[Yoruba] Tumbaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# TUMBAYA *Gbogbo Ala Nilo Ijo.* **[INTRO — Ilu, Fìgà, Ohùn Obìnrin Dídùn]** *(Dum… da-dum… clap!)* Eh, iwo! Bẹẹ ni, iwo! Ṣe ala wa n'ọwọ rẹ? Ṣe orin wa n'ẹsẹ rẹ? Oya, mu wa! *(Basi nlọ lókè.)* Tum-tum… TUMBAYA! **[CHORUS — AFRO-HOUSE GBÓRÌYÌN]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! F'agbo kuro ki o si jó! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ki gbogbo aye sọ pé, “Lọ!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Mu ala rẹ wa s'ojú ọjọ! Igbese kan jade, Meji n'ipin— TUMBAYA! Ki ayọ bẹrẹ! **[VERSE 1 — AFROBEATS, GITA HIGHLIFE]** L'ana ojo n'lu L'órí àjà tó n'lepa. L'owuro rainbow wa, Àwá wọnu adugbo. Ẹni kan mu orin, Ẹni kan mu burẹdi. Ẹni kan mu ero tuntun Tó kò tíi fi silẹ. Obìnrin t'ó ni tábílè, Ọmọkunrin t'ó nkọ iṣẹ. Omo t'ó n ya aworan Lórí opopona ní ojiji. Ko si ẹni tó mọ ọla, Ko si t'ó ni eto pipe. Ṣugbọn ala di irin-ajo Nigbati a ṣe ohun tí a lè ṣe. **[PRE-CHORUS — OHUN OBINRIN N'ILE]** Oh, ma duro de idahun gbogbo, Ma duro de ọjọ tó pe. Gba anfaani to wa l'ọwọ, Jẹ ki ìrìn n'lo. Tó bá lé s'ẹrin kan, Pin pelu ẹlomiran. Aye ti kun fun anfaani Tí ó kun fun mi ati ẹ! **[CHORUS — AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM GBÓRÌYÌN]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! F'agbo kuro ki o si jó! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ki gbogbo aye sọ pé, “Lọ!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Mu ala rẹ wa s'ojú ọjọ! Igbese kan jade, Meji n'ipin— TUMBAYA! Ki ayọ bẹrẹ! **[POST-CHORUS — IJÓ ORIN T'Ó TÓBI]** Tum! Tum! Hey! Hey! Jade lọ! Jó! Jó! Ba! Ba! Fìgà! Fìgà! Tan-an yika! Mu pada wa! TUMBAYA! **[VERSE 2 — OHUN OBINRIN, BÁSI ROLLING]** Ọkọ t'ó ni ikore, Ẹlẹda t'ó ni ala. Akẹkọ t'ó kọ imo, Ọjà t'ó wa ẹgbẹ. Lati abule de ilu, Lati òkè de etí òkun, Gbogbo eniyan ni ẹbun Ati anfaani lati ṣawari diẹ sii. Sweefin so eniyan ati anfaani pọ, Ṣe iranlọwọ fun iṣowo lati ri ọna wọn. Ọna tuntun lati fipamọ, paṣipaarọ, ati ṣowo Le ṣí aṣayan gbogbo ọjọ. Bákan náà tí ẹnikan bá rí ọna, Jẹ ki omiiran ri ọkan naa. Ọjọ iwaju tó yẹ ká ṣẹda Pelu ohun tó wa l'ọwọ wa. **[PRE-CHORUS — IJO AGBA]** Oh, ma duro de idahun gbogbo, Ma duro de ọjọ tó pe. Gba anfaani to wa l'ọwọ, Jẹ ki ìrìn n'lo. Tó bá lé s'ẹrin kan, Pin pelu ẹlomiran. Aye ti kun fun anfaani Tí ó kun fun mi ati ẹ! **[CHORUS — IJO AYẸYẸ]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! F'agbo kuro ki o si jó! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ki gbogbo aye sọ pé, “Lọ!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Mu ala rẹ wa s'ojú ọjọ! Igbese kan jade, Meji n'ipin— TUMBAYA! Ki ayọ bẹrẹ! **[BRIDGE — PIANO EMOTIONAL, OHUN AWỌN ỌMỌDE]** **[VERSE]** Bi ona ba ti le ju, Ti o ba ru ju fun gbogbo. Ki o ri ife kekere, Nibi ti ireti n duro de. Gbogbo aye ni oye re, Gbogbo ohun ni orin re. Ati ojo iwaju di ireti, Nigba ti a ran ara wa lowo. *(Orin n ku si igbagbo ilu kan.)* **[SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD]** Ala ninu apo re... Orin ninu bata re... Ati agbaye gbogbo n duro... Fun o lati gbe! **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: Ala wa? Crowd: Bẹẹni, a ni! Lead: Rara wa? Crowd: Emi ati iwọ! Lead: Tani le darapo? Crowd: Gbogbo eniyan! Lead: E gbe ara yin! *(Percussion n pọ si.)* Tum! Tum! Igbese! Igbese! Ba! Ba! Fẹhinti! Fẹhinti! Ya! Ya! Yipada! TUMBAYA! Gbo ohun naa! *(AMAPIANO BASS DROP NLA)* **[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS]** Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! *(Crowd n kọrin lori orin.)* **[FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tu eruku, jo kuro! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Jẹ ki agbaye sọ, “Lo!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Mu ala re wa sinu ọjọ! Igbese kan jade, Igbese meji sinu— TUMBAYA! Jẹ ki asiko rere bẹrẹ! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** Egbegberun ala, Egbegberun ọna. Die diẹ asopọ, Die diẹ ireti ni gbogbo ọjọ. Sweefin mu ọna titun lati sopọ, Lati ṣẹda, paarọ, ati dagba. Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Gbogbo ala ni oye lati jo. TUMBAYA! *(Idakẹjẹ ilu ayẹyẹ ikẹhin.)*