ZARACHI

[INTRO — SOLO OJA, VERY SOFT AND MYSTERIOUS. DISTANT FEMALE HUMMING. NO DRUMS.]

Zara ooo…
Zara ooo…
Stories by Zubby…

VERSE 1 — OJA + SOFT EKWÉ + GENTLE UDU

Nwa eze abiala,
Ụlọ eze emeghela ụzọ,
Ada eze na-abịa,
Onye niile ga-ahụ ya.

Ọ bụ Zara,
Nwanyị nwere ike,
Ọ bụ Zara,
Ada eze anyị.

Stories by Zubby…
Aha ya ga-adị ndụ,
Stories by Zubby…
Akụkọ ya ga-aga n’ihu.

[PRE-CHORUS — OJA IKE RISES, EKWÉ AND OGIDI DRUMS ENTER SLOWLY]

Mgbe ọ na-abịa,
Ala na-amata ya,
Mgbe ọ na-ekwu,
Obi niile na-ege ntị.

Zara ooo…
Ada eze ooo…

[CHORUS — FULL IGBO CHOIR + OGIDI DRUMS + OGENE + EKWE]

Zara! Zara!
Ada eze!
Zara! Zara!
Ada ike!

Ọ bụ nwa eze,
Ọ bụ ada ike,
Okpueze dị ya n’isi,
Zara agaghị ada!

Stories by Zubby!
Zara ka akụkọ a bụ!
Stories by Zubby!
Aha ya agaghị anwụ!

[VERSE 2 — OJA MELODY + ENENKE + ECHAKA + LIGHT OKWA]

N’ime ụlọ eze,
Aha ya na-ada,
Ndị niile nọ n’ụlọ,
Na-eche ihe ọ ga-ekwu.

Anya ya dị ike,
Okwu ya dị arọ,
Ọ naghị atụ egwu,
Ọ maara onye ọ bụ.

Zara ooo…
Ada eze Zara…
Zara ooo…
Nwanyị nke ike…

[CHORUS — FEMALE LEAD + LARGE IGBO WOMEN’S CHOIR]

Zara! Zara!
Ada eze!
Zara! Zara!
Ada ike!

Ọ bụrụ na ọchịchịrị abịa,
Ọ ga-ahụ ụzọ,
Ọ bụrụ na nsogbu bilie,
Ọ ga-eguzo!

Zara!
Zara!
Ada eze!

[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK — OJA IKE + OGIDI DRUMS + IKỌLO + OGENE + ỌKWA]

[VERSE 3 — DEEP OGIDI DRUMS + UDU + OBO + AKA PERCUSSION]

Ha nwere ike ịkpọ aha ya,
Ha nwere ike ikwu okwu,
Ma Zara agaghị ala azụ,
Ọ ga-aga n’ihu.

Okpueze ya,
Ọ ga-echekwa ya,
Ala nna ya,
Ọ ga-echekwa ya.

Ọ bụ Zara,
Ada eze,
Ọ bụ Zara,
Nwanyị nwere ike.

Stories by Zubby…
Cheta aha a…
Stories by Zubby…
Akụkọ Zara…

PRE-CHORUS — OJA RETURNS, SOFT CHOIR

Zara ooo…
Zara ooo…
Ada eze…
Ada ike…

[CHORUS — FULL ROYAL IGBO CHOIR + ALL PERCUSSION]

Zara! Zara!
Ada eze!
Zara! Zara!
Ada ike!

Okpueze ya agaghị ada,
Aha ya agaghị ada,
Ike ya agaghị akwụsị,
Zara ga-achị!

Stories by Zubby!
Stories by Zubby!
Akụkọ Zara!
Akụkọ eze!

[BRIDGE — SOLO FEMALE VOICE + OJA + VERY SOFT UDU]

Zara…
Nwa eze…
Zara…
Ada ike…

Ọ dịghị onye ga-eme ka ọ daa…
Ọ dịghị onye ga-ewe okpueze ya…

Zara…
Zara…

[FINAL BUILD — OJA IKE + OGIDI + EKWÉ + OGENE + IKỌLO + ỌKWA + ENENKE]

Zara!
Zara!
Ada eze!
Ada ike!

Zara!
Zara!
Nwanyị nke ike!
Nwa eze!