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[Southern Ndebele] Lumbalel

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# LUMBALELE
*Hamba Ithemba Emhlabeni*



[INTRO — INSTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION, PLAYFUL FEMALE VOCAL]

*(Three handclaps. A bouncing bassline answers.)*

He!

Ngubani othe ilanga aliphinde likhanye?

Ngubani othe amaphupho akho makhulu?

Lalela!

Kukhona umrhythm ngaphakathi kuwe
Akekho ongawuthatha!

Oh-oh-oh!
Eh-ya-ya!

Bonke balungele?

LUMBALELE!



[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Zizwa injabulo kusuka phezulu kuye phansi!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Yazisa umhlaba wonke!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Kukhona izindlela eziyizigidi zokukhula!

Ngena elangeni!
Vumela injabulo yakho igcwale!

LUMBALELE!
Vumela imizwa emihle ihambe!



[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]

Nxa ubusuku babumnyama kakhulu,
Kwakukhona isibani esincane.
Inhliziyo ngayinye eyayikholwa
Yayiphethe ithemba elingaguquki.

Lapho izindonga zazimi phakathi kwethu,
Singakha ibhuloho esikhundleni salokho.
Lapho umgwaqo wawubonakala uvalekile,
Kukhona enye indlela phambili.

Kukhona izwi elidinga ukuzwa,
Kukhona isandla esidinga umngane.
Kukhona iphupho elisanda kuqalwa,
Kukhona indaba engakayipheli.

Umuntu wonke unenjongo,
Impilo ngayinye ifanele ithuba.
Futhi ikusasa libukeka lithemba kakhulu
Nxa samukela bonke ukuzodansa.



[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]

Uyakwazi ukukuzwa kumrhythm?
Uyakwazi ukukuzwa emsindweni?

Kuyintliziyo yosuku oluzayo
Ihamba phakathi kwesixuku esidansayo.

Thatha isinyathelo uqhubeke,
Vumela isibindi sakho sikuhole.

Kukhona umhlaba wamathuba
Ulalela olunye usuku!



[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Zizwa injabulo kusuka phezulu kuye phansi!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Yazisa umhlaba wonke!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Kukhona izindlela eziyizigidi zokukhula!

Ngena elangeni!
Vumela injabulo yakho igcwale!

LUMBALELE!
Vumela imizwa emihle ihambe!



[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]

Lum! Lum!
Thatha kwesokudla!

Ba! Ba!
Thatha kwesobunxele!

Le! Le!
Izandla phezulu!

LUMBALELE!
Vumela umoya wakho uphaphame!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-ah!

Bonke!
Lapha sikhona!



[VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]

Kukhona unina onezifiso,
Kukhona ubaba ohlela izinhlelo.
Kukhona umntwana obona ikusasa
Eligcwele izimanga ezandleni zabo.

Kukhona umlimi onezithelo,
Kukhona umthengisi onephupho.
Kukhona umthuthukisi omncane owakha
Okuthile okungakaze kubonwe.

Kusukela emaphandleni kuya edolobheni,
Kusukela ezintabeni kuya olwandle,
Umuntu wonke uletha ithalente,
Impilo ngayinye inenhlonipho.

Sweefin ixhuma abantu namathuba,
Isiza abaningi ukuba babambe iqhaza futhi bakhule.
Nxa amathuba efika kude,
Amanye amaphupho angaqala ukubonakala.



[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]

Uyakwazi ukukuzwa kumrhythm?
Uyakwazi ukukuzwa emsindweni?

Kuyintliziyo yosuku oluzayo
Ihamba phakathi kwesixuku esidansayo.

Thatha isinyathelo uqhubeke,
Vumela isibindi sakho sikuhole.

Kukhona umhlaba wamathuba
Ulalela olunye usuku!



[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Zizwa injabulo kusuka phezulu kuye phansi!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Yazisa umhlaba wonke!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Kukhona izindlela eziyizigidi zokukhula!

Ngena elangeni!
Vumela injabulo yakho igcwale!

LUMBALELE!
Vumela imizwa emihle ihambe!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Uma uke wazizwa ulahliwe,
Uma uke wema wedwa,

Ake uthole isango livulekile,
Ake uthole indawo ebizwa ikhaya.

Uma amaphupho akho ebelibazisekile,
Uma indlela ibide kakhulu,

Ake uthole isibindi esincane
Emazwini ale ngoma.

Uhlangana ngaphezulu kwezinselelo,
Uhlangana ngaphezulu kwezolo.

Kukhona ikusasa elifanele ukudalwa,
Kukhona indlela engcono yokwenza.

Isipho esikhulu esisinikayo
Yithemba esisiza ukulibuyisela.

Lapho siphakamisa omunye umuntu,
Singavula isango elilodwa elengeziwe.



[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

Awusiwona amaphutha akho.

Awusiwona izolo lakho.

Uyingxenye yamathuba amaningi.

Futhi indaba yakho isaqhubeka ukubhalwa.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

Thatha inyathelo elilodwa…

Bese elinye…

Futhi ake umhlaba wonke udanse nawe!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: Unalo iphupho?

Crowd: Yebo, sinjalo!

Lead: Unalo ikusasa?

Crowd: Yebo, sinjalo!

Lead: Singenza ndawonye?

Crowd: Yebo, singakwazi!

Lead: Manje ngibone udansa!



[THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Lum! Lum!
Nyathela kwesokudla!

Ba! Ba!
Nyathela kwesobunxele!

Le! Le!
Izandla phezulu!

LUMBALELE!
Vumela umoya wakho undize!

*(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)*



[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS]

Lumba-lele!
Lumba-lele!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!

*(Crowd chants over the groove.)*



[FINAL CHORUS — FULL GLOBAL CHOIR]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Zizwa injabulo kusuka ekhanda kuye ezinyaweni!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Yazisa umhlaba wonke!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Kukhona izindlela eziningi zokukhula!

Nyathela ekukhanyeni kwelanga!
Vumela injabulo yakho ihlale!

LUMBALELE!
Vumela imisindo emihle ihlale!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

Izibilion zezinhliziyo!
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