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[Itsekiri] Lumbalel
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# LUMBALELE *Fiyen Rere Suwa ni Uwa* [INTRO — INSTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION, PLAYFUL FEMALE VOCAL] *(Three handclaps. A bouncing bassline answers.)* Hey! Ké wáfi sun sé ma fi gbo? Ké wáfi ëkaro ma gbé? Téwó! Rere wa n'úkhó Ena wé ma fi se! Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Uno fi dé? LUMBALELE! [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Rere wá déré! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Uno wa n'uwa! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ena wé ma gbe! Sun n'óghó! Rere wa ma bé! LUMBALELE! Rere ma fi suwa! [VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] Oghe wa ri na kúkú, Rere wa dé n'óghó. Ena wé ma kpe rere Rere ma fi gbe. Oghe wa ri na mé na, Uno dé n'óghó. Oghe wa ri na sé mi, Uno dé wé na. Ena wé ma fi kpe, Ena wé ma fi gbe. Ena wé ma fi suwa, Ena wé ma fi gbe. Uno wa dé n'óghó, Uno wa dé n'uwa. Rere wa dé n'óghó, Rere wa ma gbe. [PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES] Uno wa n'óghó? Uno wa n'uwa? Rere wa dé n'óghó Rere wa dé n'uwa. Uno wa n'óghó, Uno wa n'uwa. Uno wa n'óghó Uno wa dé n'uwa! [CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Rere wá déré! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Uno wa n'uwa! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ena wé ma gbe! Sun n'óghó! Rere wa ma bé! LUMBALELE! Rere ma fi suwa! [POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT] Lum! Lum! Sun na kpe! Ba! Ba! Sun na gbe! Le! Le! Té wó mé! LUMBALELE! Rere wa dé n'óghó! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Uno dé! Uno wa n'óghó! [VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS] Uno wa na rere, Uno wa dé n'óghó. Uno wa na rere Uno wa dé n'óghó. Uno wa na rere, Uno wa dé n'óghó. Uno wa na rere Uno wa dé n'óghó. Uno wa n'óghó, Uno wa n'uwa. Uno wa na rere, Uno wa dé n'óghó. Uno wa dé n'óghó, Uno wa dé n'uwa. Uno wa na rere, Uno wa dé n'óghó. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS] Uno wa n'óghó? Uno wa n'uwa? Rere wa dé n'óghó Rere wa dé n'uwa. Uno wa n'óghó, Uno wa n'uwa. Uno wa n'óghó Uno wa dé n'uwa! [CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Rere wá déré! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Uno wa n'uwa! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ena wé ma gbe! Sun n'óghó! Rere wa ma bé! LUMBALELE! Rere ma fi suwa! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] If you dey feel say dem forget you, If you dey stand all by yourself, May you find way wey open for you, May you find place wey be your home. If your dreams dey delay, If the journey dey too long, May courage dey your heart With the words of this song. You dey pass any setback, You dey more than yesterday. Future dey wey you go build, Better way dey to make am. And the gift wey we dey offer Na hope wey we go restore. When we lift one another, We fit open more doors. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* You no be your situation. You no be your yesterday. You be world of possibilities. And your story still dey write. *(A second heartbeat.)* So take one step… Then another… And let the whole world dance with you! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: You get dream? Crowd: YES, WE DO! Lead: You get future? Crowd: YES, WE DO! Lead: We fit build am together? Crowd: YES, WE CAN! Lead: Then make I see you dance! [THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Lum! Lum! Step go right! Ba! Ba! Step go left! Le! Le! Hands up high! LUMBALELE! Let your spirit fly! *(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)* [INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! *(Crowd chants over the groove.)* [FINAL CHORUS — FULL GLOBAL CHOIR] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Feel that joy from head to toe! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Let the whole wide world know! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! There's a million ways to grow! Step into the sunshine! Let your happiness overflow! LUMBALELE! Let the good vibrations flow! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] A billion hearts! A billion dreams! A world of possibilities For you and me!