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[Igbo] Tumbaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# TUMBAYA *Ọ bụla nrọ kwesịrị egwu.* **[INTRO — Egwu Ọkụkọ, Aka na-aka, Egwu Nwanyị Na-atọ Ogo]** *(Dum… da-dum… aka!)* Hey, gị! Ee, gị! Ị nwere nrọ n’akpa gị? Ị nwere abụ n’akpụkpọ ụkwụ gị? Ọ dị mma, wetara ya! *(Bass na-amalite ịgba egwu.)* Tum-tum… TUMBAYA! **[CHORUS — Ọkụ Afọ-ọkụ Na-agbawa Ọkụ]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Wepụ uzuzu ma gbaa egwu! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ka ụwa niile kwuo, "Je!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Wetara nrọ gị n'ehihie! Otu nzọụkwụ n'èzí, Abụọ n'ime— TUMBAYA! Ka oge ọma malite! **[VERSE 1 — Ọkụkọ Ọkụkọ, Gita Ndụ Ndụ]** N'abalị gara aga mmiri na-akụ N'elu ụlọ nke chọrọ nlekọta. Ututu a, e nwere mgbachapụta, Ma ndị agbata obi na-ezukọ. Otu onye na-eburu obere egwu, Otu onye na-eburu obere achịcha. Otu onye na-eweta echiche ọhụrụ Nke ahaghị ahụ ụzọ n'isi. E nwere nwanyị na-ere ahịa, Nwoke na-amụta ọrụ aka. E nwere nwa na-akpụ ihe ọhụrụ Na ala n'ọnya. Onweghị onye maara ihe echi ga-eweta, Onweghị onye nwere atụmatụ zuru oke. Ma nrọ na-abụ njem Mgbe anyị na-eme ihe anyị nwere ike. **[PRE-CHORUS — Ọdịiche Nwanyị Na-eto]** Oh, echefukwala maka azịza niile, Echefukwala maka ụbọchị zuru oke. Nwee ohere nke dị n’ihu gị, Ka ụda na-eduga ụzọ. Ọ bụrụ na ị nwere obere anyanwụ, Kekọrịta ya na onye ọhụrụ. E nwere ụwa nke ohere Mgbe enwere ohere maka m na gị! **[CHORUS — Ọkụ Afọ-ọkụ Na-agbawa Ọkụ]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Wepụ uzuzu ma gbaa egwu! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ka ụwa niile kwuo, "Je!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Wetara nrọ gị n'ehihie! Otu nzọụkwụ n'èzí, Abụọ n'ime— TUMBAYA! Ka oge ọma malite! **[POST-CHORUS — Egwu Nkata Na-agbasa Ogo]** Tum! Tum! Hey! Hey! Pụ apụ! Gbagọrọ agbagọ! Ba! Ba! Aka! Aka! Tụgharịa! Wetara ya azụ! TUMBAYA! **[VERSE 2 — Nwanyị Na-eduga, Bass Na-agba Ọkụ]** E nwere onye na-akụ ugbo, E nwere onye na-ahụ nrọ. E nwere nwa akwụkwọ na-ewu amamihe, E nwere onye na-azụ ahịa na-achọta ndị otu. Site n'obodo rue obodo, Site n'ugwu rue osimiri, Onye ọ bụla nwere talent Na ohere ịchọpụta ihe ọzọ. Sweefin na-ejikọ ndị mmadụ na ohere, Na-enyere azụmahịa aka ịchọta ụzọ. Ụzọ ọhụrụ iji chekwaa, gbanwee, ma zụọ ahịa Na-emeghe nhọrọ kwa ụbọchị. Ma mgbe onye chọtara ụzọ, Ka onye ọzọ chọta otu. E nwere ọdịnihu kwesịrị ịmepụta Na ihe anyị nwere ike ime. **[PRE-CHORUS — Nzukọ Nsọ Na-eto]** Oh, echefukwala maka azịza niile, Echefukwala maka ụbọchị zuru oke. Nwee ohere nke dị n’ihu gị, Ka ụda na-eduga ụzọ. Ọ bụrụ na ị nwere obere anyanwụ, Kekọrịta ya na onye ọhụrụ. E nwere ụwa nke ohere Mgbe enwere ohere maka m na gị! **[CHORUS — Ọkụ Afọ-ọkụ Na-agbawa Ọkụ]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Wepụ uzuzu ma gbaa egwu! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ka ụwa niile kwuo, "Je!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Wetara nrọ gị n'ehihie! Otu nzọụkwụ n'èzí, Abụọ n'ime— TUMBAYA! Ka oge ọma malite! **[BRIDGE — Egwu Ọkụkọ Na-atọ Ogo, Nzukọ Nwa Na-agbasa Ogo]** **[VERSE]** Ọ bụrụ na ụzọ dị gị arọ, Ọ bụrụ na ibu gị karịrị nke ndị ọzọ, Ka ị hụ obiọma obere N'ebe ị chọrọ olileanya. Ndụ ọ bụla kwesịrị nsọpụrụ, Onye ọ bụla kwesịrị abụ. Na ọdịnihu na-aghọ nke nwere olileanya Mgbe anyị na-enyere ibe anyị aka. *(Music fades to a single drumbeat.)* **[SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD]** Nrọ n'akpa gị... Abụ n'akwụ gị... Uwa niile na-eche... Ka ị gakwuru! **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: Ị nwere nrọ? Crowd: Ee, anyị nwere! Lead: Ị nwere ụda? Crowd: Mụ na gị! Lead: Onye ga-esonyere? Crowd: Onye obula! Lead: Ya mere gbagoo! *(Percussion builds.)* Tum! Tum! Nzọ! Nzọ! Ba! Ba! Kpọ! Kpọ! Ya! Ya! Gbanwee! TUMBAYA! Nụ ụda ahụ! *(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)* **[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS]** Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! *(Crowd chants over the groove.)* **[FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Kpochapụ uzọ, gbaa egwu! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ka ụwa niile kwuo, "Gaa!" Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Bịara na nrọ gị n'ụbọchị! Otu nzọ pụọ, Abụọ nzọ banye— TUMBAYA! Ka oge ọma malite! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** Puku nrọ dị iche iche, Puku ụzọ dị iche iche. Obiọma ọzọ kwa ụbọchị, Olileanya ọzọ kwa ụbọchị. Sweefin na-eweta ụzọ ọhụrụ iji jikọọ, Iji mepụta, kesaa, na eto. Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Nrọ ọ bụla kwesịrị egwu. TUMBAYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*