[Marshallese] Stackalaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# STACKALAYA *Pēpē ni Pēpē. Pāna Kahi.* **[INTRO — Playful Marimba, Finger Snaps, Rolling Bass]** O-na-na! Eh-ya-ya! Tahi pē, Tahi mahere. Ngā moemoeā e pāka, Ki ngā mea kei roto i tō ringa! *(Tahi pā!)* Stack-a, stack-a-laya! Hey! Hey! **[CHORUS — Immediate Afro-House Dance Hook]** Stack-a, stack-a-laya! Pēpē ni pēpē, pāna kahi! Tiaki i te iti! Mahere i te iti! Kia pai ai te neke i tēnei rā! Stack-a, stack-a-laya! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-ya! Iti i te iti, Rā i te rā, Whakawhanake tō ao i tō huarahi! **[VERSE 1 — Bouncy Afrobeats, Highlife Guitar]** Ka haere te moni, ka haere, Tēnei te rārangi e rere. Engari mēnā ka hoatu tō moemoeā he mahere, Ka taea e koe te tīmata ki ngā mea e taea ana. I kī te whaea, “Kaua e tere i te ara, Ka tupu ngā mea pai me te tiaki me te wā. Kia waiho i te iti i te utu, Kia whakaaro ki ngā whiringa i whakaarotia.” Tahi tiaki, tahi whāinga mārama, Kia ako i ngā mōrearea kei mua. E kore e huri katoa te ara ki te koura, Engari he nui te whai mātauranga i te kōrero. Sweefin ka whakauru i ngā ara hou ki te hono, Ki te tiaki, te whakawhiti, me te rapu. I ngā taputapu tika me ngā mōhiohio, Ka taea e koe te mahere mō te mea nui. **[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Harmonies, Handclaps]** Kaua e waiho i tetahi ki te tere, Kaua e waiho i tetahi ki te whiriwhiri. Tēnā tango tō wā, ā, ako i te rerekētanga I waenganui i te oati me te pono. Te pā ki te rīki, te kitea tō pātea, Ia haerenga he āhua āna. Ka tīmata koe mō āpōpō, Whakawhikihia he wā ki ngā moemoeā! **[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]** Stack-a, stack-a-laya! Pēpē ni pēpē, pāna kahi! Tiaki i te iti! Mahere i te iti! Kia pai ai te neke i tēnei rā! Stack-a, stack-a-laya! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-ya! Iti i te iti, Rā i te rā, Whakawhanake tō ao i tō huarahi! **[POST-CHORUS — Viral Dance Chant]** Stack! Stack! Hoki mai te rīki! Pā! Pā! Kaua e wareware i te mahere! Pā! Pā! Katoa tango! Stack-a, stack-a-laya! Whakawhia ngā moemoeā! **[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Rolling Bass, Bright Guitar]** He wahine kei te whakahaere, E mahi ana ki te tupu. He pāpā e whakamahere ana mō ngā utu kura, E whakaaro ana ki te haere o te moni. He tauira kei te whai whakaaro, He kaipōti kei te neke. I nga tangata katoa he take Ki te whai i te huarahi pai ake. Kei te tiaki etahi mō ngā rangi ua, Kei te tāpiri etahi mō ngā tau e haere ana. Kei te hanga etahi i tētahi pakihi iti, Kei te māmā i ngā nama i taua wā. Ngā moemoeā rerekē me ngā haerenga rerekē, Ngā huarahi rerekē ki te tīmata. Ka tīmata te whakawhirinaki pūtea I te mōhio i ngā mea kei a koe. **[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]** Kaua e waiho i tetahi ki te tere, Kaua e waiho i tetahi ki te whiriwhiri. Tēnā tango tō wā, ā, ako i te rerekētanga I waenganui i te oati me te pono. Te pā ki te rīki, te kitea tō pātea, Ia haerenga he āhua āna. Ka tīmata koe mō āpōpō, Whakawhikihia he wā ki ngā moemoeā! **[CHORUS — Festival Dance Drop]** Stack-a, stack-a-laya! Pēpē ni pēpē, pāna kahi! Tiaki i te iti! Mahere i te iti! Kia pai ai te neke i tēnei rā! Stack-a, stack-a-laya! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-ya! Iti i te iti, Rā i te rā, **[BRIDGE — Warm Piano, Children's Choir]** Enekar kash kan imōttan, Riñiā e kake ej lōñlōñ. Kajitōk ekkar kōn wōnmaanlōk, Etnan inōnin eḷapāḷap. Jānene jānin ejja bukot, Ejjejej kake eḷap tōmak. Aetok ke jānon eṃṃaan, Maak kake kōttar kōn juon wān. *(Music fades to finger snaps)* **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Lead: Kaṃmool jān wōt? Crowd: Kōjjemi wān! Lead: Etokḷā en? Crowd: Eḷane wāween! Lead: Kōn boktak? Crowd: Ekkan menon! Lead: Kwaar kōn— Crowd: Dān juon wān! *(Bass drops)* Kōttar! Kōttar! Ņan wōt!