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A lullaby from Burkina Faso

Dors, Mon Petit Bi

Key: A minor~62 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Burkina Faso
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Dors, Mon Petit Bi Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Burkina Faso's cradle-song tradition, home to the Mossi people and dozens of other ethnic groups. Here you will find the lyrics, English translation, meaning, and chords.

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Lyrics & chords

An original arrangement, with guitar & piano chords above each line.

Verse

Am E Am
Dors, dors, mon petit bi,
Dm E Am
la savane se repose ce soir.
C G
Le baobab veille sous les etoiles,
Dm E Am
dors, dors, mon enfant.
In English

What the words mean

“Sleep, sleep, my little one, the savanna rests tonight. The baobab watches beneath the stars, sleep, sleep, my child.”
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Chords — guitar & piano

Am
x
Guitar
CEA
Piano
Dm
xx
Guitar
DFA
Piano
E
Guitar
EBG#
Piano
C
x
Guitar
CEG
Piano
G
Guitar
DGB
Piano
Good to know

What “Dors, Mon Petit Bi” Means

In Burkina Faso, home to the Mossi people and dozens of other ethnic groups, lullabies are often sung in French alongside local languages, set against the wide savanna and the ancient baobab trees that mark the landscape.

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Sources & rights

  • An original lullaby by Relax In No Time, inspired by the musical traditions of its region. The words, melody, arrangement and recording are ours.
  • Recording and arrangement: real instruments played by hand, no AI music, by Relax In No Time.
  • Chords: written by us for guitar and piano.
  • Translation: our own meaning-for-meaning translation, written for understanding. The sung words stay in the original language.

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