Jump – English Lyrics

• By: Tyla, Gunna, Skillibeng

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to connect with a new culture, and Tyla's 'Jump' is an excellent starting point for exploring South African English and slang. The song is a vibrant mix of languages and dialects, including the Zulu expression 'haibo,' which means 'wow!' or 'no way!' By listening to 'Jump,' you can pick up on the unique rhythms of South African English and get a taste of the country's dynamic music scene.

[English]

Original gyal, you are no replica (no)

Smooth, dean, no regular degular (no)

Pretty for real and pretty pon my cellular (no)

Mi know say ya hot (no)

They never had a pretty girl from Jo'burg

See me now and that's what they prefer

I don't touch no wheel 'cause I gotta chauffeur

First class, how I get 'round the world

Just miss me with the drama

Unless you're comin' with the commas (double it up)

Oh, DJ turn the sound up

'Cause we 'bout to pour the rounds up (tell 'em double it up)

From Jozi to Ibiza

They say it doesn't get sweeter

Feel my body bangin' like speaker

Ooh, sweatin' out my concealer

Skin tight, no millimeter

And my face card make 'em feel weaker

But you know that my body is a healer

Ooh, I love to make it

Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump

Oh, you know I love to make it jump, jump, jump (mm)

Tump, tump, tump, tump, back it up-tup (haibo)

You know I love to make it

Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump (hmm)

Oh, you know I love to make it jump, jump, jump (hmm)

Tump, tump, tump, tump, back it up-tup (hmm, haibo)

You know I love to make it

Only gotta make a call and I'm here (I'm here)

Girl, I wanna know your vibe, oh, yeah (oh, yeah)

Listen to me, I put some carats in your ear (in your ear)

Make this stick jump, I want to put it in her rear

Wanna give D, I serve it like a dealer (dealer)

Deep in her throat while I'm diggin' in her middle (middle)

I'm back in Jo'burg, it can't feel no realer (realer)

A perfect picture like a Polaroid (Polaroid, haibo)

She a trophy, no award (no award)

Baby sweet and tender like sirloin

Told the chauffeur take you to a Chanel store

Ever play with you, it be a world war (tell 'em double it up)

From Jozi to Ibiza

They say it doesn't get sweeter

Feel my body bangin' like speaker

Ooh, sweatin' out my concealer

Skin tight, no millimeter

And my face card make 'em feel weaker

But you know that my body is a healer

Ooh, I love to make it

Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump

Oh, you know I love to make it jump, jump, jump

Tump, tump, tump, tump, back it up-tup (haibo)

You know I love to make it

Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump, jump

Oh, you know I love to make it jump, jump, jump

Tump, tump, tump, tump, back it up-tup (haibo)

You know I love to make it

Original gyal, you are no replica (no)

Smooth, dean, no regular degular (no)

Pretty for real and pretty pon my cellular (no)

Mi know say ya hot (no, say ya)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
jump /dʒʌmp/ A1	verb - to push oneself off the ground and into the air
original /əˈrɪdʒənl/ A2	adjective - not copied or imitated
smooth /smuːð/ A2	adjective - having a surface free from roughness
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A1	adjective - attractive in a delicate way
hot /hɒt/ A1	adjective - having a high temperature adjective - sexually attractive
chauffeur /ˈʃoʊfər/ B1	noun - a person employed to drive a private car
drama /ˈdrɑːmə/ A2	noun - a serious or emotional situation
pour /pɔːr/ A1	verb - to flow or cause to flow in a stream
sweeter /ˈswiːtər/ A2	adjective - having a taste of sugar or a pleasant flavor
concealer /kənˈsiːlər/ B1	noun - a cosmetic used to hide blemishes
healer /ˈhiːlər/ B1	noun - a person who heals or cures
carat /ˈkærət/ B2	noun - a unit of weight for precious stones
tender /ˈtɛndər/ A2	adjective - soft or easily damaged
trophy /ˈtrɒfi/ B1	noun - a prize for winning a competition
vibe /vaɪb/ B1	noun - a distinctive emotional atmosphere

Key Grammar Structures

• Original gyal, you are no replica (no)

  ➔ Present Simple Tense with Negation

  ➔ Uses the present simple "are" to state a fact, combined with negation "no" instead of "not" for emphasis, highlighting that she's unique ("you are no replica").

• They never had a pretty girl from Jo'burg

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense with 'Never'

  ➔ The present perfect "have had" indicates an experience up to now, with "never" for negation, meaning no one has ever had this before ("They never had a pretty girl from Jo'burg").

• I don't touch no wheel 'cause I gotta chauffeur

  ➔ Double Negation with Modal 'Gotta'

  ➔ Uses informal double negation "don't touch no wheel" to emphasize refusal, and modal "gotta" (got to) meaning must have a chauffeur ("I don't touch no wheel 'cause I gotta chauffeur").

• Unless you're comin' with the commas (double it up)

  ➔ Conditional Conjunction 'Unless' with Present Continuous

  ➔ "Unless" introduces a condition meaning 'except if,' paired with present continuous "you're comin'" implying a hypothetical or ongoing action ("Unless you're comin' with the commas").

• Feel my body bangin' like speaker

  ➔ Imperative with Simile 'Like'

  ➔ Imperative "Feel" instructs to sense, using "like" for simile to compare the body's impact to a speaker's vibration ("Feel my body bangin' like speaker").

• Only gotta make a call and I'm here (I'm here)

  ➔ Modal 'Gotta' with Base Verb

  ➔ Modal "gotta" (have got to) expresses necessity, followed by base verb "make" to indicate ease of action, with result clause "and I'm here" ("Only gotta make a call and I'm here").

• Listen to me, I put some carats in your ear (in your ear)

  ➔ Future Meaning in Present Simple

  ➔ Present simple "put" is used with future intent, as in offers or plans, focusing on a vivid action of giving jewelry ("I put some carats in your ear").

• I'm back in Jo'burg, it can't feel no realer (realer)

  ➔ Comparative Adjective with Double Negation

  ➔ Uses comparative "realer" (more real) informally for emphasis, with double negation "can't feel no" intensifying the authenticity ("it can't feel no realer").

• Told the chauffeur take you to a Chanel store

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ Past simple "Told" and "take" (instead of "to take") show reported speech or directive in past, implying an order given ("Told the chauffeur take you to a Chanel store").

• Ever play with you, it be a world war (tell 'em double it up)

  ➔ Hypothetical Conditional with 'Ever'

  ➔ "Ever" implies a hypothetical condition (if ever), leading to a result with "it be" as subjunctive or future in the past ("Ever play with you, it be a world war").