[Lingala] Lumbalel
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# LUMBALELE *Tikala na Elikya Ebaluka Mokili Mobimba* [INTRO — INSTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION, PLAYFUL FEMALE VOCAL] *(Misapi misato. Bassline ezali ko benga.)* Eh! Nani alobaki moi eko bima te? Nani alobaki ndoto na yo eleki monene? Yoka! Ezali nzungu na kati na yo Eko zala kaka na yo! Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Bino nyonso bolingi? LUMBALELE! [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Senga esengo uta na motu tii na makolo! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Tikala mokili mobimba eyeba! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Bokono ya kokola ezali ebele! Kota na moi! Tikala esengo na yo ebakisama! LUMBALELE! Tikala malamu ebakisama! [VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] Ntango butu ezalaki molili, Mokili ezalaki na ndimi moko. Motema nyonso oyo endimaki Ezali elikya oyo ebongwanaki te. Esika bakomi na biboko, Tosala bondimi na esika yango. Esika nzela ezalaki ya kokangama, Ezali nzela mosusu liboso. Ezali mongongo oyo esengeli koyoka, Ezali loboko oyo esengeli moninga. Ezali ndoto oyo ebandi kaka, Ezali lisapo oyo ezali na suka te. Moto nyonso azali na mokumba, Bomoyi nyonso esengeli na libaku. Mokolo ezali na elikya mingi Ntango tozali koyamba nzembo ya bato nyonso. [PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES] Oyo eza na nzungu, oyoki yango? Ezali motema ya lobi Eza na kati ya bato oyo bazali kobina. Kanga nzela mpe kende liboso, Tikala motema makasi etambola. Ezali mokili ya mayele nyonso Ezali kozela mokolo mosusu! [CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Senga esengo uta na motu tii na makolo! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Tikala mokili mobimba eyeba! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Bokono ya kokola ezali ebele! Kota na moi! Tikala esengo na yo ebakisama! LUMBALELE! Tikala malamu ebakisama! [POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT] Lum! Lum! Kende na loboko ya mobali! Ba! Ba! Kende na loboko ya mwasi! Le! Le! Kita maboko likolo! LUMBALELE! Tikala elimo na yo ebanda! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Bino nyonso! Tosili awa! [VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS] Ezali mama na elikya, Ezali tata na makambo. Ezali mwana oyo amonaka lobi Na likamwisi na maboko na bango. Ezali mosala na mbuma, Ezali moteki na ndoto. Ezali moto oyo azali kosala Likambo oyo bato bamonaka te. Uta na mboka tii na mboka, Uta na bangomba tii na mai, Moto nyonso azali na likoki, Bomoyi nyonso ezalaka na lokumu. Sweefin ezalaki kopesa bato mpe mayele, Ekopesa libaku ya kokola mingi. Ntango libaku ekomaka mosika, Ndoto mingi ekoki kobanda komonana. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS] Oyo eza na nzungu, oyoki yango? Ezali motema ya lobi Eza na kati ya bato oyo bazali kobina. Kanga nzela mpe kende liboso, Tikala motema makasi etambola. Ezali mokili ya mayele nyonso Ezali kozela mokolo mosusu! [CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Senga esengo uta na motu tii na makolo! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Tikala mokili mobimba eyeba! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Bokono ya kokola ezali ebele! Kota na moi! Tikala esengo na yo ebakisama! LUMBALELE! Tikala malamu ebakisama! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Soki oyokaki kobosana, Soki otikalaki moko, Tiká ozwa ekuke ya kofungwama, Tiká ozwa esika ya kobenga ndako. Soki bampeve na yo ebosanaki, Soki nzela elongwe makasi, Tiká ozwa molende moke Na maloba ya loyembo oyo. Oza na elikya koleka mikakatano, Oza na makasi koleka lobi. Ezali na bolingo ya kosala, Ezali na nzela malamu ya kotonga. Pe likabo monene tozali kopesa Ezali elikya oyo tozali kozongisa. Tango tolendisa moninga, Tokoki kofungola ekuke mosusu. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* Ozali te makambo na yo. Ozali te lobi na yo. Ozali mokili ya mayele. Pe lisapo na yo ezali kokomama naino. *(A second heartbeat.)* Yaka na libaku… Na lisusu… Pe tiká mokili mobimba esakane na yo! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Oza na ndoto? Crowd: EE, TOZA! Lead: Oza na lobiko? Crowd: EE, TOZA! Lead: Tokoki kotonga yango elongo? Crowd: EE, TOKOKI! Lead: Tiká namona bino kosakana! [THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Lum! Lum! Kende na ngámbo ya mobali! Ba! Ba! Kende na ngámbo ya mwasi! Le! Le! Maboko likolo! LUMBALELE! Tiká elimo na yo ebanda kopumbwa! *(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! Suka na esengo uta na motó tii na nse! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Tiká mokili mobimba eyeba! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ezali na banzela ebele ya kokola! Kota na moi! Tiká esengo na yo etonda! LUMBALELE! Tiká maloba malamu ebanda kopumbwa! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] Milioni ya mitema! Milioni ya ndoto! Mokili ya mayele Na yo pe ngai!