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[Susu] Lumbalel
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# LUMBALELE *Kaŋ Ma Yiriŋ Fo Loxo* [INTRO — INSTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION, PLAYFUL FEMALE VOCAL] *(Three handclaps. A bouncing bassline answers.)* Hey! A mi naxa i yɛrɛ naxɛ? A mi naxa i yi dɔxɔ? N'kɛ! Mixi naxi i yɛrɛ xunyi, Ala naxa i yɛrɛ faxa! Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! N'kɛ di? LUMBALELE! [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Yiriŋ naxɔɲɛn i yɛrɛ to! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Duniyaa xuyɛ na! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Yɛrɛ mixi naxi yɛrɛ ma! Xɔrɔ yɛrɛ naxɛ! Yiriŋ naxɔɲɛn i yɛrɛ to! LUMBALELE! Yiriŋ naxɔɲɛn yɛrɛ na! [VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] Kɔndɔ yi fonna, Ala yɛrɛ naxɛ. Yɛrɛ naxɔɲɛn yɛrɛ na, Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na. Mixi naxi yɛrɛ naxɛ, Ala yɛrɛ naxɛ. Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na, Ala yɛrɛ ma. Mixi yɛrɛ naxi yɛrɛ, Ala yɛrɛ naxɛ. Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na, Ala yɛrɛ naxɛ. Yɛrɛ naxi yɛrɛ na, Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na. Yɛrɛ naxi yɛrɛ na, Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na. [PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES] Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na? Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na? Mixi naxi yɛrɛ naxɛ N'kɛ yɛrɛ naxɛ. Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na, Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na. Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na, Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na. [CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Yiriŋ naxɔɲɛn i yɛrɛ to! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Duniyaa xuyɛ na! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Yɛrɛ mixi naxi yɛrɛ ma! Xɔrɔ yɛrɛ naxɛ! Yiriŋ naxɔɲɛn i yɛrɛ to! LUMBALELE! Yiriŋ naxɔɲɛn yɛrɛ na! [POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT] Lum! Lum! Kɛnɛ yɛrɛ na! Ba! Ba! Kɛnɛ yɛrɛ ma! Le! Le! Kɛnɛ yɛrɛ naxɛ! LUMBALELE! Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! N'kɛ! Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na! [VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS] Kɛ n'kɛ yɛrɛ na, Ala yɛrɛ naxɛ. Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na, Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na. Mixi naxi yɛrɛ naxɛ, Ala yɛrɛ naxɛ. Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na, Ala yɛrɛ naxɛ. Mixi naxi yɛrɛ naxɛ, Ala yɛrɛ naxɛ. Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na, Ala yɛrɛ naxɛ. Yɛrɛ naxi yɛrɛ na, Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na. Yɛrɛ naxi yɛrɛ na, Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS] Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na? Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na? Mixi naxi yɛrɛ naxɛ N'kɛ yɛrɛ naxɛ. Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na, Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na. Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na, Mixi naxi yɛrɛ na. [CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Yiriŋ naxɔɲɛn i yɛrɛ to! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Duniyaa xuyɛ na! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Yɛrɛ mixi naxi yɛrɛ ma! Xɔrɔ yɛrɛ naxɛ! Yiriŋ naxɔɲɛn i yɛrɛ to! LUMBALELE! Yiriŋ naxɔɲɛn yɛrɛ na! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] So a ni doni fɔrɔ, So a ni doni kɛlɛ, N'i bɛ fɔsɔ kɛlɛ sɔngɔ, N'i bɛ fɔsɔ lɔrɔ. So a ni fɔlɔ jɛkɛ, So n'ka tɛgɛ fɔlɔ, N'i bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ fɔ, N'i bɛ fɔlɔ sɔngɔ. I na fɔlɔ kɛlɛ sɔngɔ, I na fɔlɔ kɛlɛ jɛkɛ. N'i bɛ fɔlɔ dɔɔrɔ, N'i bɛ fɔlɔ sɔngɔ. N'i bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ jɛkɛ, I na fɔlɔ sɔngɔ. N'i bɛ tɔɔrɔ jɛkɛ, N'i bɛ jɛ fɔlɔ. So a ni doni fɔrɔ, N'i bɛ fɔsɔ lɔrɔ. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* I na tɛgɛ kɛlɛ jɛkɛ. I na tɛgɛ fɔlɔ. I na dɔɔrɔ fɔlɔ. N'i bɛ fɔlɔ jɛkɛ. *(A second heartbeat.)* So tɔɔrɔ kɛlɛ… Tɛgɛ kɛlɛ… N'ka fɔlɔ sɔngɔ n'i! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: I na fɔlɔ jɛkɛ? Crowd: I YƐ, A NI! Lead: I na fɔlɔ dɔɔrɔ? Crowd: I YƐ, A NI! Lead: N'i bɛ sɔngɔ jɛkɛ? Crowd: I YƐ, A NI! Lead: N'i bɛ tɔɔrɔ sɔngɔ! [THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Lum! Lum! Kɛlɛ n'ka! Ba! Ba! Kɛlɛ sɔngɔ! Le! Le! N'ka fɔlɔ! LUMBALELE! N'i bɛ fɔlɔ jɛkɛ! *(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)* [INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! *(Crowd chants over the groove.)* [FINAL CHORUS — FULL GLOBAL CHOIR] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Fɔlɔ na n'ka fɔlɔ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! N'i bɛ fɔlɔ sɔngɔ! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! N'i bɛ fɔlɔ kɛlɛ! Kɛlɛ n'ka sɔngɔ! N'ka fɔlɔ jɛkɛ! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] N'ka fɔlɔ jɛkɛ! N'ka fɔlɔ jɛkɛ! N'ka dɔɔrɔ fɔlɔ Fɔrɔ n'i!