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Dodo, Ti Baba, Dodo
Key: A minor~58 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Mauritius
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Dodo, Ti Baba, Dodo Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Mauritius' Kreol Morisien (Mauritian Creole) cradle-song tradition, shaped by the island's sugarcane fields and Indian Ocean shores. Here you will find the lyrics, English translation, meaning, and chords.
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Lyrics & chords
An original arrangement, with guitar & piano chords above each line.
Verse
Am E Am
Dodo, dodo, ti baba,
Dm E Am
lakann pe dormi dan divan.
C G
Lamer Moris pe rakonte zistwar,
Dm E Am
dodo, dodo, mo lamour.
In English
What the words mean
“Sleep, sleep, little baby, the sugarcane sleeps in the wind. The Mauritian sea tells stories, sleep, sleep, my love.”
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Chords — guitar & piano
Am
Guitar
Piano
Dm
Guitar
Piano
E
Guitar
Piano
C
Guitar
Piano
G
Guitar
Piano
Good to know
What “Dodo, Ti Baba, Dodo” Means
Sugarcane has shaped Mauritius’ landscape and economy for centuries, its fields swaying in the trade winds across the island. This original lullaby, in Kreol Morisien (Mauritian Creole, the language most Mauritians speak at home), borrows that same everyday image, alongside the surrounding Indian Ocean.
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