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[Kikuyu] Zumaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# ZUMAYA *Ituĩre Waku. Ngũgĩre Rũciũ.* **[INTRO — Handclaps, Marimba, Deep Bass]** *(Two claps)* Hey! Hey! Naigua ũcio? Nĩ ũhoro waku ũcio! Zu-ma-ya! *(Bass drops)* **[CHORUS — Infectious Afro-House Hook]** Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Mũthenya ũcio waku! Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh! Rũhĩa ngũũci ũrũthĩe! Ūmĩrĩrĩ ũmwe, ũmĩrĩrĩ ĩngĩ, Thĩna ĩngĩa, ũrĩe mũhĩrĩga! Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Ũtũũre ũtũrũme ũmwe! **[VERSE 1 — Bouncy Afrobeats, Syncopated Guitar]** Rũkĩrĩ ũrũga mbere ya mũthenya, Kĩhĩndĩ kĩraara kĩgũrũkĩra. Mũndũ arĩa ũrĩa thĩinĩ ya gĩthũri, Na mũciĩ wothe ũrĩa ũrĩa. Kĩrĩa gĩtherũ, tũrĩa na mĩgũnda mĩrũ, Na mĩrongo ĩna ya mĩaka. Nĩtũhũrĩra mũrĩrĩ wĩtũ, Na tũkĩrũgamĩra nĩkio. Ũtũũra nĩũrĩa na mũndũ ũrĩa tũrĩa, Ũrĩa ũkĩrũgĩra na mũndũ. Nĩũrĩe na ũrĩe mũndũ ũrĩa wĩtũ, Nĩũrĩe na ũrĩa ũrĩa. Sweefin nĩĩrĩa andũ maikũra, Nĩkũhũrĩra na wĩtũ mũno. Kĩrĩa wĩtũ nĩkĩrĩa mũno, Nĩũrĩa na ũrĩa ũrĩa. **[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Harmonies]** Ũgũĩrĩra wĩtũ ũrĩa ũrĩa? Ũkĩrĩa nĩkĩrĩa mũno? Ũkĩrĩa na mĩtũ, ũkĩrĩa na mũndũ, Ũkĩrĩa na mũndũ ũrĩa wĩtũ! Tũrĩa nĩtũrĩa na ũrĩa, Ũkĩrĩa na mũndũ ũrĩa wĩtũ. Ũrĩa ũrĩa, ũrĩa ũrĩa— Kũrĩa ũrĩa! **[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Drop]** Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Mũthenya ũcio waku! Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh! Rũhĩa ngũũci ũrũthĩe! Ūmĩrĩrĩ ũmwe, ũmĩrĩrĩ ĩngĩ, Thĩna ĩngĩa, ũrĩe mũhĩrĩga! Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Ũtũũre ũtũrũme ũmwe! **[POST-CHORUS — Dance Chant]** In! Out! Ũrĩa ũrĩa ũrĩa! Clap! Clap! Ũkĩrĩa ũrĩa ũrĩa! Zu! Ma! Ya! Mũthenya ũcio! Zu! Ma! Ya! Hey! Hey! Hey! **[VERSE 2 — Warm Female Lead, Rolling Log Drums]** Mama nĩũrĩa kĩrĩa mũthenya, Papa nĩũrĩa na mũndũ ũrĩa. Mũrĩmũ nĩũrĩa na mĩrĩma, Na ũkĩrĩa na ũrĩa ũrĩa. Mũrĩmũ nĩũrĩa na mĩrĩma, Mũndũ ũrĩa ũrĩa ũrĩa. Mũthĩni nĩũrĩa na ũrĩa ũrĩa, Na ũkĩrĩa ũrĩa ũrĩa. Kũrĩa nĩkũrĩa na mũndũ ũrĩa wĩtũ, Kũrĩa nĩkũrĩa na mũndũ ũrĩa wĩtũ. Ũrĩa ũrĩa, ũrĩa ũrĩa— Kũrĩa ũrĩa! **[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]** Ũgũĩrĩra wĩtũ ũrĩa ũrĩa? Ũkĩrĩa nĩkĩrĩa mũno? Ũkĩrĩa na mĩtũ, ũkĩrĩa na mũndũ, Ũkĩrĩa na mũndũ ũrĩa wĩtũ! Tũrĩa nĩtũrĩa na ũrĩa, Ũkĩrĩa na mũndũ ũrĩa wĩtũ. Ũrĩa ũrĩa, ũrĩa ũrĩa— Kũrĩa ũrĩa! **[CHORUS — Festival Drop]** Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Mũthenya ũcio waku! Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh! Rũhĩa ngũũci ũrũthĩe! Ūmĩrĩrĩ ũmwe, ũmĩrĩrĩ ĩngĩ, Thĩna ĩngĩa, ũrĩe mũhĩrĩga! Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Ũtũũre ũtũrũme ũmwe! **[BRIDGE — Percussion Break, Layered Voices]** Kana ũrĩa ũrĩa, Kana ũrĩa ũrĩa. Kana ũrĩa ũrĩa, Kana ũrĩa ũrĩa. [Verse] Mundu niaguthii haraka, Mundu niaguthii mbere. Gĩthoomo ciothe ciarĩa, Mũhũthũ ciothe ni ciarĩa. *(Mũthũkĩro wa gĩcigo)* **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Mwene: Mundu wĩ na mũhũthũ? Ũthĩrĩ: Niĩ ndĩ na ũhũthũ! Mwene: Mundu wĩ na ndoto? Ũthĩrĩ: Niĩ ndĩ na ndoto! Mwene: Tũgũcoka tũkĩina hamwe? Ũthĩrĩ: Ĩĩ, tũgũcoka! Mwene: Rĩrĩa ũrĩa wĩrĩa! *(Mũthĩna ũrĩa waũrĩte)* Inĩ! Outĩ! Tũthũkĩra kwa gĩcigo! Kĩndĩ! Kĩndĩ! Rũhĩrĩa ũhũthũ wĩrĩa! Sweefin! Sweefin! Kũrĩra ũrĩa tũrĩa! Zu-ma-ya! Hũndũ waku wĩho! **[FINAL CHORUS — Full Choir, Brass, Percussion]** Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Mũndũ wothe tũkĩrĩe! Zu-ma-ya! Ĩĩ! Ĩĩ! Mũthĩna ũkũrĩa! Kĩndĩ kĩmwe inĩ, kĩmwe outĩ, Tũthũkĩra ũrĩa tũrĩa! Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Tũkĩrĩe mũthĩna ũmwe! **[OUTRO — Highlife Guitar, Fading Handclaps]** Mũrembo ũmwe, Rũgendo rwa rũũrũ. Mũndũ ũmwe kũina, Rũgendo rwa rũũrũ. Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Sweefin tũrarekana, Gũthoma, kũhũthũ, na kũrĩra. Zu-ma-ya! Tũkĩrĩe mũthĩna! *(Mũthĩna wa gĩcigo wa mũthĩna)*