Chokwe Lullaby
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Chokwe Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Chokwe people of northeastern Angola, renowned for intricate masks and the thumb-piano sanza. Chokwe storytellers are famous for sona, intricate sand drawings traced in a single unbroken line while a story or proverb is recited aloud, a tradition so mathematically sophisticated that some patterns have drawn the attention of mathematicians studying their underlying geometric rules. 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 “Chokwe Lullaby” Means
The Chokwe people of northeastern Angola are renowned for intricate carved masks and the sanza, a hand-held thumb-piano central to their music. This original lullaby draws on those artistic and musical images of Chokwe 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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