[Tswana] Sundrum
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# SUNDRUM *Utla Utlwela Letsatsi Le Lesha* **[INTRO — Mokgosi wa Meropa, Motswako wa Mmino, Diatla di Tlhatlhogang]** *(Boom… boom-boom… pap!)* A o a utlwa? Go na le modumo o mosha mo tseleng. Oh-eh, oh-eh! Tlang, batho botlhe! **[CHORUS — Mmino wa Afro-House o Tlhagafetseng]** Letsatsi, letsatsi, SUNDRUM! Utla utlwela letsatsi le lesha! Tsamaea, tsamaea, o seka wa tsamaya— Nna fano, tswela pele o letse! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Re tsweletse ka modumo! Kgato e le nngwe, dikgato tse pedi, Batho botlhe mo modumong! Letsatsi, letsatsi, SUNDRUM! Utlwa lefatshe lotlhe le opela! **[VERSE 1 — Mmino wa Afrobeats o Tswang, Katara ya Highlife]** Mongwe o opela mo fensetereng e bulegileng, Mongwe o a bina mo dipula di neleng. Maabane tsela e ne e didimetse, Jaanong e bitsa maina a rona. Go na le borogo go tshela metsi Kwa lebota le ne le thibela pono. Go na le ditsela tse sekete tsa go simolola gape, Le dilo tse sekete tsa go dira. Ke bona diatla di tshwara kgakala, Ke bona batho ba ba sa itsaneng ba kopana. Lentswe le lengwe le le lengwe le tseneletseng mo kopanong Le dira modumo o mogolo, o phatsimang. **[PRE-CHORUS — Mmino o Oketsang Motswako]** Fa o na le sebete se se nnye, Tlisang le wena mo tlase. Fa o bone kgololesego e nnye, Bula lebati go mongwe. Ga re tlhoke tshimologo e le nngwe, Ga re tlhoke toro e le nngwe. Empa bosigo re tsamaya mmogo— Utla modumo, utla le modumo! **[CHORUS — Mmino wa Amapiano o Tlhagafetseng]** Letsatsi, letsatsi, SUNDRUM! Utla utlwela letsatsi le lesha! Tsamaea, tsamaea, o seka wa tsamaya— Nna fano, tswela pele o letse! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Re tsweletse ka modumo! Kgato e le nngwe, dikgato tse pedi, Batho botlhe mo modumong! Letsatsi, letsatsi, SUNDRUM! Utlwa lefatshe lotlhe le opela! **[POST-CHORUS — Mokgosi wa Mmino o Tlhagafetseng]** Boom-boom! Pap! Tlisa letsatsi le phatsimang! Boom-boom! Hey! Bina mo letsatsing le phatsimang! Potoloha, potoloha, Maoto a le mo fatshe! SUNDRUM! Utla modumo! **[VERSE 2 — Motswako wa Basadi, Modumo o o Kgolwane]** Go na le mme yo o bulang kgwebo ya gagwe, Go na le rre yo o ithutang sengwe se sesha. Go na le ngwana yo o nang le dipente mo pampiring, A taka mafatshe a re sa itseng. Go na le molemi yo o tswang mo thobong, Go na le moetsi yo o nang le thulaganyo e ntšha. Toro nngwe le nngwe e simolola golo gongwe, Leeto lengwe le lengwe le simolola fa re eme. Go tswa mo motseng go ya toropong, Go tswa mo thabeng go ya lebopong, Sweefin e kopanya batho le ditshono, E thusa go bula dikgoro tse dintsi. Ga se tsela nngwe le nngwe e borethe kgotsa e motlhofo, Ga se peo nngwe le nngwe e tla tlhoga. Mme fa batho ba le bantsi ba na le tshono, Go na le sebaka se se kalo sa ditoro go tsamaya. **[PRE-CHORUS — Mokgosi wa Batho Botlhe]** Fa o na le sebete se se nnye, Tlisang le wena mo tlase. Fa o bone kgololesego e nnye, Bula lebati go mongwe. Ga re tlhoke tshimologo e le nngwe, Ga re tlhoke toro e le nngwe. Empa bosigo re tsamaya mmogo— Utla modumo, utla le modumo! **[CHORUS — Mokgosi wa Moletlo]** Letsatsi, letsatsi, SUNDRUM! Utla utlwela letsatsi le lesha! Tsamaea, tsamaea, o seka wa tsamaya— Nna fano, tswela pele o letse! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Re tsweletse ka modumo! Kgato e le nngwe, dikgato tse pedi, Batho botlhe mo modumong! Letsatsi, letsatsi, SUNDRUM! Utlwa lefatshe lotlhe le opela! **[BRIDGE — Piano e e Borai, Kgotlha ya Batho Botlhe]** **[Verse]** Fa bosigo bo le bokete, Fa tsela e le telele. Utlwa pelo e betha, Go go gopotsa go tswelela. Re ka abelana bopelonomi, Re ka thusa ka seatla. Lefatshe le ka bonala le bulegile, Fa re itse ba bangwe ba eme kae. *(Piano e emisa. Moropa o tswelela.)* **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Lead: A o utlwa moropa? Crowd: Boom-boom! Lead: A o utlwa letsatsi? Crowd: Le a tla! Lead: Ke mang yo o lalediwang? Crowd: Botlhe! Lead: Jaanong tsamaya! *(Bass e tlhatloga)* Boom-boom! Clap! Tsamaya morago! Hey-oh! Hey! Fetola tsela! Diatla kwa godimo, Dinao kwa tlase! SUNDRUM! Tlogela fela! *(Bass e wa ka maatla)* **[FINAL CHORUS — Full Choir, Brass, Percussion]** Letsatsi, letsatsi, SUNDRUM! Utlwa letsatsi le lecha le tla! Taboga, taboga, o seka wa tsamaya— Nna fano, tswelela o itaya! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! A re letse mmino o o monate! Kgwetlha, kgwetlha, Botlhe mo motsamaong! Letsatsi, letsatsi, SUNDRUM! Utlwa lefatshe lotlhe le dumela! **[OUTRO — Guitar, Whistle, Fading Crowd Vocals]** Oh-eh, oh-eh! Tsholofelo e nnye, Lesedi le le nnye. Diboko di le sekete Mo bosigong. Sweefin—go kopanya batho, Go bopa sebaka sa kgolo. Letsatsi, letsatsi, SUNDRUM! Utlwa letsatsi le lecha le tla! *(Boom-boom… clap!)*