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[Sesotho] Tumbaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# TUMBAYA *Toro e 'ngoe le e 'ngoe e Loketse Motjeko.* **[INTRO — Marumo le Liatla, Mmino o Monate oa Basali]** *(Dum… da-dum… clap!)* Hee, uena! Ee, uena! Na u na le toro ka pokothong? Na u na le pina lietsing? Tlisang eona! *(Bese e qala ho bina.)* Tum-tum… TUMBAYA! **[CHORUS — TABA E PHATLANG EA AFRO-HOUSE]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tlosa lerole u tlohe! Hee-ya, hee-ya, oh! Tlohela lefatše lohle le re, “Eya!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tlisa litoro tsa hao letsatsing! Mohato o le mong kantle, Mehato e 'meli ka hare— TUMBAYA! Matsatsi a monate a qale! **[VERSE 1 — AFROBEATS E TS'OARETSANG, KITAARA EA HIGHLIFE]** Bosiu bo fetileng pula e ne e na Holim'a marulelo a hlokang tlhokomelo. Hoseng hona ho na le mookoli, 'Me baahisane ba bokane moo. E mong o tlisa 'mino o monyenyane, E mong o tlisa bohobe bo monyenyane. E mong o tlisa mohopolo o mocha O sa kang oa tloha hloohong ea hae. Ho na le mosali ea nang le sethala sa 'maraka, Mohlankana ea ithutang khoebo. Ho na le ngoana ea takang litlhahiso Fatše moriting. Ha ho motho ea tsebang hore na hosane ho tla tla eng, Ha ho le ea mong ea nang le moralo o phethahetseng. Empa toro e fetoha leeto Ha re etsa lintho tseo re ka li etsang. **[PRE-CHORUS — LIPHETHOLO E NYOLANG]** Oh, u se ke ua emela likarabo tsohle, U se ke ua emela letsatsi le phethahetseng. Nka monyetla o ka pela hao, Tlohela 'mino o etelle pele. Haeba u na le khanya e nyenyane, E arolelane le motho e mocha. Ho na le lefatše la menyetla Ha ho na sebaka sa ka le uena! **[CHORUS — AMAPIANO E PHATLANG]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tlosa lerole u tlohe! Hee-ya, hee-ya, oh! Tlohela lefatše lohle le re, “Eya!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tlisa litoro tsa hao letsatsing! Mohato o le mong kantle, Mehato e 'meli ka hare— TUMBAYA! Matsatsi a monate a qale! **[POST-CHORUS — LITABENG TSA MOTJEKO]** Tum! Tum! Hee! Hee! Tloha ka ntle! Sisinyeha! Sisinyeha! Ba! Ba! Otla! Otla! Fetola! E khutlisetse! TUMBAYA! **[VERSE 2 — LEHLOHONOLO LA BASALI, BASS E ROLANG]** Ho na le molemi ea nang le kotulo, Moetsi ea nang le toro. Ho na le moithuti ea hahang tsebo, Mohoebi ea fumanang lihlopha. Ho tloha motseng ho ea toropong, Ho tloha thabeng ho ea lebopong, Motho e mong le e mong o na le talenta Le monyetla oa ho sibolla tse ling. Sweefin e hokahanya batho le menyetla, E thusa likhoebo ho fumana tsela. Mekhoa e mecha ea ho boloka, ho fapanyetsana, le ho rekisa E ka bula likhetho letsatsi le leng le le leng. 'Me ha motho e mong a fumana tsela, E mong a e fumane hape. Ho na le bokamoso bo lokelang ho bōptjoa Ka lintho tseo re ka li etsang. **[PRE-CHORUS — SEHLOPHA SE HAHANG]** Oh, u se ke ua emela likarabo tsohle, U se ke ua emela letsatsi le phethahetseng. Nka monyetla o ka pela hao, Tlohela 'mino o etelle pele. Haeba u na le khanya e nyenyane, E arolelane le motho e mocha. Ho na le lefatše la menyetla Ha ho na sebaka sa ka le uena! **[CHORUS — TABA E PHATLANG EA FESTIVAL]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tlosa lerole u tlohe! Hee-ya, hee-ya, oh! Tlohela lefatše lohle le re, “Eya!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tlisa litoro tsa hao letsatsing! Mohato o le mong kantle, Mehato e 'meli ka hare— TUMBAYA! Matsatsi a monate a qale! **[BRIDGE — PIANO E MATLA, SEHLOPHA SA BANA]** **[VERSE]** Ha tsela e utloa e le boima, Ha o jere boima ho feta ba bang, E se eka o ka fumana mosa, Moo u hlokang tšepo teng. Bophelo bo bong le bo bong bo lokeloa ke seriti, Lentswe le leng le le leng le lokeloa ke pina. 'Me bokamoso bo hola ka tšepo, Ha re thusana kaofela. *(Mmino o fela ka moropa o le mong.)* **[SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD]** Toro ka pokothong… Pina ka lieta… Lefatše lohle le emetse… Hore u tsamaee! **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: U na le toro? Crowd: Ee, re na le eona! Lead: U na le molodi? Crowd: Nna le uena! Lead: Ke mang ea ka kenang? Crowd: Bohle ba ka kena! Lead: Joale sisinya 'mele! *(Moropa o eketseha.)* Tum! Tum! Tsamaea! Tsamaea! Ba! Ba! Phalatsa! Phalatsa! Eya! Eya! Fetoha! TUMBAYA! Utloa molumo! *(BASS DROP EA AMAPIANO E MOHOLO)* **[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS]** Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! *(Sehlopha se howa ho feta molumo.)* **[FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Hlakola lerole 'me u tantse! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! E re lefatše lohle le re, "Tsamaea!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tlisa litoro tsa hao letsatsing! Mohato o mong ka ntle, Mehato e 'meli ka hare— TUMBAYA! E re linako tse monate li qale! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** Litoro tse sekete tse fapaneng, Mekhoa e sekete e fapaneng. Khokahano e nyane e eketsehileng, Tšepo e nyane e eketsehileng letsatsi le leng le le leng. Sweefin e tlisa mekhoa e mecha ea ho hokahanya, Ho bopa, ho fapanyetsana, le ho hola. Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Toro e 'ngoe le e 'ngoe e lokeloa ke tantshi. TUMBAYA! *(Lehare la moropa la ho qetela la thabo.)*