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[Māori] Tumbaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# TUMBAYA *Hiri Rawa Tahi e Nahi.* **[INTRO — Bare Drums, Finger Snaps, Playful Female Vocal]** *(Dum… da-dum… clap!)* Hey, na! Ae, na! Ita i te moemoega i to pēke? Ita i te waiata i to hu? Na, ka kawe mai! *(Bass begins to bounce.)* Tum-tum… TUMBAYA! **[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Horo te puehu, kanikani atu! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Kia korero te ao katoa, “Haere!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Kawe mai āu moemoeā ki te rā! Kotahi te hīkoi, Rua te hīkoi— TUMBAYA! Kia timata ngā wā pai! **[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]** I te pō i pā te ua I runga i te tuanui e hiahia ana. I te ata he āniwaniwa, A, ka hui te hāpori ki reira. Kawea mai he puoro iti, Kawea mai he taro iti. Kawea mai he whakaaro hōu Kāore anō i puta i tō rātou roro. He wahine kei te mākete, He tama e ako ana i te mahi. He tamaiti e tuhi ana i ngā whakaaro I runga i te pāhihi i te kōhatu. Kāore e mōhio te tangata he aha ka puta, Kāore he mahere tino pai. Engari, ka noho he moemoeā hei haerenga I te wā e mahi ana tātou i ngā mea ka taea. **[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]** Aroha mai, kaua e tatari mō ngā whakautu, Kaua e tatari mō te rā tino pai. Tangohia te mōhio e tū ana i mua i a koe, Whakakīia te rangi hei ara. Mēnā he iti te rā, Tāhaia ki tētahi kei te hōu. He ao kei te wātea, I te wāhi mō au me koe! **[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Horo te puehu, kanikani atu! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Kia korero te ao katoa, “Haere!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Kawe mai āu moemoeā ki te rā! Kotahi te hīkoi, Rua te hīkoi— TUMBAYA! Kia timata ngā wā pai! **[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]** Tum! Tum! Hey! Hey! Hīkoi ki waho! Hū! Hū! Ba! Ba! Kāhā! Kāhā! Huri te aro, Kawea mai! TUMBAYA! **[VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]** He pāmu kei te kōkiri, He kaihanga kei te moemoeā. He ākonga e hanga ana i te mōhio, He kaipōti e rapu ana i ngā tīma. Mai i te kainga ki te tāone, Mai i te maunga ki te takutai, He tangata katoa he pūkenga Me te whai wāhi ki te kite atu. Sweefin e hono ana i ngā tāngata me ngā āheinga, E awhina ana i ngā pakihi ki te kimi i te ara. Ngā huarahi hōu ki te penapena, whakawhiti, me te hoko Ka taea te whakatuwhera i ngā kōwhiringa i ia rā. A, i te wā ka kitea e te tangata he huarahi, Ka waihohia te tahi atu ki te kimi. He anamata e tika ana ki te hanga I ngā mea ka taea e tātou. **[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]** Aroha mai, kaua e tatari mō ngā whakautu, Kaua e tatari mō te rā tino pai. Tangohia te mōhio e tū ana i mua i a koe, Whakakīia te rangi hei ara. Mēnā he iti te rā, Tāhaia ki tētahi kei te hōu. He ao kei te wātea, I te wāhi mō au me koe! **[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Horo te puehu, kanikani atu! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Kia korero te ao katoa, “Haere!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Kawe mai āu moemoeā ki te rā! Kotahi te hīkoi, Rua te hīkoi— TUMBAYA! Kia timata ngā wā pai! **[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]** [Verse] Ki te ara e taumaha ana, Ki te kawenga nui rawa koe, Kia kitea te aroha iti, I ngā wāhi e rapu ana koe. He mana tō ia oranga, He waiata tō ia reo. Ka kaha ake te tūmanako, Ina awhi tahi tātou. *(Music fades to a single drumbeat.)* [SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD] He moemoeā kei tō pūkoro... He waiata kei ō hū... He ao katoa e tatari ana... Māu e nekeneke! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Kei a koe te moemoeā? Crowd: Āe, kei a mātou! Lead: Kei a koe te takoto? Crowd: Māua tahi! Lead: Ka taea e wai? Crowd: Katoa e taea! Lead: Na, nekeneke te tinana! *(Percussion builds.)* Tum! Tum! Takahi! Takahi! Pā! Pā! Pakipaki! Āe! Āe! Hurihia! TUMBAYA! Rongo i te reo! *(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)* [INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS] Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Heia, heia, oh! *(Crowd chants over the groove.)* [FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR] Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Panaia te puehu, kanikani atu! Heia, heia, oh! Kia kī te ao katoa, "Kia kaha!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Whakamaua ō moemoeā ki te rā! Kotahi te hīkoi ki waho, E rua ngā hīkoi ki roto— TUMBAYA! Kia tīmata te pai! [OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR] Kotahi mano ngā moemoeā, Kotahi mano ngā ara. He hononga iti ake, He tūmanako iti ake ia rā. Kawea mai ngā ara hou, Hei waihanga, hei whakawhiti, hei tipu. Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! He kanikani mō ia moemoeā. TUMBAYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*