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[Akan] Tumbaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# TUMBAYA *Dae biara hia nsa so.* **[INTRO — Bare Drums, Finger Snaps, Playful Female Vocal]** *(Dum… da-dum… clap!)* Hei, wo! Yiw, wo! W’adae wɔ wo nsam? Wɔn dwom wɔ wo nan mu? Bra na yɛ! *(Bass begins to bounce.)* Tum-tum… TUMBAYA! **[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Popo mfuturo, bɔ ampa! Hei-ya, hei-ya, oh! Ma wiase nyinaa nka sɛ, "Kɔ!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fa w’adae kɔ wɔ anɔpa! Baako pue, Mmienu mu— TUMBAYA! Ma anigyeɛ no mfi ase! **[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]** Anadwo osu no twaa Wɔ dan a ehia hwɛ. Anɔpa yi wim a yɛfrɛ, Na nkurɔfo hyia hɔ. Obi de dwom kakra ba, Obi de paanoo ba. Obi de adwene foforɔ A ɛwɔ ne tirim pɛ. Obaa wɔ dɔkita no mu, Aberante bi sua adwuma. Abɔfra bi de nsɛm yɛ adwene Wɔ asase ase tɔ nnɔbae. Obiara nim sɛ wɔbɛba ɔkyena, Obiara nni pɔtee pɔtee. Nanso adae yɛ akwantuo Sɛ yɛyɛ nea yɛtumi. **[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]** Oh, mma nntwɛn nsɛm nyinaa, Mma nntwɛn da a ɛyɛ pɔtee. Fa no ho kwan a ɛda w’anim, Ma anigyeɛ no di kwan. Sɛ wunya hann kakra, Kyɛ ma obi foforɔ. Ɛyɛ wiase a ɛyɛ dɛ Sɛ ɛwɔ nani ma me ne wo! **[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Popo mfuturo, bɔ ampa! Hei-ya, hei-ya, oh! Ma wiase nyinaa nka sɛ, "Kɔ!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fa w’adae kɔ wɔ anɔpa! Baako pue, Mmienu mu— TUMBAYA! Ma anigyeɛ no mfi ase! **[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]** Tum! Tum! Hei! Hei! Pue abɔnten! Nwiri! Nwiri! Ba! Ba! Bɔ! Bɔ! Fa w’akyi! San bra bio! TUMBAYA! **[VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]** Ɔfarmer wɔ aba, Ɔyɛfo wɔ adae. Osuafo yɛ adwene, Ɔtɔnfo wɔ nkɔmɔ. Fi nkuraa kɔ kuropɔn, Fi bepɔ a kɔ mpoano, Obiara wɔ akyɛde Ne ɔkwan a ɛda hɔ. Sweefin bɔ nkurɔfo ne adwuma, Boa adwumayɛfo nya kwan. Akwan foforɔ a yɛbɛfa, yɛde, Ɛbɛma yɛn da biara. Sɛ obi nya ɔkwan, Ma obi foforɔ nya nso. Ɛyɛ daakye a ɛyɛ dɛ Ne nea yɛtumi yɛ. **[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]** Oh, mma nntwɛn nsɛm nyinaa, Mma nntwɛn da a ɛyɛ pɔtee. Fa no ho kwan a ɛda w’anim, Ma anigyeɛ no di kwan. Sɛ wunya hann kakra, Kyɛ ma obi foforɔ. Ɛyɛ wiase a ɛyɛ dɛ Sɛ ɛwɔ nani ma me ne wo! **[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Popo mfuturo, bɔ ampa! Hei-ya, hei-ya, oh! Ma wiase nyinaa nka sɛ, "Kɔ!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fa w’adae kɔ wɔ anɔpa! Baako pue, Mmienu mu— TUMBAYA! Ma anigyeɛ no mfi ase! **[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]** **[VERSE]** Sɛ ɔkwan no yɛ duru dodo, Sɛ wo yɛ no sen biara, Nya adɔe kakra Wɔ faako a wopɛ anidasoɔ. Nkwa biara yɛ fɛ wɔ ne ho, Nnwanwa biara yɛ dwom. Na anidasoɔ no bɛyɛ kɛse Sɛ yɛboa yɛn ho wɔ ɔkwan no so. *(Music fades to a single drumbeat.)* **[SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD]** Sɔ dae wɔ wo kɔn mu... Sɔ dwom wɔ wo nan mu... Na wiase nyinaa retwɛn... Ma wo nsa so! **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: Wɔ dae? Crowd: Yiw, yɛwɔ! Lead: Wɔ nsɛm? Crowd: Me ne wo! Lead: Hena betumi abɛka? Crowd: Obiara! Lead: Na dwanseɛ! *(Percussion builds.)* Tum! Tum! Nan! Nan! Ba! Ba! Bɔ! Bɔ! Ya! Ya! Tena mu! TUMBAYA! Feel that sound! *(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)* **[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS]** Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! *(Crowd chants over the groove.)* **[FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Twitwi dɔteɛ, fa dwanseɛ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ma wiase nyinaa nka sɛ, "Ko!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Ma w'adwene mmra nnɛ! Baako pue, Mmienu mu— TUMBAYA! Ma anigyeɛ no mmra! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** Apɔnkɔbɔm apɔnkɔbɔm, Ɛkwan akɛseɛ. Adɔe kakra biara da, Anidasoɔ da biara. Sweefin de akwan foforɔ sɛ yɛ bɔ nkɔmmɔ, Sɛ yɛ bɔ nkɔmmɔ, yɛyɛ nsakrae, yɛyɛ nkɔsoɔ. Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Dae biara yɛ dwanseɛ. TUMBAYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*