[Urhobo] Lumbalel

Lyrics

# LUMBALELE
*Ka Oghene Rie Eguono Ugboma*



[INTRO — INSTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION, PLAYFUL FEMALE VOCAL]

*(Three handclaps. A bouncing bassline answers.)*

Hey!

Who say orhien gha de again?

Who say eghweya re vwiemru?

Oghene!

Eguono no imie orhie
Oye me wa gha vwo!

Oh-oh-oh!
Eh-ya-ya!

Ovwian go?

LUMBALELE!



[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Omo re vwe eguono!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka ugboma rie eguono!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Owe vwiemru re vwiemru!

Vwo orhien ghe!
Ka omo re eguono!

LUMBALELE!
Ka eguono rie ugboma!



[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]

Oge re orhuere de,
Oghene vwo orhien.
Ovwigho me vwo re vwiemru,
Vwe eguono me wa.

Ovwigho re vwe oghwo,
Vwe orhie vwo re.
Ovwigho re vwe oghwo,
Vwo re oghwo re.

Oghene vwo re vwiemru,
Oghene vwo re vwe.
Eghweya vwo re vwiemru,
Vwo re oghwo re.

Ovwigho re vwe oghwo,
Ovwigho re vwo re.
Oghene vwo re vwiemru,
Vwo re oghwo re.



[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]

Oghene re vwiemru?
Oghene vwo re oghwo?

Oghene vwo re oghwo,
Re vwo re ugboma.

Vwo orhien ghe,
Ka oghene vwo re.

Oghene re vwiemru,
Vwo re oghwo re!



[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Omo re vwe eguono!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka ugboma rie eguono!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Owe vwiemru re vwiemru!

Vwo orhien ghe!
Ka omo re eguono!

LUMBALELE!
Ka eguono rie ugboma!



[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]

Lum! Lum!
Gba re vbe!

Ba! Ba!
Gba re vwho!

Le! Le!
Gba re vwo!

LUMBALELE!
Ka oghene vwo!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-ah!

Ovwian!
Vwo re!



[VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]

Oghene vwo re oghwo,
Oghene vwo re vwiemru.
Oghene re vwiemru,
Vwo re oghwo re.

Oghene vwo re oghwo,
Oghene vwo re vwiemru.
Oghene re vwiemru,
Vwo re oghwo re.

Oghene vwo re oghwo,
Oghene vwo re vwiemru.
Oghene re vwiemru,
Vwo re oghwo re.

Sweefin vwo re oghwo,
Vwo vwiemru re oghwo.
Oghene re vwiemru,
Vwo re oghwo re.



[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]

Oghene re vwiemru?
Oghene vwo re oghwo?

Oghene vwo re oghwo,
Re vwo re ugboma.

Vwo orhien ghe,
Ka oghene vwo re.

Oghene re vwiemru,
Vwo re oghwo re!



[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Omo re vwe eguono!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka ugboma rie eguono!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Owe vwiemru re vwiemru!

Vwo orhien ghe!
Ka omo re eguono!

LUMBALELE!
Ka eguono rie ugboma!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Oghene, yoma ro re vwa,
Oghene, ugho ro re vwa,

Udi eghweya rhie vwe,
Udi oghene re ghweya.

Oghene, ufuoma ro re vwa,
Oghene, ugho ro re vwa,

Udi eghweya rhie vwe
N'ugba vwe me eghweya.

Oghene, vwe re urhuere,
Oghene, vwe re oghene.

Udi oghene ro vwe,
Udi oghene re vwe.

Oghene, vwe re oghene,
Oghene, vwe re oghene.

Udi oghene ro vwe,
Udi oghene re vwe.



[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

Oghene, vwe re oghene.

Oghene, vwe re oghene.

Oghene, vwe re oghene.

Oghene, vwe re oghene.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

Oghene, vwe re oghene…

Oghene, vwe re oghene…

Vwe re oghene ro vwe!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: Oghene re vwe?

Crowd: YEA, WE DO!

Lead: Oghene re vwe oghene?

Crowd: YEA, WE DO!

Lead: Udi re vwe oghene?

Crowd: YEA, WE CAN!

Lead: Oghene re vwe!



[THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Lum! Lum!
Oghene re vwe!

Ba! Ba!
Oghene re vwe!

Le! Le!
Oghene re vwe!

LUMBALELE!
Oghene re vwe!

*(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!
Oghene re vwe oghene!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Oghene re vwe oghene!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Oghene re vwe oghene!

Oghene re vwe oghene!
Oghene re vwe oghene!

LUMBALELE!
Oghene re vwe oghene!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

Oghene vwe!
Oghene vwe!

Oghene re vwe oghene
Oghene re vwe!