Basotho Blanket Lullaby
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Basotho Blanket Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the woven Basotho blanket and the sure-footed Basotho pony, everyday essentials in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho. A Basotho blanket wraps a person for life, from the day they’re born to the coldest mountain nights of old age — and high in Lesotho’s peaks, where snow can fall even this close to the equator, that warmth is no small thing. 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 “Basotho Blanket Lullaby” Means
“M’e” is a respected Sesotho word for mother. In the mountain kingdom of Lesotho, the woven Basotho blanket and the sure-footed Basotho pony are everyday essentials for herders working the high, cold terrain. This original lullaby draws on those blanket and mountain-pony images of Basotho life, with “m’e” used as a warm address rather than a literal translation.
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