Azande Lullaby
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Azande Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Azande people of southwestern South Sudan, known for their hand-carved harps and evening storytelling. A traditional Azande kundi harp is often carved with a human head at the top of its neck, believed by some to help the instrument sing more truly, and storytelling itself is treated as a serious evening art form, with tales of the trickster hero Ture passed down and reshaped by generations of Azande storytellers. 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 “Azande Lullaby” Means
The Azande people of southwestern South Sudan are known for their hand-carved harps, often shaped with stylized animal heads, played during evening storytelling in forest and savanna villages. This original lullaby draws on those musical and forest-village images of Azande 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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