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[Isoko] Zumaya

by Swifin Echoes

afrobeat

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Lyrics

# ZUMAYA
*Gbe bè vwe. Ririe vwe.*

**[INTRO — Handclaps, Marimba, Deep Bass]**

*(Two claps)*

Hey! Hey!

O vwe na?

Olè kpè vwe!

Zu-ma-ya!

*(Bass drops)*

**[CHORUS — Infectious Afro-House Hook]**

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Emu gbe bè vwe!

Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh!
Ririe vwe mè n'igho!

Otu gbe, otu gbe,
Fie oto mè kpe oghene!

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Ririe vwe na oghene!

**[VERSE 1 — Bouncy Afrobeats, Syncopated Guitar]**

Orhue kpe na ovwokpe,
Oko obo vwe na uho.
Otu we na udu mè,
Oko vwe na vwe mè.

Evo re, oto be ni orhie,
Egu n'igho vbe vwe.
Na o vwe na oghene,
Kpa na otoro vwe.

Oghene na re ne evwe,
Oto kpè nu vwe.
Dè vwe re oto mè,
Kpe vwe na oghene.

Sweefin mè na orhie,
Vwe na kpa vwe mu.
Oko vwe na oghene,
Kpe na orhiè vwe.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Harmonies]**

O vwe na ikpè mè?
O vwe na ododo?

Kpe oghene, kpe ririe,
Kpe vwe na ikpè!

Oto na nu vwe,
Oto na nu vwe mè.

O vwe kpa na oghene—
Odo vwe na!

**[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Drop]**

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Emu gbe bè vwe!

Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh!
Ririe vwe mè n'igho!

Otu gbe, otu gbe,
Fie oto mè kpe oghene!

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Ririe vwe na oghene!

**[POST-CHORUS — Dance Chant]**

Gbe! Gbe!
Fie oto mè!

Kpa! Kpa!
Ikpè na oghene!

Zu! Ma! Ya!
Gbe bè vwe!

Zu! Ma! Ya!
Hey! Hey! Hey!

**[VERSE 2 — Warm Female Lead, Rolling Log Drums]**

Mama na ririe vwe,
Papa na ikpè mè.
Omo na ikpè sò,
Odo na oghene mè.

Oto na ikpè sò,
Oto na oghene mè.
Oto na kpa oghene,
Odo na oghene mè.

Oto na vwe mè,
Oto na vwe mè.
Ikpè na oghene,
Odo na oghene mè.

Oto na oghene mè,
Oto na oghene mè.
Odo na oghene mè,
Odo na oghene mè.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]**

O vwe na ikpè mè?
O vwe na ododo?

Kpe oghene, kpe ririe,
Kpe vwe na ikpè!

Oto na nu vwe,
Oto na nu vwe mè.

O vwe kpa na oghene—
Odo vwe na!

**[CHORUS — Festival Drop]**

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Emu gbe bè vwe!

Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh!
Ririe vwe mè n'igho!

Otu gbe, otu gbe,
Fie oto mè kpe oghene!

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Ririe vwe na oghene!

**[BRIDGE — Percussion Break, Layered Voices]**

Oto na oghene,
Oto na oghene.
Odo na oghene,
Odo na oghene.

[Verse]

Oni omo kpa gaghwa di oje,
Oni omo kpa do vwe eja.
Ogwugwu di vwe omo edjo,
Ogwugwu ne di n'ore.

*(Music drops to handclaps)*

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: K'oma ogwugwu?
Crowd: Mẹ! Mẹ!

Lead: K'oma oriẹ?
Crowd: Mẹ kẹ! Mẹ kẹ!

Lead: Odi re eja kpa?
Crowd: Ẹ, odi!

Lead: Vwe k'oma ije!

*(Bass returns)*

I! Vwo!
Dẹ kpokpo vwe!

Kpe! Kpe!
Vwe ogwugwu re!

Sweefin! Sweefin!
Vwe k'oma kpa!

Zu-ma-ya!
Odi ra vwe!

**[FINAL CHORUS — Full Choir, Brass, Percussion]**

Zu-ma-ya! Ẹ! Ẹ!
Oni vwe ije re!

Zu-ma-ya! Ọ! Ọ!
Vwe ẹkpa re vwe!

Oni ije, oni vwo,
Vwe kpokpo dẹ vwe!

Zu-ma-ya! Ẹ! Ẹ!
Vwe ọyoyo ẹkpa re!

**[OUTRO — Highlife Guitar, Fading Handclaps]**

Oni ẹkpa,
Oni ẹkpa uvo.

Oni omo ije,
Odi ẹkpa ọgọ.

Zu-ma-ya!
Ẹ! Ẹ!

Sweefin vwe k'oma kpa,
Vwe, vwe, vwe ọgọ.

Zu-ma-ya!

Vwe ọyoyo re!

*(Final drum hit)*