[Lozi] Lumbalel
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# LUMBALELE *Let Hope Dance Across the World* [INTRO — INSTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION, PLAYFUL FEMALE VOCAL] *(Three handclaps. A bouncing bassline answers.)* Hey! Nani wa ku bolelela lilanga alita lwale? Nani wa ku bolelela milaka yako ni minene? Utwa! Muzyka muli mo mwoyo, Nangu muntu ali kuliya! Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Muntu munwe munwe ulile? LUMBALELE! [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Utwa mulimu ku mitwe ku matanta! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Wazwile munyika yonse! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Muli njira zingi za kulima! Sikila lilanga! Mulimu wako ulitanye! LUMBALELE! Mulimu wa matawa uende! [VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] Pakuche, kuli mulilo muto, Mumoyo wa muntu wa kulimba. Kuli tumelo ilya ya lisimba, Kuli lilako ilya ya lisaluka. Ku mipandwa ile ya kalipa, Tuleya ku ponya kuta. Ku nzira ile ya kalipa, Kuli njira inye ya mbele. Kuli lwiya luli lwa kutwa, Kuli munwe ulwa kulila. Kuli milaka ile ya ku tuma, Kuli litaba ilya ya ku tuma. Muntu munwe ali na mulimo, Buhata bonse buleisa. Futulo ilya ya lisaluka Pakuya bantu bonse ku tuma. [PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES] Uzwa muzyka mu kutwa? Uzwa mu lwiya mu lwiya? Ni mutima wa mailo Wa ku tuma bantu ku lisaka. Sikila na kumya, Ikani ni mutima wako. Muli mundu wa kulima Wa ku tuma ni mailo! [CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Utwa mulimu ku mitwe ku matanta! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Wazwile munyika yonse! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Muli njira zingi za kulima! Sikila lilanga! Mulimu wako ulitanye! LUMBALELE! Mulimu wa matawa uende! [POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT] Lum! Lum! Sikila ku kulyo! Ba! Ba! Sikila ku kushoto! Le! Le! Mitwe ku lwiya! LUMBALELE! Mutima wako ulitanye! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Bantu bonse! Apa tuli! [VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS] Kuli mwa na ni milaka, Kuli tata ni milo. Kuli mwana ulwa tuma, Muli zwanda ilya ya lisaluka. Kuli mulimi ni mbuto, Kuli musika ni milaka. Kuli mwana wa ku tuma, Kuli litaba ilya ya ku tuma. Ku musumba ku musha, Ku mulonga ku lilonga, Muntu munwe ali ni talenta, Buhata bonse buleisa. Sweefin ikata bantu ni milo, Ileisa bantu ba kutuma ni kulima. Pakuya milo ku lisaluka, Milaka yingi iya ku tuma. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS] Uzwa muzyka mu kutwa? Uzwa mu lwiya mu lwiya? Ni mutima wa mailo Wa ku tuma bantu ku lisaka. Sikila na kumya, Ikani ni mutima wako. Muli mundu wa kulima Wa ku tuma ni mailo! [CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Utwa mulimu ku mitwe ku matanta! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Wazwile munyika yonse! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Muli njira zingi za kulima! Sikila lilanga! Mulimu wako ulitanye! LUMBALELE! Mulimu wa matawa uende! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Ha wa ikwata wa lebalwa, Ha wa yima weka fela, O fumane litsela tse bulehileng, O fumane ng'anda ya hao. Ha maloto a hao a tshwakile, Ha tsela e le telele, O fumane sebete sitwe Mu mavesi aya mbonyi. U feta maswabi a mangwe, U feta mazuo a kale. Kuna kamosho kwa u nga bopa, Kuna tsela ya kwena e sita. Lusokanyo lwakona nipe, Ni hope yo tu leta. Ha tu lema mwine, Tu bula mamango mangwe. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* U si maikwato a hao. U si mazuo a kale. U ni sizo la maloto. Ni ngano ya hao ikaluba. *(A second heartbeat.)* Twala kanyako… Kanyako yinye… U le la shango le yo bina na iwe! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: U na na maloto? Crowd: EE, TU NA! Lead: U na na kamosho? Crowd: EE, TU NA! Lead: Tu nga bwa ni pamodzi? Crowd: EE, TU NGA! Lead: Ni nyale u bine! [THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Lum! Lum! Twalela ku mulyo! Ba! Ba! Twalela ku muno! Le! Le! Maboko kupula! LUMBALELE! Mweya wako u n'ole! *(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)* [INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! *(Crowd chants over the groove.)* [FINAL CHORUS — FULL GLOBAL CHOIR] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Uzwe u nyakalala! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Shango lonke lezwe! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Kuna njira ni kuta! Twalela ku musana! Nyakalalo yako ikaluba! LUMBALELE! Mwavwe ni nyimbo! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] Milione ya mitima! Milione ya maloto! Shango la sizo Kwa iwe ni me!