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[Luo] Zumaya

by Swifin Echoes

afrobeat

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Lyrics

# ZUMAYA
*Yom gi Yieng. Tim Nade.*

**[INTRO — Handclaps, Marimba, Deep Bass]**

*(Two claps)*

Hey! Hey!

Iwinyo?

Mano luongo ni!

Zu-ma-ya!

*(Bass drops)*

**[CHORUS — Infectious Afro-House Hook]**

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Duto yom gi yieng!

Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh!
Lwak riwruok mondo ruodhi!

Wang' ka, wang' ko,
Ting' gi matek, wer matek!

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Tim mor matin kawuono!

**[VERSE 1 — Bouncy Afrobeats, Syncopated Guitar]**

Ng'weny wuok kapodi oduong',
Duka otwo pod abich.
Ng'ato wero kuom dende,
Kendo od bende wero.

Nodhi ne wang'ruok makare,
Gi gik moko mang'eny.
Kawuono wan e yoo achiel,
Kendo wan gi thuolo mar yudo.

Jaber matin odhi kendo,
Ka ng'ato machielo chako.
Kel ne ng'ato ma biro,
Kel chudo, kel kony.

Sweefin bedo gi jo-od bende,
Keto, chako gimoro manyien.
Gima yudo kuom wuothwa,
Kel thuolo mar keto tim.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Harmonies]**

Iwinyo dho ka yieng'?
Iwinyo e yore?

Kel kweri, kel paro,
Kel yieng' mar riwo!

Ok nyaka yom gi yieng' achiel,
Ok nyaka wer gi weche achiel.

Yudo wang'ri, kel ng'at—
Kawuono obiro!

**[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Drop]**

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Duto yom gi yieng!

Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh!
Lwak riwruok mondo ruodhi!

Wang' ka, wang' ko,
Ting' gi matek, wer matek!

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Tim mor matin kawuono!

**[POST-CHORUS — Dance Chant]**

In! Out!
Yieng' mondo oket!

Clap! Clap!
Kel yieng' duto!

Zu! Ma! Ya!
Yom gi yieng'!

Zu! Ma! Ya!
Hey! Hey! Hey!

**[VERSE 2 — Warm Female Lead, Rolling Log Drums]**

Mama konyo ketho mar odhiambo,
Baba owuoyo gi osiep.
Nyathi oketo rocket e ndara,
Keto paro mar wuoth.

Jotich ohero puodho,
Nyiri machon ohero chako.
Jotijriyo neno thuolo,
Kendo paro yudo chudo.

Kuom yoo ma chiegni kendo,
Kuom got nyaka nam,
Wegi ma oketho nyaka wuoth,
Ka thuolo ni duto.

Ka waloso gik ma wan-go,
Ka waneno, winjo kendo chako,
Wanyalo ket tich mar kiny,
Ka timo tim matin.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]**

Iwinyo dho ka yieng'?
Iwinyo e yore?

Kel kweri, kel paro,
Kel yieng' mar riwo!

Ok nyaka yom gi yieng' achiel,
Ok nyaka wer gi weche achiel.

Yudo wang'ri, kel ng'at—
Kawuono obiro!

**[CHORUS — Festival Drop]**

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Duto yom gi yieng!

Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh!
Lwak riwruok mondo ruodhi!

Wang' ka, wang' ko,
Ting' gi matek, wer matek!

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Tim mor matin kawuono!

**[BRIDGE — Percussion Break, Layered Voices]**

Dho achiel e ot,
Dho achiel e piny.
Jomoko chako riwo,
Kendo duto bedo kanyo.

[Verse]  
Kata onge ng'ato ma biro nyime kwano,  
Kata onge ng'ama nyalo bedo duong'.  
Tiyo ka tiyo, nyiso nyithi,  
Kata nyayo mar nyathi, bende ni kod saa.

*(Music drops to handclaps)*

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: Ng'ama ni kod nyayo?  
Crowd: An ka! An ka!

Lead: Ng'ama ni kod lopo?  
Crowd: An bende! An bende!

Lead: Donjuru ka waduogo nyalo?  
Crowd: Ee, watimo!

Lead: To nyisna kaka iparo!

*(Bass returns)*

In! Out!  
Koro yawa, nyaka upong'!

Clap! Clap!  
Nyis nyayo mana kama!

Sweefin! Sweefin!  
Ket kanyakla mar timo!

Zu-ma-ya!  
Kawuono en bura ni in!

**[FINAL CHORUS — Full Choir, Brass, Percussion]**

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!  
Ng'ato ka ng'ato, timore kaka!

Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh!  
Nyayo gi mor, nyaka loso!

Kata kwano in, kata kwano out,  
Dhi koro, nyis nyaka gi ng'ato!

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!  
Kaw mor matin kawuono!

**[OUTRO — Highlife Guitar, Fading Handclaps]**

Moru matin,  
Dhoot mopeny.

Ng'ato ka ng'ato,  
Koro mia achiel.

Zu-ma-ya!  
Hey! Hey!

Sweefin ket kanyakla,  
Timo, loso, bedo kod ng'ato.

Zu-ma-ya!

Mor nyaka bedo kodwa!

*(Final drum hit)*