Baoulé Lullaby
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Baoulé Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Baoulé people, Ivory Coast’s largest ethnic group, living across the country’s central forest and farming region. The Baoule trace their origins to an 18th-century migration from what is now Ghana, led by Queen Abla Pokou following a succession dispute among the Ashanti, and their name is said to come from a moment of sacrifice during that journey, when crossing a flooded river forced an agonizing choice remembered in the community’s oral history to this day. 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 “Baoulé Lullaby” Means
The Baoulé are Ivory Coast’s largest ethnic group, living across the central forest belt known for cocoa farming and a rich tradition of gold-weight art and masks. This original lullaby draws on those forest and artistic images of Baoulé 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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