Dodo, Ti Baba, Dodo
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Dodo, Ti Baba, Dodo Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Mauritius' Kreol Morisien (Mauritian Creole) cradle-song tradition, shaped by the island's sugarcane fields and Indian Ocean shores. Here you will find the lyrics, English translation, meaning, and chords.
Lyrics & chords
An original arrangement, with guitar & piano chords above each line.
Verse
What the words mean
Chords — guitar & piano
What “Dodo, Ti Baba, Dodo” Means
Sugarcane has shaped Mauritius’ landscape and economy for centuries, its fields swaying in the trade winds across the island. This original lullaby, in Kreol Morisien (Mauritian Creole, the language most Mauritians speak at home), borrows that same everyday image, alongside the surrounding Indian Ocean.
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- 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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