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[Tiv] Zamboya

by Swifin Echoes

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Lyrics

# ZAMBOYA
*Yôô kwagh. Tôô u eren. Wua nôm.*

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

*(Clap-clap! Boom!)*

Mtu u a hôô kôndo!

Tôô u gber!

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

Kwagh yôô nyian,
Kwagh yôô nyer.

Mtu u a kwagh?

ZAMBOYA!

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

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Yôô kwagh, mbala ka vunde!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Lû nôngô, tôô u a hen!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Mba mbala ka a iôô!

Kwagh! Kwagh!
Tôô! Tôô!

ZAMBOYA!
Vese nôngô a!

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

Môô kpa ka ior,
Tondo ka a eren.
Mtu u a hôô kôndo,
Mtu u a ve nôngô a ior.

Tsen a ka a mngohol,
Tsen a ka a vese.
Mba a ior ka ôr,
Ka a nôm u eren.

Mtu u a ka mngohol,
Ka a nôm u kpô.
Mtu u a ka mbô,
Ka a nôngô u eren.

Tsen a ka a u,
Tsen a ka a dôô.
Ka a zen a mbese,
Ka a nôngô a u.

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

Mlu u ka a kpô?
Ka gber u a vese?

Kwagh yôô nyian ne,
Tôô u a vese.

Mlu u ka a aôô,
Môô ka a eren.

Ka a dôô ne,
Môô ka a ior!

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

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Yôô kwagh, mbala ka vunde!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Lû nôngô, tôô u a hen!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Mba mbala ka a iôô!

Kwagh! Kwagh!
Tôô! Tôô!

ZAMBOYA!
Vese nôngô a!

**[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]**

Zam! Zam!
Hey! Hey!

Bo! Bo!
Tôô! Tôô!

Ya! Ya!
Tôô u a kôndo!

ZAMBOYA!
Lû u eren!

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

Môm u a nômô,
Môm u a nômô.

Môm u a vese,
Môm u a ior.

Môm u a u,
Môm u a nômô.

Môm u a nômô,
Môm u a ior.

Tsen a ka a dôô,
Ka a ior.

Ka a nôm u a dôô,
Ka a eren.

Ka a dôô a ior,
Ka a eren.

Ka a nôm u a dôô,
Ka a eren.

**[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]**

Mlu u ka a kpô?
Ka gber u a vese?

Kwagh yôô nyian ne,
Tôô u a vese.

Mlu u ka a aôô,
Môô ka a eren.

Ka a dôô ne,
Môô ka a ior!

**[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]**

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Yôô kwagh, mbala ka vunde!

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!
Lû nôngô, tôô u a hen!

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!
Mba mbala ka a iôô!

Kwagh! Kwagh!
Tôô! Tôô!

ZAMBOYA!
Vese nôngô a!

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

[Verse]  
Mba a lu u genga a tiv ga,  
Mba a lu u genga a won ka.  

U yô ter u a gbenda,  
Kpa u yô ior a gbenda hi.  

A mba a u a fa ngu,  
A mba a u a fa lor.  

Tôô u a ba u nyôr,  
Mfa a u a kwagh u kpa.  

*(Piano fades. Handclaps begin.)*  

**[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]**  

Lead: Ka kwagh a fa ngu?  
Crowd: Mba yô! Mba yô!  

Lead: Ka ngu a wan ngu?  
Crowd: Mba yô! Mba yô!  

Lead: Ka ngu a va u genga?  
Crowd: Mba yô!  

Lead: Ior kpa ior, ka ngu u?  

*(Percussion builds.)*  

Zam! Zam!  
Genga! Genga!  

Bo! Bo!  
Clap! Clap!  

Ya! Ya!  
Gben tar!  

ZAMBOYA!  
Hôô a yiô!  

*(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!  
Tôô u a fa ngu!  

Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo!  
Hôô a yiô, mba yô!  

Zam-bo-ya! Zam-bo-ya!  
Ior kpa ior va u genga!  

Genga! Genga!  
Clap! Clap!  

ZAMBOYA!  
Hôô a yiô!  

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

Yô genga a mi,  
Yô genga a ve.  

U yô a nyôr,  
Mba a u a kpa.  

Sweefin a fa ngu a wan,  
A ken, a fa, a wue.  

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

Tôô u a fa ngu.  
Genga kpa.  
Kpa u nyôr.  

ZAMBOYA!  

*(Final celebratory drum hit.)*