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[Fang] Tumbaya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# TUMBAYA *Nkôt ôle evina ngô.* **[INTRO — MINGO AKÔM, MBÔM AKÔM, NKÔL NTOUMÔN NTOUMÔN]** *(Dum… da-dum… clap!)* Eee, ooo! Ee, ooo! A bôl ôle? A nda nnam ôle? Ba na! *(Bass begins to bounce.)* Tum-tum… TUMBAYA! **[CHORUS — NGÔNDÔ AFRO-HOUSE]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Nyié a nlem, bôlô! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ôkô a nsi ô nnam, “Go!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Ngô ôle ô ndôm! Mebô môt ôsô, Mebô môt ôndôm— TUMBAYA! Ôdô ndôm ô bôlô! **[VERSE 1 — MEBÔ NGÔ AFROBEATS, GITARE HIGHLIFE]** Ewôl ô nli onyô, Ôndô a nlem ôfô. Ôsô ô ndôm ô mbôgô, Ôbôl ô nsi ô nnam. Môt ô nnam mbôgô, Môt ô nnam nnam. Môt ô nnam ôle ô mvidi A nda ô nnam. Môt ô nnam ô mvogô, Môt ô nnam ô mbôgô. Môt ô nnam ôle ô ôbôl A nda ô ô mvogô. A nda a nnam ôsô, A nda a nnam ô mbôgô. Ngô ôle ô ndôm ô mbôgô Ô ndôm ô ndôm ô ônô. **[PRE-CHORUS — MBÔM AKÔM MINDE NTOUMÔN]** Oh, a nda ô nnam ô mvogô, A nda ô nnam ô mbôgô. Ô mbô ô nnam ô ndôm, Ô ndôm ô ndôm ô ônô. A bôl ôle ô mvogô, Ô nda ô nnam ô nnam. Ô mvogô ô ôle ô bôlô Ô nda ô nda ô nnam! **[CHORUS — NGÔNDÔ AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Nyié a nlem, bôlô! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ôkô a nsi ô nnam, “Go!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Ngô ôle ô ndôm! Mebô môt ôsô, Mebô môt ôndôm— TUMBAYA! Ôdô ndôm ô bôlô! **[POST-CHORUS — MBÔM AKÔM MINDE NTOUMÔN]** Tum! Tum! Hey! Hey! Ôsô ô nda! Ndôm! Ndôm! Ba! Ba! Mbô! Mbô! Ôsô ô nda! Ô nda ô nda! TUMBAYA! **[VERSE 2 — MINDÔ MEBÔ, BASS Ô NDÔM]** Môt ô nnam ô mvôl, Môt ô nnam ô ngô. Môt ô nnam ô mvogô, Môt ô nnam ô mbôgô. Ô mvogô ô nnam ô nnam, Ô nnam ô nda ô nda. Môt ô nnam ô ngô ô ôbôl Ô nda ô nda ô ônô. Sweefin ô nda ô nnam ô nnam, Ô nnam ô ô bôlô ô mbôgô. Ô nnam ô ôle ô nnam ô ô mbôgô Ô nda ô nda ô nda ô nda. Ô nnam ô nda ô nda, Ô nda ô nda ô nda. Ô mbôgô ô nda ô nda Ô nda ô nda ô nda. **[PRE-CHORUS — MBÔM AKÔM MINDE NTOUMÔN]** Oh, a nda ô nnam ô mvogô, A nda ô nnam ô mbôgô. Ô mbô ô nnam ô ndôm, Ô ndôm ô ndôm ô ônô. A bôl ôle ô mvogô, Ô nda ô nnam ô nnam. Ô mvogô ô ôle ô bôlô Ô nda ô nda ô nnam! **[CHORUS — NGÔNDÔ AFRO-HOUSE]** Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Nyié a nlem, bôlô! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ôkô a nsi ô nnam, “Go!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Ngô ôle ô ndôm! Mebô môt ôsô, Mebô môt ôndôm— TUMBAYA! Ôdô ndôm ô bôlô! **[BRIDGE — PIANO Ô NDÔM, MBÔM AKÔM MINDE]** [VERSE] Si nzam a ngôl ô ntem, Si ô ayenô ô bôm nzam. Me ô bin ô bôkô ndong, Na ngôl ô ôsô ô ngôl. Nzam ébè ngôl ô bôm, Nzam ébè ngôl ô ndô. Bia ô ndô ô nnam ôsô, Bia ô ngwô ô nnam ôsô. *(Music fades to a single drumbeat.)* [SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD] Nnam ô ôsô… Nzam ô ô nnam… Nzi ôsô ô ngwô… Na ô ngôl! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Nnam ô? Crowd: Ee, bia ô! Lead: Ngôl ô? Crowd: Mya ô! Lead: Angô ô? Crowd: Mba ô! Lead: Bia ô nnam! *(Percussion builds.)* Tum! Tum! Nzam! Nzam! Ba! Ba! Bôm! Bôm! Ya! Ya! Ôsô ô! TUMBAYA! Bia ô ngôl! *(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! Bia ô nzam ô bôm! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Nzi ô ngôl ô, “Bia ô!” Tum-tum, TUMBAYA! Bia ô nnam ô ôsô! Nzam ô ôsô, Nzam ô ôsô— TUMBAYA! Bia ô ngôl ô nnam! [OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR] Nnam ô ôsô ô nnam, Nnam ô ôsô ô ndô. Bia ô ndô ô ndong, Bia ô ngôl ô ôsô. Sweefin bia ô nnam ô, Ô nnam, ô ngôl, ô ndô. Tum-tum! TUMBAYA! Nnam ô ébè nzam. TUMBAYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*