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[Kabiye] Stackalaya

by Swifin Echoes

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# STACKALAYA
*Gban-gban ni Gban-gban. Kɔɔsɔ kɔɔsɔ.*

**[INTRO — Playful Marimba, Finger Snaps, Rolling Bass]**

Oh-na-na!
Eh-ya-ya!

Tɔɖoɔ lɛ́,
Kɔɔsɔ lɛ́.

Kangbɛɖɛlɛ yɔ,
Ayi na nɔyɔ lɛ́!

*(Two claps)*

Gban-gban, gban-gban-laya!

Hey! Hey!

**[CHORUS — Immediate Afro-House Dance Hook]**

Gban-gban, gban-gban-laya!
Gban-gban ni gban-gban, kɔɔsɔ kɔɔsɔ!

Tɔɖoɔ lɛ́!
Kɔɔsɔ lɛ́!
Kpɛɖɛ kɛɖɛɔ lɛ nɔyɔ lɛ!

Gban-gban, gban-gban-laya!
Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-ya!

Kɔsɔ kɔsɔ,
Nɔsɔ nɔsɔ,

Sɔkɔ nɛŋɛ na yi lɛ!

**[VERSE 1 — Bouncy Afrobeats, Highlife Guitar]**

Sika wa, sika yi,
Nyɔnyɔ na tɔɛ lɛ́.
Kɔɔsɔ ayi sɔkɔ lɛ,
Yɔ lɛ nɔyɔ ayi.

Mama yɛ, "ŋɔŋɔ ko nɛ,
Nɔyɔ kɛɖɛ ayi wɛ."
Tɔɖoɔ lɛ ka nɔyɔ,
Nɔsɔ ayi na yi.

Tɔɖɔ kɛɖɛ, nɔyɔ kɛɖɛ,
Yɔ ayi nɔyɔ nɛŋɛ.
Nɔyɔ lɛ ka ayi na gbɛ,
Kangbɛɖɛ ayi yɛ lɛ.

Sweefin yɛɖɛ ayi,
Tɔɖoɔ, kɔɔsɔ, ayi yɔ.
Ayi ayi na nɔyɔ,
Kangbɛɖɛ ayi yɛ lɛ.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Harmonies, Handclaps]**

Kɛɖɛ ayi ka nɔyɔ,
Nɔyɔ ayi ayi yɛ.

Kɔsɔ ayi ayi nɔyɔ,
Na ayi ayi yɛ.

Kɔsɔ ayi ayi yɛ,
Nɔyɔ ayi ayi yɛ.

Nɔyɔ ayi ayi na yi,
Kangbɛɖɛ ayi yɛ lɛ!

**[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]**

Gban-gban, gban-gban-laya!
Gban-gban ni gban-gban, kɔɔsɔ kɔɔsɔ!

Tɔɖoɔ lɛ́!
Kɔɔsɔ lɛ́!
Kpɛɖɛ kɛɖɛɔ lɛ nɔyɔ lɛ!

Gban-gban, gban-gban-laya!
Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-ya!

Kɔsɔ kɔsɔ,
Nɔsɔ nɔsɔ,

Sɔkɔ nɛŋɛ na yi lɛ!

**[POST-CHORUS — Viral Dance Chant]**

Gban! Gban!
Na kɔsɔ ayi yɛ!

Nɔsɔ! Nɔsɔ!
Nɔyɔ ayi na yɛ!

Kpɔ! Kpɔ!
Nyɔnyɔ ayi yɛ!

Gban-gban, gban-gban-laya!
Na ayi ayi yɛ!

**[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Rolling Bass, Bright Guitar]**

Nɔnyɔ ayi yɛ,
Ayi nɔyɔ ayi yɛ.
Papa ayi nɔyɔ,
Nɔyɔ ayi ayi yɛ.

Kɛɖɛ ayi nɔyɔ,
Kɔsɔ ayi ayi yɛ.
Nɔnyɔ ayi na yi,
Kangbɛɖɛ ayi yɛ.

Gban ayi nɔyɔ,
Ayi nɔyɔ ayi yɛ.
Kɔsɔ ayi ayi nɔyɔ,
Kangbɛɖɛ ayi yɛ.

Kɔsɔ ayi nɔyɔ,
Nɔyɔ ayi ayi yɛ.
Nɔyɔ ayi ayi na yi,
Kangbɛɖɛ ayi yɛ.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]**

Kɛɖɛ ayi ka nɔyɔ,
Nɔyɔ ayi ayi yɛ.

Kɔsɔ ayi ayi nɔyɔ,
Na ayi ayi yɛ.

Kɔsɔ ayi ayi yɛ,
Nɔyɔ ayi ayi yɛ.

Nɔyɔ ayi ayi na yi,
Kangbɛɖɛ ayi yɛ lɛ!

**[CHORUS — Festival Dance Drop]**

Gban-gban, gban-gban-laya!
Gban-gban ni gban-gban, kɔɔsɔ kɔɔsɔ!

Tɔɖoɔ lɛ́!
Kɔɔsɔ lɛ́!
Kpɛɖɛ kɛɖɛɔ lɛ nɔyɔ lɛ!

Gban-gban, gban-gban-laya!
Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-ya!

Kɔsɔ kɔsɔ,
Nɔsɔ nɔsɔ,

**[BRIDGE — Warm Piano, Children's Choir]**

Tɔŋa kɔsɩɣa, bɛ yɔda ɖɛɖɛ,
Sɛŋa kɔŋɖɛ, kɛɣɛ naŋ nɩnɩ.
Bɛɖɛɣu kɔɖɛ, kɔsɩɣa yɛɣɛ, 
Sɛŋa wɛɖɛ, bɛ tɔŋa nɩnɩ.

Pɛyɔ kɛna kεɖɛ yɔ,
Yɛnɛ kɛɣɛ kɔnɖɛɣɛ.
Bɛsɩɣa kɔ nɖɛɖɛ kɔna,
Bɛyɔ kɔta kɔnɖɛɣɛ.

*(Music fades to finger snaps)*

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: Nɩɣɩ lɛtɛ?
Crowd: Kɔŋɖɛɣɛ!

Lead: Nɩɣɩ laɖɛ?
Crowd: Tɔŋa kɔsɩɣa!

Lead: Kɔŋɖɛɖɛ naŋ?
Crowd: Nɩɣɩ yɛɖɛ!

Lead: Yɛnɛ kɔna—
Crowd: Wɔɖɛ wɔɖɛ!

*(Bass drops)*

Stack! Stack!
Kɔŋɖɛɣɛ!