Nursery RhymesDodo, Dodo, Mon Piti
Dodo, Dodo, Mon PitiDodo, Dodo, Mon Piti
A lullaby from Seychelles

Dodo, Dodo, Mon Piti

Key: A minor~59 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Seychelles
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Dodo, Dodo, Mon Piti Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Seychelles' Kreol Seselwa (Seychellois Creole) cradle-song tradition, named for the islands' famous coco-de-mer palm and granite shores. 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
Dodo, dodo, mon piti,
Dm E Am
koko-d-mer i dormi dan fore.
C G
Lanmer i kalm otour zil granit,
Dm E Am
dodo, dodo, mon leker.
In English

What the words mean

“Sleep, sleep, my little one, the coco de mer sleeps in the forest. The sea is calm around the granite islands, sleep, sleep, my 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
Good to know

What “Dodo, Dodo, Mon Piti” Means

The Seychelles is home to the coco de mer, a palm tree that produces the world’s largest seed and grows almost nowhere else on Earth, and to some of the world’s only granite (rather than coral) islands. This original lullaby, in Kreol Seselwa (the Seychellois Creole spoken across the islands), borrows both of these unique natural wonders.

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