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[Swazi] Lumbalel

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# LUMBALELE
*Yekel' Ithemba Lidans' Emhlabeni*



[INTRO — INSTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION, PLAYFUL FEMALE VOCAL]

*(Kushaya tintsambo letintsatfu. Imbongi lekhuluma ngemoya.)*

Hej!

Ngubani lo wakhuluma kutsi lilanga lingeke liphinde likhanye?

Ngubani lo wakhuluma kutsi emaphupho akho makhulu kakhulu?

Lalela!

Kunemculo ngaphakathi kuwe
Lowo ungeke utsatfwe ngulomunye!

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

Bonkhe bahlomele?

LUMBALELE!



[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Zwa injabulo kusuka ekhanda kuye etinyaweni!

Hej-ya, hej-ya, oh!
Yekel' umhlaba wonke wazi!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Kunemindlela lenyenti yekukhula!

Ngena elangeni!
Yekel' injabulo yakho igcwale!

LUMBALELE!
Yekel' imvuselelo lemnandi ihambe!



[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]

Ngesikhatsi busuku bumnyama kakhulu,
Kwasekukhona likhandlela lelicane.
Inhlitiyo leyo yakholelwa
Yayiphethe ithemba lelingashintshi.

Lapho kwakukhona tidvonga phakatsi kwetfu,
Singakha ibhuloho esikhundleni salokho.
Lapho umgwaco wawubonakala uvalekile,
Kukhona lomunye umphumela phambili.

Kukhona livi lelingalalelwa,
Kukhona sandla lesidinga umngani.
Kukhona liphupho leliyaqala,
Kukhona indzaba lengakayipheli.

Wonke umuntfu unemsebenti,
Kanye nempilo ngayinye ifanele litfuba.
Nekusasa kubonakala kunethemba
Ngesikhatsi samukela bonkhe kutsi badanse.



[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]

Uyayiva yini emculweni?
Uyayiva yini emsindvo?

Kuyintfo yelikhatsi lekusasa
Kuhamba nenkhanyiso yebantfu.

Thatha inyatselo uhambe,
Vumela isibindzi sakho sikuhole.

Kukhona umhlaba wetitfuba
Lokulindzele lolo lolunye lusuku!



[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Zwa injabulo kusuka ekhanda kuye etinyaweni!

Hej-ya, hej-ya, oh!
Yekel' umhlaba wonke wazi!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Kunemindlela lenyenti yekukhula!

Ngena elangeni!
Yekel' injabulo yakho igcwale!

LUMBALELE!
Yekel' imvuselelo lemnandi ihambe!



[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]

Lum! Lum!
Gucula ngakwesokudla!

Ba! Ba!
Gucula ngakwesobunxele!

Le! Le!
Sandla phezulu!

LUMBALELE!
Yekel' umoya wakho undize!

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

Bonkhe!
Sisekhona!



[VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]

Kukhona make lonetifiso,
Kukhona babe lohlela timphilo.
Kukhona umntfwana lobona kusasa
Kugcwele timangaliso esandleni sabo.

Kukhona umlimi lonetivuno,
Kukhona umthengisi loneliphupho.
Kukhona umakhi lontjontja likusasa
Lokungakaze kubonwe muntfu.

Kusuka emaphandleni kuya edolobheni,
Kusuka etintsabeni kuya elwandle,
Umuntfu ngamunye uletsa litfuba,
Kanye nempilo ngayinye ifanele sitfunti.

Sweefin ihlanganisa bantfu netitfuba,
Iyanika labanye litfuba lekukhula.
Ngesikhatsi litfuba lifinyelela kude,
Emaphupho lamanye ayavela.



[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]

Uyayiva yini emculweni?
Uyayiva yini emsindvo?

Kuyintfo yelikhatsi lekusasa
Kuhamba nenkhanyiso yebantfu.

Thatha inyatselo uhambe,
Vumela isibindzi sakho sikuhole.

Kukhona umhlaba wetitfuba
Lokulindzele lolo lolunye lusuku!



[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Zwa injabulo kusuka ekhanda kuye etinyaweni!

Hej-ya, hej-ya, oh!
Yekel' umhlaba wonke wazi!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Kunemindlela lenyenti yekukhula!

Ngena elangeni!
Yekel' injabulo yakho igcwale!

LUMBALELE!
Yekel' imvuselelo lemnandi ihambe!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Uma uke waba ngcono,
Uma uke wema wedwa,

Ngitfokotse umnyango uvulekile,
Ngitfokotse indawo yato.

Uma dream yakho ibambelekile,
Uma indlela ibikude,

Ngitfokotse kancane kukhanya
Emazwini alolu song.

Uphakeme kunalokho okuphambukile,
Uphakeme kunemini edlule.

Kukhona ikusasa okufanele kwakhiwe,
Kukhona indlela engcono yokwenziwa.

Futhi isipho esikhulu esikunikezile
Ngukwethemba esikubuyisela.

Lapho sikhuphula omunye,
Singavula omunye umnyango.

[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

Awukho ezimeni zakho.

Awukho emini edlule.

Uyisizukulwane sezinto eziningi.

Futhi indaba yakho isaqhubeka.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

Ngakho thatha isinyathelo esisodwa…

Bese uthatha esinye…

Futhi vumela umhlaba wonke udlale nawe!

[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: Unedream?

Crowd: Yebo, sineso!

Lead: Unelanga elizayo?

Crowd: Yebo, sinelakho!

Lead: Singakha ndawonye?

Crowd: Yebo, singakha!

Lead: Ngakho ngicela ngikubone udansa!

[THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Lum! Lum!
Hamba ngakwesokudla!

Ba! Ba!
Hamba ngakwesobunxele!

Le! Le!
Izandla phezulu!

LUMBALELE!
Vumela umoya wakho uhambe!

*(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!
Zizwa lokujabula kusuka ekhanda kuya ezinyaweni!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Vumela umhlaba wonke wazi!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Kukhona izindlela eziyizigidi zokukhula!

Hamba emshadweni!
Vumela injabulo yakho iphume!

LUMBALELE!
Vumela imizwa emihle ihambe!

[FINAL REFRAIN —