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[Ewe] Zumaya

by Swifin Echoes

afrobeat

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Lyrics

# ZUMAYA
*Ne Yɔ Wayɛ. Ne Yɔ Dɔ.*

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

*(Two claps)*

Hei! Hei!

Wɔ nu?

Nye dɔla na wo!

Zu-ma-ya!

*(Bass drops)*

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

Zu-ma-ya! Hei! Hei!
Miawoe nyɔŋu yɔ wayɛ!

Zu-ma-ya! O! O!
Miawoe gbɔgbɔ naɖu nu!

Ɖeɖe me, Ɖeɖe ŋkɔ,
Gblɔ nu na mi kpɔ!

Zu-ma-ya! Hei! Hei!
Ne yɔ dɔ si gbɔna!

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

Ŋdiŋdiŋ wɔ ɖe ɣeyiɣi me,
Kɔta le dzɔdzɔ me.
Nunya wɔ dzɔ le afɔ me,
Gake ame nyɔŋu gblɔ na.

Yewo le dzɔdzɔ me le gbɔna,
Ame siwo le nu naɖe gblɔ.
Ne woaɖe gbeƒã ƒe dzɔdzɔ,
Ne woaɖe nu na wo dzɔ.

Dɔ na ame si nye gɔme,
Nye ɖe ame si nye gɔme.
Miawoe bɔ nuwo kple ame,
Yɔ dɔ si gbɔna.

Sweefin kple ame siwo wɔlɔ,
Dɔ na ame si nye gɔme.
Miawoe kple ame si nye gɔme,
Ne yɔ dɔ si gbɔna.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Harmonies]**

Miawoe kple nu si wɔ ɖe gbeƒã?
Miawoe kple nu si wɔ ɖe gbeƒã?

Dɔ ɖe ame si nye gɔme,
Dɔ ɖe ame si nye gɔme.

Miawoe bɔ nuwo kple ame,
Yɔ dɔ si gbɔna!

**[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Drop]**

Zu-ma-ya! Hei! Hei!
Miawoe nyɔŋu yɔ wayɛ!

Zu-ma-ya! O! O!
Miawoe gbɔgbɔ naɖu nu!

Ɖeɖe me, Ɖeɖe ŋkɔ,
Gblɔ nu na mi kpɔ!

Zu-ma-ya! Hei! Hei!
Ne yɔ dɔ si gbɔna!

**[POST-CHORUS — Dance Chant]**

Me! Wo!
Yɔ dɔ si gbɔna!

Klak! Klak!
Ne yɔ dɔ si gbɔna!

Zu! Ma! Ya!
Yɔ wayɛ!

Zu! Ma! Ya!
Hei! Hei! Hei!

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

Mama le gɔme dzɔdzɔ,
Papa le dɔ kple ame.
Vi le dzɔ le afɔ me,
Nunya wɔ dzɔ le afɔ me.

Ame si wɔ le gbeƒã me,
Ne yɔ dɔ si gbɔna.
Ame si wɔ le gbeƒã me,
Ne yɔ dɔ si gbɔna.

Le agbleɖoɖo me ɖe gbeƒã,
Ne yɔ dɔ si gbɔna.
Ame si wɔ le gbeƒã me,
Ne yɔ dɔ si gbɔna.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]**

Miawoe kple nu si wɔ ɖe gbeƒã?
Miawoe kple nu si wɔ ɖe gbeƒã?

Dɔ ɖe ame si nye gɔme,
Dɔ ɖe ame si nye gɔme.

Miawoe bɔ nuwo kple ame,
Yɔ dɔ si gbɔna!

**[CHORUS — Festival Drop]**

Zu-ma-ya! Hei! Hei!
Miawoe nyɔŋu yɔ wayɛ!

Zu-ma-ya! O! O!
Miawoe gbɔgbɔ naɖu nu!

Ɖeɖe me, Ɖeɖe ŋkɔ,
Gblɔ nu na mi kpɔ!

Zu-ma-ya! Hei! Hei!
Ne yɔ dɔ si gbɔna!

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

Ame si gblɔ le afi ma,
Ame si wɔ le gbeƒã.
Ame si wɔ le gbeƒã me,
Ne yɔ dɔ si gbɔna.

[Verse]  
Míanya nyé nyéka nyé dɔdɔ,  
Míanya nyé nyéka nyé ƒe dumegã.  
Aƒetɔ si metsɔa ɖe xɔxɔƒe,  
Gbadzɔ si melɔa ɖe ɖeɖe.

*(Music drops to handclaps)*

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: Nunya nyé gbadzɔ?  
Crowd: Nye le! Nye le!

Lead: Nunya nyé nyateƒe?  
Crowd: Nye le! Nye le!

Lead: Míakplɔ gbɔna?  
Crowd: Yaa, míakplɔ!

Lead: Na míekpɔa ɖe míaƒe gbɔnu!

*(Bass returns)*

Gã! Ɖi!  
Kplɔa gbɔnu ɖe ɖo!

Gblɔ! Gblɔ!  
Ná gbadzɔ ɖe ɖeɖe!

Zu! Zu!  
Ná ɖoɖo si metɔ!

Zu-ma-ya!  
Ná míaƒe xɔse!

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

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!  
Míakplɔ míaƒe gbɔnu!

Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh!  
Míalɔ gbɔnu le ɖeɖe!

Aƒetɔ si metsɔa, aƒetɔ si meva,  
Kplɔa gbɔnu ɖe ɖo ɖeŋu!

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!  
Ná míaƒe dɔmɔ nyui!

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

Aƒetɔ si mekpɔa,  
Aƒetɔ si meɖo.

Aƒetɔ si melɔa,  
Aƒetɔ si meƒe.

Zu-ma-ya!  
Hey! Hey!

Zu si nye míaƒe gbɔna,  
Ná do, ná nɔ, ná tsɔ.

Zu-ma-ya!

Ná míaƒe dzidzɔ ɖeɖe!

*(Final drum hit)*