[Zulu] Love
by Swifin Echoes
Afrobeats + Makossa + Coupé-Décalé
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Lyrics
[Intro – Warm Makossa Guitar, Rolling Bass, Handclaps] Oh-oh-oh... Eh-eh-eh... Oh-oh-oh... Yebo-yebo! Impilo eyodwa! Inhliziyo eyodwa! Uthando olulodwa! Hey! Hey! Woza! Unothando? (Nika bonke!) Uzizwa uthando? (Yabelana namhlanje!) Oh-oh-oh... Umhlaba wonke ucule! [Opening Hook – Full Groove Drops] Uthando! Uthando! Nika bonke! Uthando! Uthando! Nsuku zonke! Uthando! Uthando! Makukhule! Uthando! Uthando! Makugele! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Lapho sinika khona, Kukhula khona! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Uthando luyisibani Esishiya emva! [Verse 1 – Bouncy Afrobeats, Melodic Makossa Bass] Vuka umamatheke, masiqale, Usuku olusha, ukukhanya okusha. Elinye ithuba lokulungisa, Inhliziyo egcwele ukukhanya. Umusa omncane, ukunakekela, Uthando oluncane ukusabalalisa. Isandla esisizayo, izwi elihle, Umsindo omnandi owake waba khona. Awudingi ingcebo, Awudingi udumo. Ukushintsha impilo, Ukukhanyisa isibani. Isikhathi esincane, Isenzo esincane, Kungenza ikusasa Kusuka embewini encane. [Pre-Chorus – Rising Harmonies, Call and Response] Uyazizwa? (Zwa manje!) Ungayabelana? (Khombisa kanjalo!) Unganinika? (Nika konke!) Ungaphakamisa umuntu Uma ewa? Inhliziyo eyodwa! Ukushaya okukodwa! Zwa umculo Emahlombe akho! Umhlaba oyedwa! Ingoma eyodwa! Dlulisela uthando phambili! [Chorus – Explosive, Full Dance Groove] Uthando! Uthando! Nika bonke! Uthando! Uthando! Nsuku zonke! Uthando! Uthando! Makukhule! Uthando! Uthando! Makugele! Uthando kwabaphilayo! Uthando kwabashonayo! Uthando lwezinhliziyo Eziqhubeka nathi! Uthando! Uthando! Makubonakale! Lapho sinika khona, Kukhula khona! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Nika bonke! Nika bonke! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Uthando yisipho Esingapheli! [Post-Chorus – Makossa Guitar Riff, Coupé-Décalé Percussion] Eh-eh! Uthando! Eh-eh! Uthando! Nika! Nika! Nika bonke! Eh-eh! Uthando! Eh-eh! Uthando! Phila! Phila! Nsuku zonke! Hey! Hey! Phenduka! Hey! Hey! Zwa umsindo! Bonke, eceleni kuya eceleni! Makuphile uthando! [Verse 2 – Joyful, Rhythmic, Emotional] Omunye wayesithanda kudala, Futhi watshala imbewu esingayazi. Omunye wanikeza isandla esisizayo, Futhi wasisiza sathola amandla. Manje sekuyisikhathi sethu, mina nawe, Ukugcina isibani esincane siphila. Ngomntwana ngamunye, iphupho ngalinye, Inhliziyo ngalinye esingakaze siyibone. Iminyaka ingadlula, izinkathi zishintshe, Kodwa uthando esilunikezayo luzohlala. Futhi umphefumulo ngamunye esiwuphakamisayo Uyophatha ukukhanya ngaphesheya kwezimpilo zethu. Ngakho-ke ngesikhathi sisekhona, masihleka futhi sidanse, Masinikeze inhliziyo ngayinye elinye ithuba. Umhlaba ungcono lapho sinakekela khona, Futhi uthando luyinto wonke umuntu angayabelana! [Pre-Chorus – Call and Response] Uyazizwa? (Zwa manje!) Ungayabelana? (Khombisa kanjalo!) Unganinika? (Nika konke!) Ungaphakamisa umuntu Uma ewa? Inhliziyo eyodwa! Ukushaya okukodwa! Zwa umculo Emahlombe akho! Umhlaba oyedwa! Ingoma eyodwa! Dlulisela uthando phambili! [Chorus – Full Ensemble] Uthando! Uthando! Nika bonke! Uthando! Uthando! Nsuku zonke! Uthando! Uthando! Makukhule! Uthando! Uthando! Makugele! Uthando kwabaphilayo! Uthando kwabashonayo! Uthando lwezinhliziyo Eziqhubeka nathi! Uthando! Uthando! Makubonakale! Lapho sinika khona, Kukhula khona! [Dance Break – Instrumental, Makossa Bass + Coupé-Décalé Drums] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Ngiphe uthando! (Ngiphe uthando!) Bonisa uthando! (Bonisa uthando!) Dlulisa phambili! (Dlulisa phambili!) Qhubeka njalo! (Ukuze kube sekuseni!) Ngakwesobunxele! Ngakwesokudla! Nyakazisa izinyawo! Clap! Clap! Zizwa isigqi! Phenduka! Vumela kucwebezela! Wonke umuntu! Vumela uthando lukhule! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Uthando! Uthando! Uthando! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Dlulisa phambili! [Bridge – Emotional Breakdown, Soft Piano, Warm Choir] Ngelinye ilanga, lapho ukudansa kuphela, Lapho isikhathi sithathe zonke izinsuku zethu, Uthando esalunika luzoqhubeka Ezinhliziyweni esathintile endleleni. Futhi omunye esingeke simazi Uzozuza amandla amasha okuqhubeka. Ngoba uthando oluncane esalunika Lwaba ukukhanya okubuyisela ekhaya. [Soft Solo Vocal] Uma konke engikushiyayo kunguthando, Ngakho ngishiyile umhlaba wokukhanya. [Choir Enters] Oh-oh-oh... Vumela kuqhakaze... Oh-oh-oh... Kuwo wonke amazwi... [Build-Up – Drums Return, Crowd Clapping] Ngakho nikela manje! (Nikela manje!) Ungalindi ikusasa! (Hhayi, hhayi, hhayi!) Thanda umuntu! (Thanda umuntu!) Yenza umehluko namhlanje! Nikela manje! (Nikela manje!) Vumela umhlaba wazi! Lapho sinikela! (Kukhula njalo!) Lapho sinikela! (Kukhula njalo!) [Massive Dance Drop – Full Bass, Guitars, Percussion] UTHANDO! UTHANDO! UTHANDO! UTHANDO! Dlulisa phambili! UTHANDO! UTHANDO! UTHANDO! UTHANDO! Nsuku zonke! Hey! Hey! Sihambisana! Hey! Hey! Uthando phakade! Hey! Hey! Zizwa umlilo! Phakamisa othile phezulu! [Final Chorus – All Voices, Full Celebration] Uthando! Uthando! Dlulisa phambili! Uthando! Uthando! Nsuku zonke! Uthando! Uthando!