[Bambara] Zumaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# ZUMAYA *Fanga Sigi. Fanga Dɛgɛ.* **[INTRO — Handclaps, Marimba, Deep Bass]** *(Two claps)* Hey! Hey! I ka kɛ? Nin ni i ka labɛn! Zu-ma-ya! *(Bass drops)* **[CHORUS — Infectious Afro-House Hook]** Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Kɔfɛ ka sigi fanga! Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh! Fanga fila bɛɛ ka jɛman! Kuru kelen, kuru fila, Yɛrɛ fila ka sigi! Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Dɛgɛ kɛ nyɔgɔnna! **[VERSE 1 — Bouncy Afrobeats, Syncopated Guitar]** Falegɛ kɔrɔ bɛ sigilan, Dugukolo bɛ fɛrɛ. Misɛn bɛ jɛgɛn ka fɔ, Bɛɛ bɛ jɛman ka don. Kunu kelen, bɛɛ bɛ tɔgɔ, Fɔrɔ kelen bɛ kɛ. Ka nyɔgɔn dɔɔni fɛ, Ka jɛman dɔɔni fɛ. Nafolo kelen bɛ fanga kɛ, Jɛman ka sira. Dɔɔnin ka jɛgɛn fɛ, Ka sigi ka jigi. Sweefin bɛ nyɔgɔn fɛ, Nɛnɛ, fanga kɛ. Fɔrɔ kelen bɛ jɛman, Ka kɛ jɛgɛn nyɛ. **[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Harmonies]** I ka fanga bɛ jɛman? I ka kɛ a fɛ? Jigi bɛɛ, fɔrɔ bɛɛ, Fanga ka jɛgɛn! Bɛɛ bɛ sigi kɛ, Bɛɛ bɛ don kɛ. Yɛrɛ fila ka sigi— Sɔn kɛ nyɛ! **[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Drop]** Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Kɔfɛ ka sigi fanga! Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh! Fanga fila bɛɛ ka jɛman! Kuru kelen, kuru fila, Yɛrɛ fila ka sigi! Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Dɛgɛ kɛ nyɔgɔnna! **[POST-CHORUS — Dance Chant]** Kunu! Kuru! Sigi ka jɛgɛn! Tɔ! Tɔ! Fanga ka jɛgɛn! Zu! Ma! Ya! Fanga sigi! Zu! Ma! Ya! Hey! Hey! Hey! **[VERSE 2 — Warm Female Lead, Rolling Log Drums]** Mama bɛ jɛgɛn kɛ, Papa bɛ don kɛ. Den bɛ ka fanga sira, Jigi bɛ ka fɛ. Fala bɛ sira fɛ, Nɛnɛ bɛ ka jɛgɛn. Dɔɔni bɛ sɛbɛn fɛ, Jigi bɛ ka fɛ. Dugukolo ka sira, Kura ka jɛgɛn. Fɔrɔ fila bɛ jɛman, Ka sira nyɛ. Ka kɛ nyɔgɔn fɛ, Ka jigi, ka don. Dɔɔnin ka sira fɛ, Ka fɔrɔ nyɛ. **[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]** I ka fanga bɛ jɛman? I ka kɛ a fɛ? Jigi bɛɛ, fɔrɔ bɛɛ, Fanga ka jɛgɛn! Bɛɛ bɛ sigi kɛ, Bɛɛ bɛ don kɛ. Yɛrɛ fila ka sigi— Sɔn kɛ nyɛ! **[CHORUS — Festival Drop]** Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Kɔfɛ ka sigi fanga! Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh! Fanga fila bɛɛ ka jɛman! Kuru kelen, kuru fila, Yɛrɛ fila ka sigi! Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Dɛgɛ kɛ nyɔgɔnna! **[BRIDGE — Percussion Break, Layered Voices]** Jɛgɛn bɛ kɔrɔ, Fanga bɛ dugukolo. Jɛgɛn bɛ ka sigi, Bɛɛ bɛ nyɛ fɛ. [Verse] Ala ka sege ka kalan kɛ, Ala ka kɔfɛ ka dɔrɔn. Kuru kɛrɛ yɛrɛ bɛ fo, Dɔ ni dɔ bɛ bɔ a kɔnɔ. *(Musiiki bɛrɛ, fɛn bɛ bɔ)* **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Lead: N’ka dɔ ye? Crowd: N’ka! N’ka! Lead: N’ka bɔ fo? Crowd: N’ka! N’ka! Lead: An bɛ dɔrɔ fɛ? Crowd: A bɛna! Lead: A la dɔrɔn, kɛ a kan! *(Bass bɛ y’a la)* Na! Kɛ! Kɔrɔ bɛ fɔ! Tɔ! Tɔ! Dɔ bɛ y’a la! Sɔrɔ! Sɔrɔ! An bɛ sɔrɔ! Zu-ma-ya! A ka la an ye! **[FINAL CHORUS — Full Choir, Brass, Percussion]** Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Ala ka kun dɔrɔn! Zu-ma-ya! Oh! Oh! A ka sɛgɛn dɔ an ka! Kuru na, kuru bɔ, Sira ka fɔ a ka! Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Ala ka kun dɔrɔn! **[OUTRO — Highlife Guitar, Fading Handclaps]** Kuru kelen, Juru bɛ na. Kɛrɛ bɛ dɔrɔn, An bɛ na sɔrɔ. Zu-ma-ya! Hey! Hey! Sɔrɔ bɛ an ka, Kɛrɛ, bɔ ka y’a la. Zu-ma-ya! Ala ka kun dɔrɔn! *(Final drum hit)*