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[Dagbani] Tumbaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# TUMBAYA *Bɛhi kpam yɛli ka bɔŋ.* **[INTRO — Bare Drums, Finger Snaps, Playful Female Vocal]** *(Dum… da-dum… clap!)* Ei, yɛŋ! N ka yɛŋ! N ba yɛli ka yɛ fɔ? N ba dɔɔli ni yɛ fɔ? Ka yɛ bɔŋ! *(Bass begins to bounce.)* Tum-tum… TUMBAYA! **[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tiŋa kpam yɛli ka daŋ! Ei-ya, ei-ya, oh! Tiŋ ka yɛli, 'Go!' Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tiŋa yɛli ka paŋa! Ndaŋ kpam, Ka yɛli kpam— TUMBAYA! Nyaɣu ka yɛli! **[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]** Biɛŋ da ka yɛŋ diŋ Na bɛ hiɛri ka yɛŋ. Gɔvɔla ka yɛŋ yɛli, Na zɔŋ bɛ gɔŋa yɛŋ. Bɛ ni yɛŋ yɛli, Bɛ ni yɛŋ diŋ. Bɛ ni yɛŋ yɛli, Ka yɛli yɛŋ diŋ. Pɔŋ ni yɛŋ bɛ yiɛ, Na yɛŋ yɛli kpam. Bɛhi ka yɛŋ yɛli Na yɛli ka yɛŋ tiŋ. **[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]** Oh, yɛli kpam yɛli, Yɛli kpam yɛli. Yɛli ka yɛŋ yɛli, Yɛli yɛŋ fɔ. N ba yɛli kpam, Yɛli ka yɛ fɔ. Yɛli ka yɛŋ yɛli, Ka yɛli yɛŋ fɔ! **[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tiŋa kpam yɛli ka daŋ! Ei-ya, ei-ya, oh! Tiŋ ka yɛli, 'Go!' Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tiŋa yɛli ka paŋa! Ndaŋ kpam, Ka yɛli kpam— TUMBAYA! Nyaɣu ka yɛli! **[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]** Tum! Tum! Ei! Ei! Tiŋa yɛli! Ka yɛli! Ba! Ba! Ka! Ka! Tiŋa yɛli! Ka yɛli! TUMBAYA! **[VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]** Bɛhi ka yɛŋ bɛi, Bɛ ni yɛŋ yɛli. Bɛ ni yɛŋ yɛli, Bɛ ni yɛŋ yɛli. Ka yɛŋ yɛli ka bɛhi, Ka yɛŋ yɛli ka yɛŋ. Yɛli kpam yɛli, Ka yɛli ka yɛŋ. Yɛli ka yɛli ka yɛŋ, Ka yɛli ka yɛŋ yɛli. Yɛli ka yɛŋ yɛli, Ka yɛli ka yɛŋ. **[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]** Oh, yɛli kpam yɛli, Yɛli kpam yɛli. Yɛli ka yɛŋ yɛli, Yɛli yɛŋ fɔ. N ba yɛli kpam, Yɛli ka yɛ fɔ. Yɛli ka yɛŋ yɛli, Ka yɛli yɛŋ fɔ! **[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tiŋa kpam yɛli ka daŋ! Ei-ya, ei-ya, oh! Tiŋ ka yɛli, 'Go!' Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tiŋa yɛli ka paŋa! Ndaŋ kpam, Ka yɛli kpam— TUMBAYA! Nyaɣu ka yɛli! **[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]** **[Verse]** Tiŋ tiŋa ka yɛrla nɔŋ, N nyɛ yɛlgu n yɛrla kaŋ. Ti maŋ paɣa yɛlgu, Tiŋ di n nyɛ nɔŋɔ. Tiŋa niŋ yɛlgu yɛlgu, Sɔŋ di n nyɛli yɛlgu. Diŋ yɛlgu di n yɛlgu, Tiŋ di yɛlgu n nyɛli yɛlgu. *(Music fades to a single drumbeat.)* **[SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD]** N tiŋa yɛrli... N yɛlgu yɛrli... N yɛlgu yɛrli... Di n tiŋa yɛrli! **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: Tiŋa yɛrli? Crowd: Ba, yɛrli! Lead: Tiŋa yɛrli? Crowd: N yɛ ba! Lead: Tiŋa yɛrli? Crowd: N yɛ ba! Lead: Di yɛrli! *(Percussion builds.)* Tum! Tum! Sɔŋ! Sɔŋ! Ba! Ba! Pɔŋ! Pɔŋ! Ya! Ya! Tiŋa yɛrli! TUMBAYA! Di n yɛrli! *(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! Tiŋa yɛrli yɛli! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Tiŋa yɛrli yɛli! Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Tiŋa yɛrli yɛli! N yɛrli yɛli, Tiŋa yɛrli! TUMBAYA! Tiŋa yɛrli! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** Tiŋa yɛrli yɛli, Tiŋa yɛrli yɛli. Tiŋa yɛrli yɛli, Tiŋa yɛrli yɛli. Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Tiŋa yɛrli yɛli. TUMBAYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*