[Venda] Lumbalel
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# LUMBALELE *U Fhindu Hu Tambaho Shango* [INTRO — NGOMA DZA AFRIKA, IPFI LAVHUDA] *(Makhonani mararu. Mufhiso wa bass u fhindula.)* Hei! Ndi nnyi o u vhudza uri ḓuvha a ḽi tsha ḓo penya? Ndi nnyi o u vhudza uri miloro yau i khulu? Pfa! Hu na mulodi ngomu hau Une muthu a si kone u u dzhiela! Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Vhathu vhoṱhe vho lugaho? LUMBALELE! [CHORUS — MUDZIMU WA AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Pfa dakalo u tshi thoma ṱhoho uya milenzhe! Hei-ya, hei-ya, oh! Tendani shango ḽoṱhe ḽi zwi pfe! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Hu na nḓila dza zwigidi u aluwa! Tshimbila kha ḓuvha ḽi tshi penya! Tendani dakalo ḽau ḽi phule! LUMBALELE! Tendani zwivhuya zwi phule! [VERSE 1 — AFROBEATS, NGOMA DZA HIGHLIFE] Musi vhusiku vhu tshi vha swiswi, Hu na mulilo muṱuku. Mbilu dzoṱhe dzo fulufhelaho Dzo fara tshepo i sa shanduki. He zwikoropo zwa vha hone, Ri nga fhaṱa borotho. He nḓila ya vhaliwa, Hu na nḓila ntswa phanḓa. Hu na ipfi ḽi tshi ṱoḓa u pfelwa, Hu na tshanḓa ḽi tshi ṱoḓa khonani. Hu na ḽilo ḽi sa athu thoma, Hu na ngano i sa athu fhela. Munna na munna u na mushumo, Vhutshilo hoṱhe vhu fanela tshibuli. Nahone tshifhinga tshi vhonala tshi tshi khou ṋamela Musi ri tshi ṱanganedza vhoṱhe uri vha tamba. [PRE-CHORUS — IPFI LAVHUDA LIRI NGA FHASI] Kha u pfe mulodi kha zwivhuya? Kha u pfe kha ipfi? Ndi mulodi wa matshelo U tshi khou tshimbila kha vhathu vha tshi khou tamba. Tshimbila u songo litsha, Tendani tshivhindi tshau tshi tevhele nḓila. Hu na shango ḽa tshifhinga tsha u nga Ḽi lindela ḽiṅwe ḓuvha! [CHORUS — AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Pfa dakalo u tshi thoma ṱhoho uya milenzhe! Hei-ya, hei-ya, oh! Tendani shango ḽoṱhe ḽi zwi pfe! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Hu na nḓila dza zwigidi u aluwa! Tshimbila kha ḓuvha ḽi tshi penya! Tendani dakalo ḽau ḽi phule! LUMBALELE! Tendani zwivhuya zwi phule! [POST-CHORUS — U AMBA U TAMBANA] Lum! Lum! Tshimbila nga tshauho! Ba! Ba! Tshimbila nga tshauho! Le! Le! Tshanḓa nga nṱha! LUMBALELE! Tendani muya wau u fhufha! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Vhathu vhoṱhe! Ri fhano ngeno! [VERSE 2 — IPFI LAVHUDA, BASS I ROLLA] Hu na mme ane a na tshifhinga tsha u ita, Hu na khotsi ane a fara maano. Hu na ṅwana ane a vhona matshelo A tshi khou fara zwimangadzo zwoṱhe. Hu na mulimi ane a vha na zwikavhelo, Hu na muthengisi ane a vha na miloro. Hu na muvhumbedzi a sa athu vhonwa, A tshi khou fhaṱa zwithu zwoṱhe. U bva muḓini uya doroboni, U bva thavhani uya lwanzheni, Munna na munna u na talente, Vhutshilo hoṱhe vhu na vhugala. Sweefin i khou vhona vhathu na mikano, I tshi thusa vhanzhi u dzhenelela na u aluwa. Musi tshibuli tshi tshi swika kule, Miloro minzhi i nga thoma u vhonala. [PRE-CHORUS — KWAYA I KHOU FHAṰUWA] Kha u pfe mulodi kha zwivhuya? Kha u pfe kha ipfi? Ndi mulodi wa matshelo U tshi khou tshimbila kha vhathu vha tshi khou tamba. Tshimbila u songo litsha, Tendani tshivhindi tshau tshi tevhele nḓila. Hu na shango ḽa tshifhinga tsha u nga Ḽi lindela ḽiṅwe ḓuvha! [CHORUS — MUDZIMU WA TAMBANI] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Pfa dakalo u tshi thoma ṱhoho uya milenzhe! Hei-ya, hei-ya, oh! Tendani shango ḽoṱhe ḽi zwi pfe! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Hu na nḓila dza zwigidi u aluwa! Tshimbila kha ḓuvha ḽi tshi penya! Tendani dakalo ḽau ḽi phule! LUMBALELE! Tendani zwivhuya zwi phule! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Arali o no vhuya wa hangwiwa, Arali o ima woṱhe na vhone, Nga u vhone mulenzhe wo vuleaho, Nga u wana hayani hu do vho. Arali zwiḽiwa zwau zwo linda, Arali nḓila yo vha khulwane, Nga u vhone tshivhindi tshiṱuku Nga maipfi a luimbo luno. U na mishumo minzhi u fhira vhuleme, U na maṱo maṱuku u fhira ḓuvha la kale. Hu na tshifhinga tshine ra nga ita, Hu na nḓila yavhuḓi ya u ita. Na tshifhiwa tshihulwane tshe ra ṋea Ndi fulufhelo tshe ra dovha ra vusa. U tshi takusa muthu munwe, Ri nga vula munango muṅwe. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* A thi nga pfesesi zwa kale. A thi nga pfesesi zwa kale. Ndi shango la zwiṅwe zwithu. Na ngano yau i tshee khou ṅwalwa. *(A second heartbeat.)* Ngavhe u dzhia gundo… Na tshiṅwe… U tshi vhidza shango ḽoṱhe u tshine na iwe! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: U na muloro? Crowd: EE, RI NAWO! Lead: U na vhumatshelo? Crowd: EE, RI NAWO! Lead: Ri nga zwi fhaṱa roṱhe? Crowd: EE, RI NGA KONA! Lead: Ndi vhona u tshi tshina! [THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Lum! Lum! Tshina vhuḓi! Ba! Ba! Tshina nga tshenzhe! Le! Le! Mavoko a tshi takula! LUMBALELE! Nga muya wau u fhufha! *(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! Pfa dakalo u bva ṱhohoni u swika milenzheni! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Nga shango ḽoṱhe ḽi vhe na maṱo! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Hu na nḓila d