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A lullaby from Chad

Dors, Mon Enfant du Lac

Key: A minor~60 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Chad
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Dors, Mon Enfant du Lac Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Chad's cradle-song tradition, echoing the region's known lullaby 'Souall', set beside Lake Chad. 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 enfant,
Dm E Am
le lac Tchad dort sous les etoiles.
C G
Le desert murmure au loin,
Dm E Am
dors, dors, mon petit coeur.
In English

What the words mean

“Sleep, sleep, my child, Lake Chad sleeps beneath the stars. The desert murmurs in the distance, sleep, sleep, my little heart.”
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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
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What “Dors, Mon Enfant du Lac” Means

Chad takes its name from Lake Chad, once one of Africa’s largest lakes and still central to the country’s identity. This original lullaby, echoing the region’s known cradle song ‘Souall’, borrows that same lake and desert imagery.

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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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