Bobo Lullaby
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Bobo Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Bobo people of western Burkina Faso, farmers renowned for elaborate mask traditions and mud-built architecture. The Grand Mosque of Bobo-Dioulasso, built from sun-dried mud in the distinctive Sudano-Sahelian style, needs fresh mud plaster applied by the community every year after the rainy season to keep its walls standing, and Bobo mask traditions, especially leaf masks tied to nature spirits, remain closely connected to the community’s agricultural calendar and seasonal ceremonies. Here you will find the lyrics, meaning, and chords.
Lyrics & chords
An original arrangement, with guitar & piano chords above each line.
Verse
What the words mean
Chords — guitar & piano
What “Bobo Lullaby” Means
The Bobo people of western Burkina Faso are farmers renowned for elaborate carved masks and distinctive mud-built architecture. This original lullaby draws on those homestead and craft images of Bobo life.
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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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