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[Isoko] Zamboya

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# ZAMBOYA
*Jekere. Fọdụrụ. Mehe Mọra.*

**[INTRO — Handclaps, Shakers, Playful Female Vocal]**

*(Clap-clap! Boom!)*

Ma osoba we fu ife!

Jekere ife!

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

Otu ije dọ m,
Otu ije dọ u.

Fụr nta na?

ZAMBOYA!

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

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Jekere, uwa na akpọ!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Nụ iru, we kụọ!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Ka ụwa zuru ezu bịa akpọ!

Fọdụ! Fọdụ!
Kpọ! Kpọ!

ZAMBOYA!
Nwetara mmetụta ahụ!

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

Mọning na-abịa n'elu ụlọ,
Ozi ọla na ụzọ.
Onye na-emeghe ụzọ,
Onye na-achọta ọkwa ọhụrụ.

Ụbọchị gara aga juru ajụjụ,
Ụfọdụ ka na-eche nzaghachi.
Ma taa anyị na-eme ihe
Na obi ike n'ime ndụ anyị.

Ebee a ka mgbidi mechiri ụzọ,
E nwere ikpo okwu anyị nwere ike ibido.
Ebee a ka olu nweghị ntị,
E nwere egwu na-anabata.

Ọ bụghị nrọ niile bịara echi,
Ọ bụghị ụzọ niile kwụ ọtọ.
Ma ohere nwere ike gbanwee njem,
Na aka nwere ike mepee ọnụ ụzọ.

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

Ị nwere ike ịgụ isi na-akpọ?
Ị nwere ike ịdụ egwu na-aza?

Were nzọ na onye,
Ka ihe n'obi gị gbanwee.

Otu olu niile nwere ike iso egwu,
Otu obi nile nwere ike ịchọta ebe ya.

Mgbe anyị na-eme ka anyị nwee n'azụ,
E nwere ọchị n'ọnụ onye ọ bụla!

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

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Jekere, uwa na akpọ!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Nụ iru, we kụọ!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Ka ụwa zuru ezu bịa akpọ!

Fọdụ! Fọdụ!
Kpọ! Kpọ!

ZAMBOYA!
Nwetara mmetụta ahụ!

**[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]**

Zam! Zam!
Hey! Hey!

Bo! Bo!
Sway! Sway!

Ya! Ya!
Tọghatụ!

ZAMBOYA!
Nụ ụda ahụ!

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

E nwere mama nwere azụmahịa,
E nwere papa nwere nrọ.
E nwere onye na-ahụ ụzọ,
E nwere onye na-arụ ọrụ.

E nwere ụmụ akwụkwọ na-amụta ọnụọgụ,
E nwere onye na-ere ahịa na-achọta ụzọ.
Onye ọ bụla nwere akụkọ,
Njem ọ bụla nwere ụbọchị ya.

Site n'obodo ruo n'ọnụọgụ,
Site na ugwu ruo n'ọdụ mmiri,
Sweefin na-ejikọta ndị mmadụ na ohere,
Na-enyere ndị ọzọ ịkekọrịta ma na-eche.

Mgbe ndị mmadụ nwere ụzọ,
Iji mepụta, ịgbanwe, na-eto,
Oge nwekwara ike ịchọta ọdịnihu,
Obodo ndị ọzọ nwere ike ịgba Ọma.

**[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]**

Ị nwere ike ịgụ isi na-akpọ?
Ị nwere ike ịdụ egwu na-aza?

Were nzọ na onye,
Ka ihe n'obi gị gbanwee.

Otu olu niile nwere ike iso egwu,
Otu obi nile nwere ike ịchọta ebe ya.

Mgbe anyị na-eme ka anyị nwee n'azụ,
E nwere ọchị n'ọnụ onye ọ bụla!

**[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]**

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Jekere, uwa na akpọ!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Nụ iru, we kụọ!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Ka ụwa zuru ezu bịa akpọ!

Fọdụ! Fọdụ!
Kpọ! Kpọ!

ZAMBOYA!
Nwetara mmetụta ahụ!

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

[Verse]
Me vwo o ya kpe orore,
Me vwo o ya kpe gbome,

Vwe omor mi kpeyo-e,
Na ore n'kpe mu ogba.

Otedo eje orhorho emo,
Otedo eje ebighi emo.

Oghene emu k'ese ke,
Vwe omor mi vwo eko.

*(Piano fades. Handclaps begin.)*

**[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]**

Lead: Akpo emo ke?

Crowd: Me do! Me do!

Lead: Akpo meje re?

Crowd: Me vwe! Me vwe!

Lead: Akpo jeke ebi?

Crowd: Unu gbori!

Lead: Vwe mue se vwoo re!

*(Percussion builds.)*

Zam! Zam!
Je! Je!

Bo! Bo!
Kpe! Kpe!

Ya! Ya!
Doro!

ZAMBOYA!
Vwe orhoro re!

*(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!
Vwe orho, ote vwie kpo!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Vwe edjo, me gbene!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Ete unu otedoyan!

Je! Je!
Kpe! Kpe!

ZAMBOYA!
Vwe orhoro re vwo!

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

Ogho mi ne,
Ogho mi wa.

Ese re vwerhe,
Na ebe re.

Sweefin me vwo re idede,
Vwe kwe, vwe gbori.

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

Vwe orho.
Vwe kedede.
Vwe oghene.

ZAMBOYA!

*(Final celebratory drum hit.)*