![[Venda] Tumbaya](https://app.swifin.com/api/v1/ssx/assets/creator-studio%2Fdrafts%2F4%2Fmusic_composer%2F4%2F1793320562464-2277389004ded31b-draft_20524371df1944b2-cover.png)
[Venda] Tumbaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
Listen to "[Venda] Tumbaya" by Swifin Echoes on Swifin Radio. Preview included; continued play is paid.
Lyrics
# TUMBAYA *Muthu wa lora u fanela u tshina.* **[INTRO — Bare Drums, Finger Snaps, Playful Female Vocal]** *(Dum… da-dum… clap!)* Hee, iwe! Ee, iwe! U na na toro kha tshifukiso? U na na luimbo kha tshikhuwa? A ri li dzheniseni! *(Bass begins to bounce.)* Tum-tum… TUMBAYA! **[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fhurifhura mavu u tshine! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! A shango lothe li ri, “Ya!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Dzhia ditoro dzau ḓuvhani! Nnḓila nthihi nnda, Mbili hune ha vhuya— TUMBAYA! A vhuye tshifhinga tshavhuḓi! **[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]** Vhusiku vhuṅwe mvula i khou ṱhavha Kha ṱhangule ine ya ṱoḓa vhuṱhogwa. Matambudziko ho na murunzi, Na vhahura vha khou ṱangana hone. Muṅwe u bvisa tshiṅwe tshiṱaḓulu, Muṅwe u bvisa vhuswa. Muṅwe u bvisa khumbelo ntswa I sa athu bva ṱhohoni. Hu na mufumakadzi na tshitolo tshawe, Mufana a tshi khou guda mutshilo. Hu na ṅwana a tshi khou penda maano Kha lwanzhe heḽi na murunzi. A hu na ane a ḓivha zwa matshelo, A hu na ane a ḓivha zwothe. Fhedzi toro i vha lwendo Arali ra ita zwine ra kona. **[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]** Oh, u songo lindela phindulo dzothe, U songo lindela ḓuvha ḽo teaho. Dzhia tshikhala tsha zwino, U tende muya u ḓiisa. Arali u na na ḓuvha, U dzhenise kha muṅwe muswa. Hu na shango ḽa mikano Arali hu na vhudzulo vhanga na iwe! **[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fhurifhura mavu u tshine! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! A shango lothe li ri, “Ya!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Dzhia ditoro dzau ḓuvhani! Nnḓila nthihi nnda, Mbili hune ha vhuya— TUMBAYA! A vhuye tshifhinga tshavhuḓi! **[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]** Tum! Tum! Hey! Hey! Buda nnda! Tshina! Tshina! Ba! Ba! Clap! Clap! Tshikhuwe! Bring it back! TUMBAYA! **[VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]** Hu na mulimi na zwibveledza, Hu na mutshimbidzi na toro. Hu na mudzidzi a tshi khou guda, Hu na mutengesi a tshi khou wana vhathu. U bva muḓini u ya muḓini, U bva thavhani u ya lwanzheni, Muthu muṅwe na muṅwe u na tshone Na tshikhala tsha u wana zwinzhi. Sweefin i khou vhofha vhathu na mikano, I thusa mabhizinesi u wana nnḓila. Nḓila ntswa dza u tsireledza, shanduka, na rengisa Dzi vula khetho dza ḓuvha ḽiṅwe na ḽiṅwe. Nahone arali muṅwe a wana nnḓila, A muṅwe a i wane nga tshone. Hu na tshifhinga tsha u fhaṱa Nga zwine ra nga ita. **[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]** Oh, u songo lindela phindulo dzothe, U songo lindela ḓuvha ḽo teaho. Dzhia tshikhala tsha zwino, U tende muya u ḓiisa. Arali u na na ḓuvha, U dzhenise kha muṅwe muswa. Hu na shango ḽa mikano Arali hu na vhudzulo vhanga na iwe! **[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Fhurifhura mavu u tshine! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! A shango lothe li ri, “Ya!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Dzhia ditoro dzau ḓuvhani! Nnḓila nthihi nnda, Mbili hune ha vhuya— TUMBAYA! A vhuye tshifhinga tshavhuḓi! **[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]** **[VERSE]** Arali nḓila yo tou lemela, Arali wo hwala zwiṱuku zwihulwane. Nga zwiṱuku zwa vhuthu u zwi wana, Henefho hune u shaya fulufhelo. Vhutshilo nga luthihi vhu na tshirunzi, Lulimi lunwe na lunwe lu na luimbo. U matshelo u na fulufhelo ḽa u hula, Arali ri tshi thusa nga muthihi na muthihi. **[SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD]** Phuphu tshikwamani... Luimbo shangoni... Na shango ḽoṱhe ḽo lindela... Uri u tende! **[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]** Lead: Ni na phuphu? Crowd: Ee, ri na dzi! Lead: Ni na muphanda? Crowd: Nṋe na iwe! Lead: Vhathu vha nga dzhena? Crowd: Vhathu vhoṱhe! Lead: Zwino dzhenani! *(Percussion builds.)* Tum! Tum! Gwa! Gwa! Ba! Ba! Gada! Gada! Ya! Ya! Tende! TUMBAYA! U pfa mulodi! *(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! Phumula mavu, dzhenani! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Shango ḽoṱhe ḽi ri, “Tenda!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Dzhia phuphu dzau ḓuvhani! Tshithu tshithihi u bva, Mavhili u dzhena— TUMBAYA! Vhakale vha thoma! **[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]** Phuphu dza tshigidi, Ndila dza tshigidi. Zwikhala zwinzhi, fulufhelo, Nga duvha ḽiṅwe na ḽiṅwe. Sweefin i bveledza ndila dza u kuvhanganya, U sika, u shandula, u hula. Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Phuphu yoṱhe i na muphanda. TUMBAYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*