[Afar] Lumbalel
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# LUMBALELE *Hayya Kalla Hinayti Dunya* [INTRO — INSTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION, PLAYFUL FEMALE VOCAL] *(Three handclaps. A bouncing bassline answers.)* Hey! Yaaheen saalaay dibuukuma? Yaaheen riyooteen yaabukuma? Dhagay! Lubbuwal ritmi ya'alu Ugginayyo yahan akuma! Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Kulli qafil? LUMBALELE! [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ni'ma hayya gubaa! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Halaqoo xayla! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Simmiya wayti guba! Qorra saafaa! Ni'ma sheekoo! LUMBALELE! Ni'ma hayya gubaa! [VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] Hadaan habeen madoobaa, Diyaam yallah uggin. Kulli qalbi amana, Rajo yallah uggin. Kaffi daafuk ma'ali, Geesi qafiyaa. Kaffi darii rufaa, Dari yallah uggin. Suutu waqti yallah, Suutu qafiyaa. Riyoo yallah uggin, Suurti yallah uggin. Kulli nafsi uggin, Kulli nafsi qafiyaa. Mustaqbal hayya, Marka ni'imiyaa. [PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES] Lubbuwal ritmi daggayi? Lubbuwal saafi daggayi? Mustaqbal qubiyaa Kulli qafiyaa. Qaffi qafiyaa, Ni'ma qafiyaa. Duniyaa hayya, Rajo ni'imiyaa! [CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ni'ma hayya gubaa! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Halaqoo xayla! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Simmiya wayti guba! Qorra saafaa! Ni'ma sheekoo! LUMBALELE! Ni'ma hayya gubaa! [POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT] Lum! Lum! Qaffa mirga! Ba! Ba! Qaffa bita! Le! Le! Gacma saree! LUMBALELE! Ni'ma xayla! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Kulli qafil! Halkan ni'imiyaa! [VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS] Hooyo rajo qafiyaa, Aabbe qafiyaa. Qalbi rajo qaba, Qafiyaa yallah. Beera waaqti, Tajaajila rajo. Bara'aa qafiyaa, Qafiyaa yallah. Magaalaa, baadiyaa, Buura, badda. Kulli nafsi qafiyaa, Kulli nafsi xayla. Sweefin qafiyaa, Qafiyaa ni'imiyaa. Fursati qubiyaa, Riyoo ni'imiyaa. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS] Lubbuwal ritmi daggayi? Lubbuwal saafi daggayi? Mustaqbal qubiyaa Kulli qafiyaa. Qaffi qafiyaa, Ni'ma qafiyaa. Duniyaa hayya, Rajo ni'imiyaa! [CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ni'ma hayya gubaa! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Halaqoo xayla! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Simmiya wayti guba! Qorra saafaa! Ni'ma sheekoo! LUMBALELE! Ni'ma hayya gubaa! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Hada ma'ayti dhufay, Hada ma'ayti koraay, Haga biyo furuq, Haga biyo guri. Hada riyo dhufay soor, Hada darii waynka dheera, Haga biyo dhagaa’, Haga eeri lagu. Aanta kaadid bi'aa, Aanta kaadid waagii. Duniyaa hubaal ah, Duniyaa kaan u dhis. Iyo hadiyad weyn ee aan bixinno Isku kalsoonida aan dib u helno. Markaan kor u qaadno qof kale, Waan furaynaa albaab kale. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* Aanta ma'aha xaaladahaaga. Aanta ma'aha waagii hore. Aanta waa aduunyo fursado ah. Iyo sheekadaada weli waa la qorayaa. *(A second heartbeat.)* Haddaba qaad hal talaabo… Kadib mid kale… Iyo u ogolow duniya oo dhan inay kula qoob-ka-ciyaaraan! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Ma leedahay riyo? Crowd: HAA, WAXAAN LEEYAHAY! Lead: Ma leedahay mustaqbal? Crowd: HAA, WAXAAN LEEYAHAY! Lead: Ma dhisi karnaa wadajir? Crowd: HAA, WAXAAN DHISAYNAA! Lead: Haddaba aan arko qoob-ka-ciyaarkaaga! [THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Lum! Lum! Tallaabo midig! Ba! Ba! Tallaabo bidix! Le! Le! Gacmaha kor! LUMBALELE! U ogolow ruuxdaada inay duusho! *(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! Dhadhami farxadda laga bilaabo madaxa ilaa cagaha! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! U ogolow duniya oo dhan inay ogaato! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Waxaa jira malaayiin siyaabo ah oo kor loogu qaadi karo! Geli qorraxda! U ogolow farxaddaada inay ka buuxsanto! LUMBALELE! U ogolow xirfadaha wanaagsan inay socoto! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] Bilyan oo qalbiyo! Bilyan oo riyooyin! Aduunyo fursado ah Adiga iyo aniga!