Fulani Lullaby
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Fulani Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Fulani (Peul) people of Senegal, a pastoralist culture known for cattle herding across the Sahel. The Fulani are considered the largest pastoralist ethnic group in the world, spread across dozens of West African countries and numbering in the tens of millions, and in Senegal, as elsewhere, cattle are far more than livestock: individual animals are often given names, and the bond between a Fulani herder and their herd runs deep, shaping both daily routine and cultural identity. 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 “Fulani Lullaby” Means
The Fulani, also called Peul, are a pastoralist people found across Senegal and the wider Sahel, with a culture built around cattle herding. This original lullaby draws on those pastoral and savanna images of Fulani 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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