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[Irish] Sundrum

by Swifin Echoes

afrobeat

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# SUNDRUM
*Faɛ Nwɔtwe Foforɔ Reba*

**[INTRO — Distant Drumbeat, Whistled Melody, Handclaps]**

*(Boom… boom-boom… clap!)*

Tee m’aniso!

Asɛm foforɔ wɔ ɔkwan no so.

Oh-eh, oh-eh!

Momma yɛn nyinaa nka ho!

**[CHORUS — Explosive Afro-House Drop]**

Owia, owia, SUNDRUM!
Faɛ nwɔtwe foforɔ reba!

Mmere, mmere, nkyere—
Tena ha, yɛto drum!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!
Ma anigyeɛ no so!

Step baako, step mmienu,
Obiaa fa mu!

Owia, owia, SUNDRUM!
Te wiase nyinaa dwon!

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

Obi to dwom wɔ ɛpono mu,
Obi sorɔ mu wɔ osu mu.
Da bi a ɔkwan yɛ komm,
Seesei ɛfrɛ yɛn din.

Abɔw boɔ a nanso wɔfa,
Baabi a ɔfasuo yɛɛ dinn.
Ɛyɛ mfɔma pii a yɛtumi fi ase,
Ne nsɛm pii a yɛyɛ.

Mihu nsam a ɛkɔ kwaeɛ so,
Mihu nipa foforɔ a wɔka bom.
Nne nyinaa a ɛka ho
Ma nneɛma yɛɛ kɛseɛ.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Vocal Harmonies]**

Sɛ wunya akokoduru kakra,
Fa bra fie no mu.

Sɛ wohunu ɔfreedom kakra,
Kora ɔpon no ma obi bi.

Yɛn nhu aseɛ koro,
Yɛn nhu daeɛ koro.

Nanso anadwo yi yɛbɛyɛ biako—
Fa ɛrhythm no, fa ɛbeat no!

**[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]**

Owia, owia, SUNDRUM!
Faɛ nwɔtwe foforɔ reba!

Mmere, mmere, nkyere—
Tena ha, yɛto drum!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!
Ma anigyeɛ no so!

Step baako, step mmienu,
Obiaa fa mu!

Owia, owia, SUNDRUM!
Te wiase nyinaa dwon!

**[POST-CHORUS — Percussion-Led Dance Chant]**

Boom-boom! Clap!
Fa owia no san bra!

Boom-boom! Hey!
Sɔre kɔ daɛ foforɔ!

Ɛda ho ne ho,
Nananom wɔ fam!

SUNDRUM!
Te saa nneɛma no!

**[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Rolling Bass]**

Ɛna bi bue n’adwuma,
Agya bi su adeɛ foforɔ.
Abofra bi de nsɛm wɔ krataa,
Ɔkyerɛ wiase a yɛnhuu.

Ɔfɛfoɔ bi de aba a ɔkɔ,
Nniɛmma bi de nhyehyɛeɛ foforɔ.
Anisoadeɛ biara fi ha,
Ankɔnsɔ no fi ha.

Fi kurom kɔ kurow,
Fi bepɔ kɔ mpoano,
Sweefin yɛ nnipa ne nsɛm,
Ehia ɔpon foforɔ mfa.

Ɛnyɛ ɔkwan biara yɛ nkɔsoɔ,
Ɛnyɛ aba biara bɛyɛ.
Nanso sɛ ɔman nyinaa nya kwan,
Aseɛ yɛdaɛ no wɔ hɔ.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Crowd Harmonies Build]**

Sɛ wunya akokoduru kakra,
Fa bra fie no mu.

Sɛ wohunu ɔfreedom kakra,
Kora ɔpon no ma obi bi.

Yɛn nhu aseɛ koro,
Yɛn nhu daeɛ koro.

Nanso anadwo yi yɛbɛyɛ biako—
Fa ɛrhythm no, fa ɛbeat no!

**[CHORUS — Festival Drop]**

Owia, owia, SUNDRUM!
Faɛ nwɔtwe foforɔ reba!

Mmere, mmere, nkyere—
Tena ha, yɛto drum!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!
Ma anigyeɛ no so!

Step baako, step mmienu,
Obiaa fa mu!

Owia, owia, SUNDRUM!
Te wiase nyinaa dwon!

**[BRIDGE — Warm Piano, Layered Choir]**

[Verse]

Sɛ anadwo no yɛ duru,
Sɛ ɔkwan no yɛ tenten,

Tee mmerɛ mmerɛ no a ɛka wo,
Ma wo nsa so, fa mu hyɛn.

Yɛbɛkyɛ adɔe kakra,
Yɛbɛboa yɛn ho.

Na wiase yɛ tɛtrɛ,
Sɛ yɛte sɛnea nkurɔfo gyina.

*(Piano stops. One drum continues.)*

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: Wote abɛn no?
Crowd: Boom-boom!

Lead: Wote owia no?
Crowd: Reba so!

Lead: Hwan na wɔfrɛ?
Crowd: Obiara!

Lead: Na yɛnsa yɛn ho!

*(Bass rises)*

Boom-boom! Clap!
Kɔ akyi mmerɛ abien!

Hey-oh! Hey!
Sɔ ɔkwan foforɔ!

Nsateaa so,
Nananom ase!

SUNDRUM!
Ma ɛkɔ!

*(Massive bass drop)*

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

Owia, owia, SUNDRUM!
Te sɛ da foforɔ reba!

Tu, tu, nntu—
Tena ha, fa abɛn!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!
Ma anigye no soɔ!

Ɔkwan baako, ɔkwan mmienu,
Obiara mu nsuo!

Owia, owia, SUNDRUM!
Te sɛ wiase nyinaa wɔ ho!

**[OUTRO — Guitar, Whistle, Fading Crowd Vocals]**

Oh-eh, oh-eh!

Anidaso kakra,
Hann kakra.

Nnipa mpempem
Wɔ anadwo yi.

Sweefin—bɔ nkurɔfo ho,
Ma nkɔso abɛyɛ.

Owia, owia, SUNDRUM!

Te sɛ da foforɔ reba!

*(Boom-boom… clap!)*