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[Mende] Tumbaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# TUMBAYA *Gbɔngɔi fei lɔŋi kɛndei.* **[INTRO — Ngɔlɔngɔlɔŋi, Kpakai, Yandei Nyandei Kɔɔkɔ]** *(Dum… da-dum… clap!)* Hey, ngɔ! Ɛɛ, ngɔ! Gbɔngɔi na kpɔlui? Kɛndei na kpɔlui? Ɛ, biɛ! *(Bass kɛndei kɔlɔ.)* Tum-tum… TUMBAYA! **[CHORUS — KALANGBA AFRO-HOUSE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tɔi kpɔlui, sɛŋi bɔ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Gbɛngɛ gbɔngɔi, "Kɔ!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Gbɔngɔi lɔŋi, tɔi nɛ! Ɔnɛ bɔ, Filɛ bɔ— TUMBAYA! Tɛndei bɔ lɔŋi! **[VERSE 1 — KALANGBA AFROBEATS, KANDEI GITAA]** Mɛi kɛndei kɔlɔ, Ɔmɔ kɔlɔ kpɔlui. Mɛi yi gbɛngɛ wɔkɔ, Ɛnɛ bɔnyɔ bɛ gbɛi. Ngɔ gbɛngɛ kɔlɔ, Ngɔ gbɛngɛ kpɔɛi. Ngɔ gbɛngɛ kɛndei, Ɔ bɛlɛi gbɔngɔi. Ɔmɔ na gbɔngɔi, Ɔmɔ na kɔlɔ yɛmɔ. Ɔmɔ na kɛndei, Gbɛinɛ wɔlɔ ndɔɔ. Ɔmɔ na gbɛngɛ gbɔngɔi, Ɔmɔ na gbɔngɔi yɛmɔ. Ɔmɔ na kɛndei, Kɛndei wɔlɔ ndɔɔ. **[PRE-CHORUS — NYANDEI NYANDEI KƐNGBƐ]** Ɔ, gbɔngɔi kɛ bɔlɔ bɔ, Gbɔngɔi na gbɔlui. Gbɛngɛ kɛndei kɔlɔ, Ɛnɛ wɔlɔ ndɔɔ. Ɔmɔ na gbɔngɔi, Gbɛngɛ wɔlɔ ndɔɔ. Gbɛngɛ gbɔngɔi, Nɔɔ gbɔngɔi. **[CHORUS — GBANGBA AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tɔi kpɔlui, sɛŋi bɔ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Gbɛngɛ gbɔngɔi, "Kɔ!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Gbɔngɔi lɔŋi, tɔi nɛ! Ɔnɛ bɔ, Filɛ bɔ— TUMBAYA! Tɛndei bɔ lɔŋi! **[POST-CHORUS — GBANGBA DANCE KPAI]** Tum! Tum! Hey! Hey! Bɔ kɛndei! Sɛŋi! Sɛŋi! Ba! Ba! Kpakai! Kpakai! Gbɔngɔi! Biɛ bɔ! TUMBAYA! **[VERSE 2 — NYANDEI KƐNGBƐ, KALANGBA BASS]** Ɔmɔ na gbɔngɔi, Ɔmɔ na kɛndei. Ɔmɔ na kɔlɔ yɛmɔ, Ɔmɔ na wɔlɔ yɛmɔ. Ɔmɔ na gbɔngɔi, Ɔmɔ na yɛmɔ. Gbɔngɔi na kɛndei, Ɛnɛ wɔlɔ ndɔɔ. Sweefin kɔlɔ gbɔngɔi, Ɛnɛ gbɔngɔi yɛmɔ. Ɔmɔ na gbɔngɔi, Gbɛngɛ wɔlɔ ndɔɔ. Ɔmɔ na gbɔngɔi, Ɔmɔ na gbɔlui. Ɛnɛ bɔnyɔ kɛndei, Nɔɔ gbɔngɔi. **[PRE-CHORUS — NYANDEI NYANDEI KƐNGBƐ]** Ɔ, gbɔngɔi kɛ bɔlɔ bɔ, Gbɔngɔi na gbɔlui. Gbɛngɛ kɛndei kɔlɔ, Ɛnɛ wɔlɔ ndɔɔ. Ɔmɔ na gbɔngɔi, Gbɛngɛ wɔlɔ ndɔɔ. Gbɛngɛ gbɔngɔi, Nɔɔ gbɔngɔi. **[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tɔi kpɔlui, sɛŋi bɔ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Gbɛngɛ gbɔngɔi, "Kɔ!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Gbɔngɔi lɔŋi, tɔi nɛ! Ɔnɛ bɔ, Filɛ bɔ— TUMBAYA! Tɛndei bɔ lɔŋi! **[BRIDGE — MOKO PIANO, NYANDEI NYANDEI KƐNGBƐ]** **[VERSE]** Sɛ gbɛngɛ be la kɛɛ gbɔi yɛi, Sɛ nɛgi ngɛli lɛ gbɔi ma la, Fanga nye wɛlɛi ngɔ, Na kpɔi ma la nyɔndɔ. Kɛngɛ wa wɔ ma mu kpɔ, Kɛngɛ wa wɔ ma nyɛi. Ngɛli kpwɛngɛ ma la ngɔlii, Na kpɔi ma la nyɔndɔ kɔi. *(Music fades to a single drumbeat.)* **[SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD]** Ngɛli ngɔ wɔkɛ... Ngɔli wɔ wɔ... Ngɛli wa kɔi... Na kpɔi ma la! **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: Ngɛli gbɔngɔ? Crowd: Ngɔ yai! Lead: Ngɔli kpɔi? Crowd: Ngɔ yai! Lead: Ngɔli wɔ? Crowd: Kɛngɛ wɔ! Lead: Na kpɔi wɔ! *(Percussion builds.)* Tum! Tum! Kɛngɛ! Kɛngɛ! Ba! Ba! Kpɔ! Kpɔ! Ya! Ya! Ngɔli wɔ! TUMBAYA! Nyɛɛ ngɔli! *(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! Kpɛngɛ tɔɔ ma kpɔli! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ngɔli wɔ yɛi, “Go!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Ngɛli wɔ nyɔngɔli! Ngɔli wɔ, Ngɔli wɔ— TUMBAYA! Ngɔli wɔ ngɔ! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** Ngɛli ngɔli ngɔ, Ngɛli ngɔli wɔ. Ngɔli ngɔli yɛi, Ngɔli ngɔli kpɔli. Sweefin nyɔngɔli ngɔli, Ngɔli wɔ kpɔli. Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Ngɛli ngɔli wɔ. TUMBAYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*