N bɛɛn na furu fɛ.
Kɔrɔ fɛrɛ kɛ,
Furu fɛrɛ bɛ!

N bɛɛn na kɛlɛ,
N bɛɛn na kɛlɛ.
Furu kɛ n bɛ,
Kɛnɛ fɛrɛ n bɛ!

N bɛɛn na furu la,
N bɛɛn na furu kɛ.
N bɛɛn na furu kɛ,
Furu fɛrɛ la!

**[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]**

N bɛ fɛɛrɛ la kɔ,
N bɛ kɛnɛ kɔrɔ fɛ!

Nya kɛnɛ fɛrɛ kɛ,
N bɛ n fɛɛrɛ kɛ.

Nye fɛɛrɛ bɛ kɛnɛ,
Nya kɛnɛ fɛrɛ la!

N bɛɛn na kɛlɛ,
Nya fɛɛrɛ la!

**[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]**

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Furu kɛ, furu la!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Nya furu, n bɛ kɛla!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Furu kɛ, furu la!

Kɛnɛ! Kɛnɛ!
Kɔrɔ! Kɔrɔ!

ZAMBOYA!
N bɛɛ furu kɛ!

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

[VERSE]

Nde i ye a si ma kɛru,
Nde i ye a si ma fɛɛn,

I na fɔxɔ i bɔ
Ni i na bɔ nɔŋ kaara.

Dunia ye bɛrɛ kɛnya,
Dunia ye bɛrɛ kɔrɛ.

Futuru di nɔkɔra
Dunuŋ na tile.

*(Piano fades. Handclaps begin.)*

**[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]**

Lead: A kɔrɛ ya?

Crowd: N torɔ! N torɔ!

Lead: A kaɗi kɛ bɔ?

Crowd: N na! N na!

Lead: A kaɗi sabati?

Crowd: Tɔɔrɔ tɛ!

Lead: N na dɔɔ kun!

*(Percussion builds.)*

Zam! Zam!
Kɔrɛ! Kɔrɛ!

Bo! Bo!
Fɔ! Fɔ!

Ya! Ya!
Tanɛn!

ZAMBOYA!
Fɛɛn ye!

*(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!
Jine, dunia na tɔɔrɔ!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Fɛɛn ye, kɔrɛ tɔɔrɔ!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Dunia na sabati!

Kɔrɛ! Kɔrɛ!
Fɔ! Fɔ!

ZAMBOYA!
Fɛɛn na!

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

Kɔrɛ n na,
Kɔrɛ n i na.

Dunya di nɔkɔra
A na tɔɔrɔ.

Sweefin di a jine,
A fɔxɔ, a na tɔɔrɔ.

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

Jine.
Nɔkɔra.
Fɔxɔ kɛ.

ZAMBOYA!

*(Final celebratory drum hit.)*