[Tshiluba] Love
by Swifin Echoes
Afrobeats + Makossa + Coupé-Décalé
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Lyrics
[Intro – Luntu Makossa Guitar, Basu Iyika, Maboko Kofuta] Oh-oh-oh... Eh-eh-eh... Oh-oh-oh... Yeah-yeah! Bumwe bwa moyo! Bumwe bwa ntima! Bumwe bwa bolingo! Hey! Hey! Bia! Udi na bolingo? (Tepesha yango!) Udi na bolingo? (Shangila lelo!) Oh-oh-oh... Tika nsi yonso iyimbile! [Opening Hook – Full Groove Drops] Bolingo! Bolingo! Tepesha yango! Bolingo! Bolingo! Kila mukolo! Bolingo! Bolingo! Tikala n'kula! Bolingo! Bolingo! Tikala kukanda! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Ya mpa ndeti, Ya mpa n'kula! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Bolingo e lumingu Tulekela nsima! [Verse 1 – Bouncy Afrobeats, Melodic Makossa Bass] Lamuka na esengo, toyaka, Mukolo musha, mwinda musha. Mukolo wa kulungisa biloko, Mukolo wa kuteleja ntima. Bukula mwa boboto, mwa luse, Bukula bwa bolingo bua kutepa. Maboko ma kusa, maloba ma boboto, Musique ya esengo ya kunwa. Kozanga mwa mbongo, Kozanga mwa kudimika. Po kuponuna moyo, Po kupeleka mwinda. Bukula mwa kasuba, Bukula mwa mukanda, E kuta lumuenu Eka bukula. [Pre-Chorus – Rising Harmonies, Call and Response] Udi kumona yango? (Mona lelo!) Udi kutepa yango? (Lakisa bungi!) Udi kupesha yango? (Tepesha yonso!) Udi kuimisa muntu Tangu alala? Ntima umwe! Mupeto umwe! Mona ritmo Mu makulu! Nsi umwe! Liyembo limwe! Pesha bolingo epita! [Chorus – Explosive, Full Dance Groove] Bolingo! Bolingo! Tepesha yango! Bolingo! Bolingo! Kila mukolo! Bolingo! Bolingo! Tikala n'kula! Bolingo! Bolingo! Tikala kukanda! Bolingo bua balamu! Bolingo bua baleka! Bolingo bua batima Betu ba sambila! Bolingo! Bolingo! Tikala kumonisa! Ya mpa ndeti, Ya mpa n'kula! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Tepesha yango! Tepesha yango! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Bolingo e lipesha Ya kupona! [Post-Chorus – Makossa Guitar Riff, Coupé-Décalé Percussion] Eh-eh! Bolingo! Eh-eh! Bolingo! Pesha! Pesha! Tepesha yango! Eh-eh! Bolingo! Eh-eh! Bolingo! Zinga! Zinga! Kila mukolo! Hey! Hey! Luka nzila! Hey! Hey! Mona luyimba! Bantu bonso, ku munda! Tika bolingo e vonda! [Verse 2 – Joyful, Rhythmic, Emotional] Muntu udi kutepa mu kala, Bapanda masuba tutanga te. Muntu udi kupesa maboko, Batutumuna po tuimike. Lelo lumuenu, lumuanshi, Tikala mwinda udi uyaka. Po mwana yonso, po ndoto yonso, Po ntima yonso tutanga te. Mikolo e katuka, misimu e sala, Kansi bolingo e pesha etikalaka. Po moyo yonso tuimisa E pesha mwinda mu kalumbu. Tshidi tuzali, tuzale na esengo, Tikala ntima muntu, molayi. Nsi e keta po tuzali na luse, Bolingo e ezali po bantu bonso! [Dance Break – Instrumental, Makossa Bass + Coupé-Décalé Drums] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Pesha bolingo! (Pesha bolingo!) Lakisa bolingo! (Lakisa bolingo!) Pesha na baninga! (Pesha na baninga!) Tika etambola! (Mokolo mobimba!) Kota! Bima! Tosa makolo! Kita! Kita! Yoka rythme! Zonga na sima! Tika etambola! Biso nyonso! Tika bolingo ekola! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Bolingo! Bolingo! Bolingo! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Pesha yango! [Bridge – Emotional Breakdown, Soft Piano, Warm Choir] Lelo moko, soki tosilisi danse, Tango esili mikolo na biso, Bolingo to pesaki ekotikala, Na mitema toswaki na nzela. Pe moto tokokuta te, Akokuta makasi ya kotambola. Pamba te bolingo moke to pesaki, Ekomi mwinda oyo ekambaki bango. [Soft Solo Vocal] Soki bolingo kaka nde etikali, Nabiso tokotika mokili ya mwinda. [Choir Enters] Oh-oh-oh... Tika yango kongenga... Oh-oh-oh... Kati na tango nyonso... [Build-Up – Drums Return, Crowd Clapping] Pesá yango sikoyo! (Pesá yango sikoyo!) Kozela te mokolo mosusu! (Te, te, te!) Lingá moto! (Lingá moto!) Salá différence lelo! Pesá yango sikoyo! (Pesá yango sikoyo!) Tika mokili eyeba! Oyo to pesi mingi! (Oyo ekola mingi!) Oyo to pesi mingi! (Oyo ekola mingi!) [Massive Dance Drop – Full Bass, Guitars, Percussion] BOLINGO! BOLINGO! BOLINGO! BOLINGO! Pesá yango! BOLINGO! BOLINGO! BOLINGO! BOLINGO! Mokolo nyonso! Hey! Hey! Tosangana! Hey! Hey! Bolingo libela! Hey! Hey! Yoka moto! Tombola moto likolo! [Final Chorus – All Voices, Full Celebration] Bolingo! Bolingo! Pesá yango! Bolingo! Bolingo! Mokolo nyonso! Bolingo! Bolingo! Tika ekola! Bolingo! Bolingo! Tika etambola! Bolingo ya bomoi! Bolingo ya bakufi! Bolingo ya mitema Ekomi lisusu! Bolingo! Bolingo! Lakisa yango! Oyo to pesi mingi, Oyo ekola mingi! [Final Chorus Variation – Bigger, More Joyful] Bolingo! Bolingo! Danse lelo! Bolingo! Bolingo! Kamba nzela! Bolingo! Bolingo! Tika yango kongenga! Motema na ngai, Na tango nyonso!