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[Igbo] Lumbalel

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[INTRO — UKWU N'AKA EGWU AFRIKA, EGWU NWANYỊ N'AGHỌTA]

*(Ngwa aka atọ. Egwu bass na-aza.)*

Hey!

Kedu onye kwuru na anwụ agaghị achapụ ọzọ?

Kedu onye kwuru na nrọ gị buru ibu?

Nụ!

E nwere egwu n'ime gị
Onweghị onye ga-ewepu ya!

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

Ndụmọdụ niile dị njikere?

LUMBALELE!



[CHORUS — MKPỌRỌ AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Nụ afọ ojuju site n'isi ruo n'ala!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mee ka ụwa niile mara!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
E nwere ụzọ iri puku iri iji eto!

Jekwuo n'ọnwa!
Mee ka afọ ojuju gị juo!

LUMBALELE!
Mee ka mmetụta ọma gbasaa!



[VERSE 1 — EGWU AFROBEATS, GUITAR HIGHLIFE]

Mgbe abalị juru oji,
E nwere ọkụ pere mpe.
Obi niile nke kwenyere
Jidere olileanya na-agbanweghi.

N'ebe mgbidi guzoro n'etiti anyị,
Anyị nwere ike iwulite akwa.
N'ebe ụzọ mechiri anya ruo mgbe ebighi ebi,
E nwere ụzọ ọzọ n'ihu.

E nwere olu chọrọ inụ,
E nwere aka chọrọ enyi.
E nwere nrọ nke na-amalite,
E nwere akụkọ nke ka na-aga.

Onye ọ bụla nwere ebumnobi,
Ndụ ọ bụla kwesịrị ohere.
Na ọdịnihu na-adịkwu olileanya
Mgbe anyị nabatara onye ọ bụla ịgba egwu.



[PRE-CHORUS — NKWADO EGBU EGWU NWANYỊ]

Ị na-enwe ya n'ime egwu?
Ị na-anụ ya n'ime ụda?

Ọ bụ obi nke echi
Na-agagharị n'ime ọha na eze na-agba egwu.

Nwee nzọụkwụ ma gaa n'ihu,
Mee ka obi ike gị duru ụzọ.

E nwere ụwa nke ohere
Na-eche ụbọchị ọzọ!



[CHORUS — AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM NKE UKWU]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Nụ afọ ojuju site n'isi ruo n'ala!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mee ka ụwa niile mara!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
E nwere ụzọ iri puku iri iji eto!

Jekwuo n'ọnwa!
Mee ka afọ ojuju gị juo!

LUMBALELE!
Mee ka mmetụta ọma gbasaa!



[POST-CHORUS — EGWU IHE ỌMA NA-ACHỌTA]

Lum! Lum!
Banye aka nri!

Ba! Ba!
Banye aka ekpe!

Le! Le!
Kwụpụ aka elu!

LUMBALELE!
Mee ka mmụọ gị fee!

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

Onye ọ bụla!
Nke a bụ ebe anyị nọ!



[VERSE 2 — EGWU NWANYỊ N'IBURU MMIRI, BASS N'AGAGHARỊ]

E nwere nne nwere ọchịchọ,
E nwere nna na-eme atụmatụ.
E nwere nwa na-ahụ echi
Juru na ihe ịtụnanya n'aka ha.

E nwere onye ugbo nwere owuwe ihe ubi,
E nwere onye ahia nwere nrọ.
E nwere onye na-emepụta ihe na-eto eto
Na-ewu ihe onye ọ bụla anaghị ahụ.

Site n'obodo gaa n'obodo,
Site n'ugwu ruo n'oké osimiri,
Onye ọ bụla na-eweta talent,
Ndụ ọ bụla nwere nsọpụrụ.

Sweefin na-ejikọ ndị mmadụ na ohere,
Na-enyere ndị ọzọ aka isonye na eto.
Mgbe ohere ruru ebe ọzọ,
Nrọ ndị ọzọ nwere ike ịmalite igosi.



[PRE-CHORUS — NKWA KWEKUO]

Ị na-enwe ya n'ime egwu?
Ị na-anụ ya n'ime ụda?

Ọ bụ obi nke echi
Na-agagharị n'ime ọha na eze na-agba egwu.

Nwee nzọụkwụ ma gaa n'ihu,
Mee ka obi ike gị duru ụzọ.

E nwere ụwa nke ohere
Na-eche ụbọchị ọzọ!



[CHORUS — NTỤKWASỊ EGWU EMMUME]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Nụ afọ ojuju site n'isi ruo n'ala!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mee ka ụwa niile mara!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
E nwere ụzọ iri puku iri iji eto!

Jekwuo n'ọnwa!
Mee ka afọ ojuju gị juo!

LUMBALELE!
Mee ka mmetụta ọma gbasaa!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Ọ bụrụ na ị chọpụtara na a na-echefu gị,
Ọ bụrụ na ị nọ naanị gị,

Ka ị nweta ụzọ mepere emepe,
Ka ị nweta ebe a na-akpọ ụlọ.

Ọ bụrụ na nrọ gị egosila,
Ọ bụrụ na ụzọ gị dị ogologo,

Ka ị chọta obere obi ike
Na okwu nke abụ a.

Ị bụ ihe karịrị ihe ọ bụla na-emeghị nke ọma,
Ị bụ ihe karịrị ụnyaahụ.

E nwere ọdịnihu bara uru ịmepụta,
E nwere ụzọ ka mma iji mepụta.

Na onyinye kachasị anyị na-enye
Bụ olileanya anyị na-enyere ịtọghata.

Mgbe anyị na-ebu onye ọzọ,
Anyị nwere ike imepe otu ụzọ ọzọ.



[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

Ị bụghị ọnọdụ gị.

Ị bụghị ụnyaahụ gị.

Ị bụ ụwa nke ohere.

Na akụkọ gị ka na-ede.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

Ya mere, were otu nzọụkwụ…

Maka ọzọ…

Ka ụwa dum soro gị rụọ egwu!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: Ị nwere nrọ?

Crowd: EE, ANYỊ NWE!

Lead: Ị nwere ọdịnihu?

Crowd: EE, ANYỊ NWE!

Lead: Anyị nwere ike iwulite ya ọnụ?

Crowd: EE, ANYỊ NWE!

Lead: Ka m hụ gị na-ese egwu!



[THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Lum! Lum!
Nzọụkwụ n'aka nri!

Ba! Ba!
Nzọụkwụ n'aka ekpe!

Le! Le!
Ekwesịrị ịkụ elu!

LUMBALELE!
Ka mkpụrụ obi gị gbaa!

*(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!
Nwee obi ụtọ site na isi ruo ụkwụ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka ụwa dum mara!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
E nwere ụzọ iri ise ịrị elu!

Banye n’ọkụ anyanwụ!
Ka obi ụtọ gị gbasaa!

LUMBALELE!
Ka ezigbo vibrations gbaa!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

Obi nde!
Nrọ nde!

Ụwa nke ohere
Maka gị na m!