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[Bambara] Lumbalel
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# LUMBALELE *Ka Nya Togola N'ko Kalan* [INTRO — INSTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION, PLAYFUL FEMALE VOCAL] *(Three handclaps. A bouncing bassline answers.)* Hey! A ka fo yɛrɛ a bɛ na taa? A ka fo yɛrɛ i yen bɛ jɛ? K'an bɔ! Juru ni i kɔrɔ, Ala te ne y'an bɔ! Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Tɛrɛn ye? LUMBALELE! [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Dimi ka jɛ ko kɔrɔ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Dɔɔnin kɛrɛ nyɔgɔ! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ka sɛbɛn fɛ jɛ! Ka taa kɔlɔsi! Ka dimi kɛrɛ jɛ! LUMBALELE! Ka dɔɔnin nyɔgɔ kɛrɛ! [VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] Dɔgɔkun ye gɔni gɛrɛ, Dɔgɔ wɔrɔ ka sira. N'kɔrɔ ye bɛɛ bɔ a sira, N'i yɛrɛ ni fɔ a ka taa. A ni jɔyɔ ye bɛɛ bɔ, N'i bɛ kɛ sɛbɛn. A ni sira bɛɛ bɔ, N'i bɛ kɛ sira cɛ. Y'i fɔ a ka fɔ, Y'i jɔ a ka jɔ. Y'i jɛ a ka jɛ, Y'i don ka don. Bɛɛ ye kɛ sɛbɛn, Bɛɛ ye jɛ kɛrɛ. Ala ka sira yɛrɛ, N'i fɔ ka taa jɛ. [PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES] I tɔgɔ ka sira yɛrɛ? I sanji ka sira yɛrɛ? Ka sira kɛrɛ bɛɛ, Bɛɛ bɛ taa kɔrɔ. Ka taa ka sira yɛrɛ, Ka jɔ ka yɛrɛ. Ka sira bɛɛ bɔ N'i fɔ ka taa jɛ! [CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Dimi ka jɛ ko kɔrɔ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Dɔɔnin kɛrɛ nyɔgɔ! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ka sɛbɛn fɛ jɛ! Ka taa kɔlɔsi! Ka dimi kɛrɛ jɛ! LUMBALELE! Ka dɔɔnin nyɔgɔ kɛrɛ! [POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT] Lum! Lum! Ka taa jɔ! Ba! Ba! Ka taa fɔ! Le! Le! Ka sɛgɛn! LUMBALELE! Ka sira yɛrɛ! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Bɛɛ! N'i yɛrɛ bɔ! [VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS] A ka muso yɛrɛ, A ka kɛrɛ bɛ. A ka den yɛrɛ, A ka kɛrɛ bɛ. A ka sɛbɛn yɛrɛ, A ka kɛrɛ bɛ. A ka nyɔgɔ yɛrɛ, A ka kɛrɛ bɛ. Jɔrɔ ye bɛɛ yɛrɛ, Kɔrɔ ye bɛɛ yɛrɛ. Bɛɛ ye kɛ sɛbɛn, Bɛɛ ye jɛ kɛrɛ. Sweefin ka mɔgɔ yɛrɛ, Ka yɛrɛ yɛrɛ. Ka sira bɛɛ yɛrɛ, N'i fɔ ka taa jɛ. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS] I tɔgɔ ka sira yɛrɛ? I sanji ka sira yɛrɛ? Ka sira kɛrɛ bɛɛ, Bɛɛ bɛ taa kɔrɔ. Ka taa ka sira yɛrɛ, Ka jɔ ka yɛrɛ. Ka sira bɛɛ bɔ N'i fɔ ka taa jɛ! [CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Dimi ka jɛ ko kɔrɔ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Dɔɔnin kɛrɛ nyɔgɔ! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ka sɛbɛn fɛ jɛ! Ka taa kɔlɔsi! Ka dimi kɛrɛ jɛ! LUMBALELE! Ka dɔɔnin nyɔgɔ kɛrɛ! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Soo n te k'a fɔlɛ, Soo n te k'a yera, N b'a fɔ ka fɛ ka dɔ, N b'a fɔ ka fɛ ka jɔ. Soo n fɛ ka bɔ, Soo n tɔrɔ ka bɛɛ, N b'a fɔ ka dɔ kɛlɛ N ye n'ka kɛlɛ tɛ. I ye ka fɔ kɛ, I ye ka fɔ kɛlɛ. N ye kɔrɔ kɛlɛ bɛ, N ye kɔrɔ kɛlɛ kɛ. N b'a fɔ ka dɔ, N b'a fɔ ka jɔ. N b'a fɔ ka bɔ, N b'a fɔ ka bɔ. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* I ye a la tulu. I ye a la fɛ. I ye kɛlɛ kɛnɛ. I ka fɛ n'ka fɔ. *(A second heartbeat.)* N b'a fɔ ka tɛ… N b'a fɔ ka tɛ… N b'a fɛ ka dɔ yé! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: I ye ka fɛ? Crowd: I YA, N B'A FÊ! Lead: I ye ka kɔ? Crowd: I YA, N B'A KÔ! Lead: N b'a fɔ ka bɔ? Crowd: I YA, N B'A FÔ! Lead: N b'a fɔ ka jɔ! [THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Lum! Lum! Bɛ a jɔ! Ba! Ba! Bɛ a kɛnɛ! Le! Le! Kɔrɔ fɛ! LUMBALELE! K'a tulu fɛ! *(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! N fɛ ka dɔ kɔrɔ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! K'a tulu fɛ bɛ! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! N ye fɛ kɛlɛ! Bɛ a jɔ ka fɛ! K'a fɛ ka dɔ! LUMBALELE! K'a bɛ tulu fɛ! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] Kɔrɔ kɛlɛ! Kɔrɔ fɛ! Kɛlɛ kɛnɛ bɔ Fɔ i ye k'i la!