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[Tiv] Zumaya

by Swifin Echoes

afrobeat

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# ZUMAYA
*Gbeere Mbakaa. U Tamen.*

**[INTRO — Handclaps, Marimba, Deep Bass]**

*(Two claps)*

Hey! Hey!

U ngu a?

Mba u kyôndo!

Zu-ma-ya!

*(Bass drops)*

**[CHORUS — Infectious Afro-House Hook]**

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Vese ve u gbenda!

Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh!
Mbakaa ka i yôô u yôô!

Ityôô i ve, ityôô i va,
Vese ve a ngôô!

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Kpa u temen a mba!

**[VERSE 1 — Bouncy Afrobeats, Syncopated Guitar]**

Kpande a yôô mba ka nyor,
Kônô a kpa a yôô mba.
Mbaven ngu a a mbakô,
A u lu a ve a kpa ngu.

Kpôndô, mba ka a ken,
A ve a ve a ve.
U ngu a ve a ve,
U temen ve a ve.

Mbakaa ka a ve a ve,
Mba ka a ve a ve.
I vese ve a ve a ve,
U temen ve i ve.

Sweefin ngu a ve a ve,
Mba ka a ve a ve.
Mba a ve a ve,
U temen ve i ve.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Harmonies]**

U ngu a ve a ve?
U ngu a ve a ve?

Mbakaa ka a ve a ve,
Mba ka a ve a ve!

I ve a ve a ve,
I ve a ve a ve.

Mbakaa ka a ve a ve—
U temen ve i ve!

**[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Drop]**

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Vese ve u gbenda!

Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh!
Mbakaa ka i yôô u yôô!

Ityôô i ve, ityôô i va,
Vese ve a ngôô!

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Kpa u temen a mba!

**[POST-CHORUS — Dance Chant]**

Ve! Va!
Vese ve a ve!

Gba! Gba!
Mbakaa ka a ve!

Zu! Ma! Ya!
Gbeere mbakaa!

Zu! Ma! Ya!
Hey! Hey! Hey!

**[VERSE 2 — Warm Female Lead, Rolling Log Drums]**

Mama ka a ve a ve,
Papa ka a ve a ve.
Mbakaa ngu a ve a ve,
A ve a ve a ve.

Mbakaa ngu a ve a ve,
Mbakaa ngu a ve a ve.
Mbakaa ngu a ve a ve,
A ve a ve a ve.

Mbakaa ngu a ve a ve,
Mbakaa ngu a ve a ve.
Mbakaa ngu a ve a ve,
A ve a ve a ve.

Mbakaa ngu a ve a ve,
Mbakaa ngu a ve a ve.
Mbakaa ngu a ve a ve,
A ve a ve a ve.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]**

U ngu a ve a ve?
U ngu a ve a ve?

Mbakaa ka a ve a ve,
Mba ka a ve a ve!

I ve a ve a ve,
I ve a ve a ve.

Mbakaa ka a ve a ve—
U temen ve i ve!

**[CHORUS — Festival Drop]**

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Vese ve u gbenda!

Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh!
Mbakaa ka i yôô u yôô!

Ityôô i ve, ityôô i va,
Vese ve a ngôô!

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Kpa u temen a mba!

**[BRIDGE — Percussion Break, Layered Voices]**

Mbakaa ngu a ve a ve,
Mbakaa ngu a ve a ve.
Mbakaa ngu a ve a ve,
A ve a ve a ve.

**[Verse]**

Mba sha kwagh u nengen,
Mba sha ga ior a tse.
Ior ka tor kwagh a lu,
Ior ka hemba kwagh a kwagh.

*(Music drops to handclaps)*

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: Wan ka ior ka hemba?
Crowd: M ngu! M ngu!

Lead: Wan ka or a ve?
Crowd: M ngu! M ngu!

Lead: M ngu u kwagh u ve?
Crowd: Yes, m ngu!

Lead: Yav m ku a ve!

*(Bass returns)*

In! Out!
Chia ka u ve!

Tso! Tso!
Wua ior ka hemba!

Sweefin! Sweefin!
Ka kwagh u ve!

Zu-ma-ya!
Ka kwagh u ve!

**[FINAL CHORUS — Full Choir, Brass, Percussion]**

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Kwagh u ve ka u ve!

Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh!
Or a ve ka ior a tse!

Kwagh u ve, kwagh u ve,
Chia ka u ve!

Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey!
Kwagh u ve ka ior a tse!

**[OUTRO — Highlife Guitar, Fading Handclaps]**

Or ka kwagh,
Or ka u ve.

Wan ka ve,
Wan ka ve a tse.

Zu-ma-ya!
Hey! Hey!

Sweefin ka ior a hemba,
Ka ior a ve a tse.

Zu-ma-ya!

Ka ior a tse!

*(Final drum hit)*