[Dagbani] Jamora
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# JAMORA *Tiŋ a yɛli. Tiŋ a yɛbu. Tiŋ a yɛriŋ.* [INTRO — Playful Marimba, Finger Snaps, Deep Afro-House Kick] Hey! N ti ŋmɛ yihi ka! Ka niŋ yɛbu? Yɛli ka yɛ naam! Oh-eh-oh! Ah-ya-ya! Nyɛli ka yirba… Nyɛli ka yɔbu… Tiŋ ka yɛli diŋ! [CHORUS — IMMEDIATE EXPLOSIVE DANCE DROP] Ja-ja-JAMORA! Yɛbu ka yɛbu pam ka! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Yɛli ka yɛbu pam! Ja-ja-JAMORA! Yɛbu ka yɛbu pam ka! Ka yɛbu! Ka yɛbu! Yɛbu ka yɛbu pam! Ja-ja-JAMORA! Ka yɛbu ka yɛbu pam! [VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] N tiŋ ka yɛ daŋ, Kɔbga yɛli ka yɛbu. Ka yɛbu ka yɛli, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili. Yɛli ka yɛli, Yɛli ka yɛbu. Yɛli ka yɛbu ka, Yɛli ka yɛbu pam. Yɛli ka yɛbu yili, Yɛli ka yɛbu ka. Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili. Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu ka. Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili. [PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE VOCALS] Tɛŋɛ yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu pam? Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili? Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili. Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili. [CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Ja-ja-JAMORA! Yɛbu ka yɛbu pam ka! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Yɛli ka yɛbu pam! Ja-ja-JAMORA! Yɛbu ka yɛbu pam ka! Ka yɛbu! Ka yɛbu! Yɛbu ka yɛbu pam! Ja-ja-JAMORA! Ka yɛbu ka yɛbu pam! [POST-CHORUS — SIGNATURE DANCE CHANT] Ja! Ja! Ka yɛbu! Mo! Mo! Ka yɛbu! Ra! Ra! Yɛbu ka! JAMORA! Yɛli ka! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Yɛli ka! Yɛbu ka! [VERSE 2 — WARM FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS] Yɛli ka yɛbu pam Yɛli ka yɛbu diŋ. Yɛli ka yɛbu pam Yɛli ka yɛbu yili. Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili. Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili. Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili. Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili. Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili. Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILD] Tɛŋɛ yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu pam? Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili? Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili. Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili. [CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP] Ja-ja-JAMORA! Yɛbu ka yɛbu pam ka! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Yɛli ka yɛbu pam! Ja-ja-JAMORA! Yɛbu ka yɛbu pam ka! Ka yɛbu! Ka yɛbu! Yɛbu ka yɛbu pam! Ja-ja-JAMORA! Ka yɛbu ka yɛbu pam! [BRIDGE — SOULFUL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili. Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili. Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili. Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili. Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili. Yɛli ka yɛbu pam, Yɛli ka yɛbu yili. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC STOPS] *(One clap.)* Hey! Ti yɛlɛ? *(Two claps.)* Di yɛlɛ yɛla soya. *(A low bass pulse.)* Ka yɛlɛ nɔŋ! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Teeŋɔ ya? Crowd: YA! Lead: Ti yɛlɛ? Crowd: YƐLƐ! Lead: N ka paaya? Crowd: NINƐ! Lead: Ka paaya bɔr! [THE JAMORA STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Ja! Ja! Kɔŋ ka yɛlɛ! Mo! Mo! Yɛlɛ yɛ! Ra! Ra! Ka nyaa! JAMORA! Sɔŋ ka yɛlɛ! *(MASSIVE AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP)* [INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — AFRO-HOUSE BASS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, MARIMBA] Ja-ja-JAMORA! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! *(Percussion solo, rolling bass, rising brass.)* [FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR] Ja-ja-JAMORA! Ti yɛlɛ tiŋa yɛnli! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Ninɛ yɛlɛ yɛŋ! Ja-ja-JAMORA! Dɔɣi yɛlɛ yɛnli! Ka yɛlɛ! Tiŋa yɛ! Ka yɛlɛ yɛnli! Ja-ja-JAMORA! Bɔr yɛlɛ yɛnli! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING VOCALS] A million suŋ! A million yɛlɛ! A nɔŋ mɔr suŋ Ka di yɛlɛ! A million yɛlɛ! Kɔŋ yɛlɛ! Yɛlɛ yɛnli! Ti yɛlɛ! JAMORA! [OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, CROWD VOCALS] A nɔŋ yɛlɛ, A nɔŋ yɛlɛ. A nɔŋ mɔr yɛlɛ Ti yɛlɛ. Sweefin yɛlɛ yɛnli, Ti yɛlɛ, yɛlɛ yɛnli. Ja-ja-JAMORA! Ti yɛlɛ yɛnli! Yɛlɛ yɛnli. Yɛlɛ yɛnli. A million suŋ. JAMORA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*