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[Ga] Tumbaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# TUMBAYA *Every Dream Deserves a Dance.* **[INTRO — Bare Drums, Finger Snaps, Playful Female Vocal]** *(Dum… da-dum… clap!)* Hey, wo! Aane, wo! Wɔ wɔɔ yɛ dɔm wɔ wo pɔket? Wɔ wɔɔ yɛ nkɔmɔ wɔ wo nsa? Ɛyɛ a, bɛbrɛ! *(Bass begins to bounce.)* Tum-tum… TUMBAYA! **[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Sɔ asase no na yɛntɔ ɔdan! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ma wiase nyinaa ka, “Kɔ!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Bɛyɛ dɔm no kɔ da! Baako pɛ kɔ, Mmienu pɛ bɛyɛ— TUMBAYA! Ma anigye no nsɔ! **[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]** Anɔpa no, osu no reto Wɔ abɔso a ɛhia nsi. Mmerɛ a ɛbɔ no, ɛda bɔkɔ, Na mpɔtam no bɔ mu yɛ. Obi de nkɔmɔ bɛyɛ, Obi de brodo bɛba. Obi de nsɛm foforɔ bɛyɛ A nni wɔn adwene mu da. Eyi yɛ ɔbaa a ɔwɔ yɛn nkyɛn, Abɔfra a ɔkɔ nsɛm. Eyi yɛ abɔfra a ɔyɛ nkyɛn Wɔ asɛm kɛse mu. Nnipa nni ho a ɛdaakye, Nnipa nni nkyerɛkyerɛ pa. Nanso nkɔmɔ yɛ ɔkwan Sɛ yɛyɛ nea yɛ betumi. **[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]** Oh, mma yɛnkɔte nkyerɛmu nyinaa, Mma yɛnkɔte ɔda pa. Gye mu na yɛka a ɛyɛ nwanwa, Ma nsɛm no mfa ɔkwan. Sɛ wowɔ dɔ a ɛyɛ fɛ, Yɛka ho kyerɛ obi foforɔ. Wɔ hɔ yɛn nsɛm foforɔ Sɛ yɛyɛ na yɛn ho nyinaa! **[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Sɔ asase no na yɛntɔ ɔdan! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ma wiase nyinaa ka, “Kɔ!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Bɛyɛ dɔm no kɔ da! Baako pɛ kɔ, Mmienu pɛ bɛyɛ— TUMBAYA! Ma anigye no nsɔ! **[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]** Tum! Tum! Hey! Hey! Kɔ pɔtee! Sway! Sway! Ba! Ba! Ka! Ka! Sɔ ɔkwan! Bɛba bio! TUMBAYA! **[VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]** Wɔ hɔ ɔfarm a ɔda so, Wɔ hɔ ɔyɛ nkyerɛ a ɔwɔ dɔ. Wɔ hɔ ɔstudent a ɔyɛ adwuma, Wɔ hɔ ɔtrader a ɔhwehwɛ mmerɛ. Fi kurom kɔ kurom, Fi ɔbɔnten kɔ anɔpa, Obiara wɔ nkyerɛ a ɔdɔ Na ɔkwan a ɔbɛhunu. Sweefin bɛma nnipa ne nsɛm, Bɔ mmɔden de adwuma yɛ. Nkɔmɔ foforɔ sɛ yɛbɛyɛ, Bɛma akwan pa da. Na sɛ obi hwehwɛ ɔkwan, Ma ɔfoforo nyaa ɔkwan. Wɔ hɔ ɔda a eye sɛ yɛbɛyɛ Nkyerɛ a yɛ yɛ betumi. **[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]** Oh, mma yɛnkɔte nkyerɛmu nyinaa, Mma yɛnkɔte ɔda pa. Gye mu na yɛka a ɛyɛ nwanwa, Ma nsɛm no mfa ɔkwan. Sɛ wowɔ dɔ a ɛyɛ fɛ, Yɛka ho kyerɛ obi foforɔ. Wɔ hɔ yɛn nsɛm foforɔ Sɛ yɛyɛ na yɛn ho nyinaa! **[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Sɔ asase no na yɛntɔ ɔdan! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ma wiase nyinaa ka, “Kɔ!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Bɛyɛ dɔm no kɔ da! Baako pɛ kɔ, Mmienu pɛ bɛyɛ— TUMBAYA! Ma anigye no nsɔ! **[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]** **[Verse]** Sɛ wɔkwan yɛ dɔɔso ma wo, Sɛ woyi ɔyɛ nɔ baa nuhuumo, Nɛyɛ mɔ fɛɛ baa nɔ koɔ, Nɛ yɛ bo azɔ nɔ yɛtsɔ. Nɔnyo nee ni yitso shine, Nɔnyo nɛ yɛtsɔ ekele. Aha mɔ ko lala nyɛŋŋ, Nɛ yɛ maa tee yɛtsɔ ekele. *(Music fades to a single drumbeat.)* **[SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD]** Aso ni wo kpɔtsɔ lɛ... Nɔ koɔ ni wɔ ɛhaa... Ofei ni wɔ shishi lɛ... Nɛ wɔyɛ mɔ he! **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: Wo daa ni? Crowd: Yoo, yɛ daa! Lead: Wo huɔ kɛkɛ? Crowd: Mɛ blɔ lɛ! Lead: Hɛ ni akɛ baa? Crowd: Nitsumu yee! Lead: Ni yɛtsɔ he! *(Percussion builds.)* Tum! Tum! Gbɛɛ! Gbɛɛ! Ba! Ba! Nyɛɛ! Nyɛɛ! Ya! Ya! Shiho keh! TUMBAYA! Nɛte yɛ ha! *(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)* **[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS]** Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! *(Crowd chants over the groove.)* **[FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Pɛ no baa ni yɛtsɔ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Nɛ mɔ ko nyɛ wɔ "Kɔ!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Wɔ mɔ da ni yɛɛ! Eke ɔdɔko, Etsiɔ ɔdɔngɔ— TUMBAYA! Nɛ wɔ yɛɛ he! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** Ahaa nɔko daa lɛ, Ahaa nɔko ɛtsɔ lɛ. Kɛ bo tsoɔ tsɛɛ, Kɛ bo azɔ mɛnɛ yɛ. Sweefin maa yɛ nyɔŋŋ, To ekpɛɔ, yɛɛ, nɛ yɛ. Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Nɔko daa ni tsɔ he. TUMBAYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*