[Marshallese] Sundrum
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# SUNDRUM *Feel That New Day Coming* **[INTRO — Distant Drumbeat, Whistled Melody, Handclaps]** *(Boom… boom-boom… clap!)* Etu mwe? Nawa, nyimbo inakali! Oh-eh, oh-eh! Tujumuike, watu wote! **[CHORUS — Explosive Afro-House Drop]** Jua, jua, SUNDRUM! Hisi, siku mpya inakuja! Kimbia, kimbia, usikimbie— Baki hapa, endelea kupiga! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Acha beat nzuri ikae! Hatua moja, hatua mbili, Wote tuko kwenye flow! Jua, jua, SUNDRUM! Sikia dunia ikihum! **[VERSE 1 — Bouncy Afrobeats, Highlife Guitar]** Mtu anaimba kwenye dirisha wazi, Mtu anacheza mvua. Jana barabara ilikuwa kimya, Sasa inaitwa kwa majina yetu. Kuna daraja juu ya maji, Mahali ukuta ulizuiya. Kuna njia nyingi za kuanza upya, Na mambo mengi ya kufanya. Ninaona mikono ikifikia mbali, Ninaona wageni wakipata umoja. Kila sauti inajiunga na wimbo Inafanya sauti iwe kubwa na nyota. **[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Vocal Harmonies]** Kama una kidogo ujasiri, Let it kuja na wewe dansi. Kama umepata kidogo uhuru, Fungua mlango kwa mwingine. Hatuhitaji mwanzo sawa, Hatuhitaji ndoto sawa. Lakini usiku wa leo tunasonga pamoja— Hisi rhythm, hisi beat! **[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]** Jua, jua, SUNDRUM! Hisi, siku mpya inakuja! Kimbia, kimbia, usikimbie— Baki hapa, endelea kupiga! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Acha beat nzuri ikae! Hatua moja, hatua mbili, Wote tuko kwenye flow! Jua, jua, SUNDRUM! Sikia dunia ikihum! **[POST-CHORUS — Percussion-Led Dance Chant]** Boom-boom! Clap! Rudisha mwangaza! Boom-boom! Hey! Dansi kwenye siku iliyo mwangaza! Mzunguko na mzunguko, Miguu juu ya ardhi! SUNDRUM! Hisi hiyo sauti! **[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Rolling Bass]** Kuna mama anafungua biashara, Kuna baba anajifunza mpya. Kuna mtoto na rangi kwenye karatasi, Anachora ulimwengu hatujawahi jua. Kuna mkulima akileta mavuno, Kuna mtengenezaji na mpango mpya. Kila ndoto inaanza mahali, Kila safari huanza tunaposimama. Kutoka kijiji hadi mji, Kutoka mlima hadi pwani, Sweefin inawunganisha watu na fursa, Inasaidia kufungua milango zaidi. Sio kila barabara ni laini au rahisi, Sio kila mbegu itakua. Lakini watu wengi wanapopata nafasi, Kuna nafasi zaidi za ndoto kuhamasika. **[PRE-CHORUS — Crowd Harmonies Build]** Kama una kidogo ujasiri, Let it kuja na wewe dansi. Kama umepata kidogo uhuru, Fungua mlango kwa mwingine. Hatuhitaji mwanzo sawa, Hatuhitaji ndoto sawa. Lakini usiku wa leo tunasonga pamoja— Hisi rhythm, hisi beat! **[CHORUS — Festival Drop]** Jua, jua, SUNDRUM! Hisi, siku mpya inakuja! Kimbia, kimbia, usikimbie— Baki hapa, endelea kupiga! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Acha beat nzuri ikae! Hatua moja, hatua mbili, Wote tuko kwenye flow! Jua, jua, SUNDRUM! Sikia dunia ikihum! **[BRIDGE — Warm Piano, Layered Choir]** If the night feels too heavy, If the path seems too long, Listen for the heartbeat, That tells you to go strong. We can share a little kindness, We can lend a helping hand. And the world feels much wider When we know where we stand. *(Piano stops. One drum continues.)* **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Lead: Can you hear the drum? Crowd: Boom-boom! Lead: Can you feel the sun? Crowd: Coming through! Lead: Who's invited? Crowd: Everybody! Lead: Then move your body! *(Bass rises)* Boom-boom! Clap! Take two steps back! Hey-oh! Hey! Swing the other way! Hands up high, Feet down low! SUNDRUM! Let it go! *(Massive bass drop)* **[FINAL CHORUS — Full Choir, Brass, Percussion]** Sun, sun, SUNDRUM! Feel that new day coming! Run, run, don’t run— Stay right here, keep drumming! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Let the good beat roll! One step, two steps, Everybody in the flow! Sun, sun, SUNDRUM! Hear the whole world humming! **[OUTRO — Guitar, Whistle, Fading Crowd Vocals]** Oh-eh, oh-eh! A little hope, A little light. A thousand voices In the night. Sweefin—connecting people, Creating room to grow. Sun, sun, SUNDRUM! Feel that new day coming! *(Boom-boom… clap!)*