[Venda] Sundrum
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# SUNDRUM *U Duvha Luswa Lu Vha Kha U Dovha* **[INTRO — Distant Drumbeat, Whistled Melody, Handclaps]** *(Boom… boom-boom… clap!)* Ni khou pfa? Hu na fhungo liswa mitshini. Oh-eh, oh-eh! Vhuyani vhoṱhe! **[CHORUS — Explosive Afro-House Drop]** Duvha, duvha, SUNDRUM! U duvha luswa lu khou vha kha u dovha! Gidima, gidima, u songo gidima— Dzula fhano, tamba ngoma! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Nga vhuvha hu dzhene! Hathe, mbubye, Vhoṱhe ri tshi tshimbila! Duvha, duvha, SUNDRUM! U pfa shango lothe tshi dzumbama! **[VERSE 1 — Bouncy Afrobeats, Highlife Guitar]** Muthu u imba nga fasiteria yo vuleaho, Muthu u tshi tshina mulamboni. Zwa kale mitshini zwo vha zwi tswaho, Zwino zwi khou ri vhidza nga dzina. Hu na borotho u fhira mulamboni Hune muri wo vha u tshi dzumbama. Hu na ndila dzi fhiraho gidi dza u thoma hafhu, Na zwithu zwo fhiraho gidi zwa u ita. Ndi vhona zwanḓa zwi tshi fhira vhukule, Ndi vhona vhathu vha tshi wana vhupo hu fanaho. Muthu muṅwe na muṅwe a tshi dzhena kha khorasi U ita mmbwa ine ya pfala khwine. **[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Vocal Harmonies]** Arali ni na tshivhindi tshine tsha itwa, Dzhiani tshikhalani. Arali ni wana mbofholowo, Vhulahani luimbo lwa muṅwe. A ro ngo fanela u thoma u swika henefho, A ro ngo fanela u ima lufuno lune lwa khou ita. Fhedzi vhusiku uno ri tshi tshimbila roṱhe— Ni pfe tshikhalani, ni pfe luimbo! **[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]** Duvha, duvha, SUNDRUM! U duvha luswa lu khou vha kha u dovha! Gidima, gidima, u songo gidima— Dzula fhano, tamba ngoma! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Nga vhuvha hu dzhene! Hathe, mbubye, Vhoṱhe ri tshi tshimbila! Duvha, duvha, SUNDRUM! U pfa shango lothe tshi dzumbama! **[POST-CHORUS — Percussion-Led Dance Chant]** Boom-boom! Clap! Vhuya na duvha! Boom-boom! Hey! Tshina u bvela phanda! Vhumbeloni, Ni kha vha fhasi! SUNDRUM! Ni pfe tshelede! **[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Rolling Bass]** Hu na mme vha tshi vula mushumo wavho, Hu na khotsi vha tshi guda tshithu tshiswa. Hu na ṅwana ane a penda na mivhala, A tshi penda shango zwine ra sa zwi divhi. Hu na mulimi a tshi bvisa vhuvhu, Hu na mufunzi a tshi bvela phanda. Lufuno lu thoma hune ha vha, Mbudzi dza thoma hune ra ima. U bva mulaloni u ya mutshatsharoni, U bva thavhani u ya lwanzheni, Sweefin i khou vhuxisa vhathu na dzinwe ndila, I tshi thusa u vula mikano minzhi. A ro ngo fanela u tshimbila nga ndila yo leluwaho, A ro ngo fanela u kona u bvela phanda. Fhedzi musi vhathu vhanzhi vha na tshifhinga, Hu na vhupo hune lufuno lu bvela phanda. **[PRE-CHORUS — Crowd Harmonies Build]** Arali ni na tshivhindi tshine tsha itwa, Dzhiani tshikhalani. Arali ni wana mbofholowo, Vhulahani luimbo lwa muṅwe. A ro ngo fanela u thoma u swika henefho, A ro ngo fanela u ima lufuno lune lwa khou ita. Fhedzi vhusiku uno ri tshi tshimbila roṱhe— Ni pfe tshikhalani, ni pfe luimbo! **[CHORUS — Festival Drop]** Duvha, duvha, SUNDRUM! U duvha luswa lu khou vha kha u dovha! Gidima, gidima, u songo gidima— Dzula fhano, tamba ngoma! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Nga vhuvha hu dzhene! Hathe, mbubye, Vhoṱhe ri tshi tshimbila! Duvha, duvha, SUNDRUM! U pfa shango lothe tshi dzumbama! **[BRIDGE — Warm Piano, Layered Choir]** [Verse] Arali vhusiku vhu tshi tou lemela, Arali nndwa i tshi tou lunga kale, Thetshelesa mbilu i tshi vhuya, I tshi u humbela u bvela phanda. Ri nga kona u vha na vhuthu, Ri nga thusa nga tshanḓa tshashu. Fhasi lishango li nga pfala lu bva hone, Arali ri tshi ḓivha hune vhaṅwe vha ima hone. *(Piano stops. One drum continues.)* **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Lead: Ni khou pfa ngoma? Crowd: Boom-boom! Lead: Ni khou pfa ḓuvha? Crowd: Li khou dzhena! Lead: Vha mema nnyi? Crowd: Vhaṅwe na vhaṅwe! Lead: Ndi hone ni tshi shuma! *(Bass rises)* Boom-boom! Clap! Tshimbilani nga murahu! Hey-oh! Hey! Tshimbilani nga ngomu! Vhalani milenzhe, Vhuyelela fhasi! SUNDRUM! Tendani u tshimbila! *(Massive bass drop)* **[FINAL CHORUS — Full Choir, Brass, Percussion]** Duvha, duvha, SUNDRUM! Pfela ḓuvha ḽiswa ḽi tshi dzhena! Gidima, gidima, u songo gidima— Dzula fhano, tambani ngoma! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Tendani mulodi u tshimbila! Tshimbila, tshimbila, Vhaṅwe vhoṱhe vho kwasha! Duvha, duvha, SUNDRUM! Pfela shango ḽoṱhe ḽi tshi imba! **[OUTRO — Guitar, Whistle, Fading Crowd Vocals]** Oh-eh, oh-eh! Tshilidzi tshiṱuku, Luzwimi lwa ḓuvha. Zwimvo zwa ḓivha Vhusiku. Sweefin—u vhona vhathu, U sika vhudzulo ha u aluwa. Duvha, duvha, SUNDRUM! Pfela ḓuvha ḽiswa ḽi tshi dzhena! *(Boom-boom… clap!)*