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[Irish] Zamboya

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# ZAMBOYA
*Dzi Dziɔ. Yɛtsɔa Kpakple. Yɛtsɔa Nya.*

**[INTRO — Aklɔkɔ, Shakers, Dziagbatɔvi Nɔvi]**

*(Tɔ-tɔ! Boom!)*

Mɔ ɔnyɛ lɔlɔ!

Mɛ nɔ tsɔ dzi!

Oh-eh-oh!
Ah-ya-ya!

Gake kplɔ na mi,
Gake kplɔ na wo.

Miawoe nye dzɔdzɔ?

ZAMBOYA!

**[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE DROP]**

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Dzi dziɔ, nyateƒe kple wo!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Nɔ dzi, nɔ kɔkɔ!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Kɛ ame ƒe anyigba nɔ dzi!

Kplɔ! Kplɔ!
Tɔ! Tɔ!

ZAMBOYA!
Dɔ dziƒe nyateƒe!

**[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]**

Zã ƒe ŋdɔli ƒe etɔ,
Dɔdzikpɔe le ga.
Ame bubu lɔ lɛ,
Ame biabia dziƒe kɔkɔ.

Dzitsɔsɔ nye mɔ kpɔe,
Dziƒo kpɔe le ŋu.
Gake wòtsɔa dzi etɔ,
Le anyigba me.

Mɔ ɖeƒe me kpɔa,
Ɖevi dzɔa ɖe dzi.
Mɔ ɖevi me kpɔa,
Ɖevi nɔa dzi.

Mɔ ƒe dzɔdzɔa mɔa,
Mɔ ƒe etɔa mɔa.
Gake ƒevi me kpɔa,
Ame ƒe ŋutɔa mɔa.

**[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]**

Nɔ dzi, nɔ dzi, nɔ dzi!
Nɔ dzi, nɔ dzi, nɔ dzi!

Tɔkpli ɖe ame wɔ,
Mɔ kpɔa nɔ dzi.

Dzɔdzɔ nɔ dzi,
Dzɔdzɔ nɔ dzi.

Nɔ dzi, nɔ dzi, nɔ dzi!
Nɔ dzi, nɔ dzi, nɔ dzi!

**[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]**

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Dzi dziɔ, nyateƒe kple wo!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Nɔ dzi, nɔ kɔkɔ!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Kɛ ame ƒe anyigba nɔ dzi!

Kplɔ! Kplɔ!
Tɔ! Tɔ!

ZAMBOYA!
Dɔ dziƒe nyateƒe!

**[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]**

Zam! Zam!
Hey! Hey!

Bo! Bo!
Nɔ! Nɔ!

Ya! Ya!
Kplɔ dzi!

ZAMBOYA!
Nɔ dzi!

**[VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]**

Lɛ nɔ lɛ ɖevi,
Lɛ nɔ lɛ dzɔdzɔ.

Lɛ nɔ lɛ gbɔgbɔ,
Lɛ nɔ lɛ dzi.

Lɛ nɔ lɛ dzɔdzɔ,
Lɛ nɔ lɛ dzi.

Kɛ anyigba ƒe dzɔdzɔ,
Kɛ anyigba ƒe dzi.

Nɔ lɛ kple dzi,
Nɔ lɛ kple dzɔdzɔ.

Dzɔdzɔ lɛ kple dzi,
Dzɔdzɔ lɛ kple dzɔdzɔ.

**[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]**

Nɔ dzi, nɔ dzi, nɔ dzi!
Nɔ dzi, nɔ dzi, nɔ dzi!

Tɔkpli ɖe ame wɔ,
Mɔ kpɔa nɔ dzi.

Dzɔdzɔ nɔ dzi,
Dzɔdzɔ nɔ dzi.

Nɔ dzi, nɔ dzi, nɔ dzi!
Nɔ dzi, nɔ dzi, nɔ dzi!

**[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]**

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Dzi dziɔ, nyateƒe kple wo!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Nɔ dzi, nɔ kɔkɔ!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Kɛ ame ƒe anyigba nɔ dzi!

Kplɔ! Kplɔ!
Tɔ! Tɔ!

ZAMBOYA!
Dɔ dziƒe nyateƒe!

**[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]**

**[Verse]**

Sɛ w'akɔtɔ mu pɛ a, wɔ werɛ afi wo,  
Sɛ wogyina akyi pɛ a, w'ani gye ho,  

Obi bɛkyekye wo ho, ɔpon bɛbue,  
Na wo nnamfo bɛgyina wo nkyɛn, yɛ nyansa no.  

Ɛyɛ ɔbra a yɛn nyinaa yɛ ntam,  
Ɛyɛ ɔbra a yɛn anisoadeɛ yɛ ntam.  

Na anidasoɔ wɔ ɔkyena,  
Sɛ yɛ bom a, yɛ bɛyɛ dɛn.  

*(Piano yɛ dinn. Nsa woso yɛ hyɛ.)*

**[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]**

Lead: Hena na ɔwɔ anisoadeɛ?

Crowd: Yɛwɔ! Yɛwɔ!

Lead: Hena na ɔbɛyɛ mfitiaseɛ?

Crowd: Meka! Meka!

Lead: Hena na ɔbɛka yɛn sa?

Crowd: Yɛn nyinaa!

Lead: Ɛnne kyerɛ me sɛnea w'ani gyina!

*(Percussion yɛ den.)*

Zam! Zam!  
Nan! Nan!  

Bo! Bo!  
Woso! Woso!  

Ya! Ya!  
Twa ho!

ZAMBOYA!  
Te saa nne no!

*(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)*

**[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS]**

Oh-eh-oh!  
Ah-ya-ya!

Zam-bo-ya!  
Zam-bo-ya!

*(Crowd chants over the groove.)*

**[FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR]**

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!  
Nyansa yɛ brɛbrɛ, wiase frɛ!  

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!  
Te saɛ, fa ho yɛ den!  

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!  
Wiase nyinaa bɛyɛ sa!  

Nan! Nan!  
Woso! Woso!

ZAMBOYA!  
Ma saa ahobrɛaseɛ no mmra!

**[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]**

Nan baako ma me,  
Nan baako ma wo.

Anidasoɔ nketewa  
wɔ nea yɛyɛ no mu.

Sweefin ma yɛn kwan foforɔ  
sɛ yɛbɛka, yɛbɛyɛ, yɛbɛyɛ kɛse.

Zam-bo-ya!  
Zam-bo-ya!

Bɛyɛ ɔbra.  
Bɔ mu.  
Yɛ ɔkyena.

ZAMBOYA!

*(Final celebratory drum hit.)*