Kabiye Lullaby
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Kabiye Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Kabiye people of northern Togo, who farm steep stone terraces carved into the Kara mountains. Kabiye terrace farming allows remarkably intensive cultivation on steep mountain slopes, supporting one of the most densely populated rural areas in West Africa, and Kabiye itself is recognized as one of Togo’s two official national languages, spoken and taught well beyond its home region in the Kara mountains. 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 “Kabiye Lullaby” Means
The Kabiye people of northern Togo farm steep stone terraces carved into the Kara mountains, growing cotton, millet, and yams in villages of clay-walled homes. This original lullaby draws on those mountain-terrace and village images of Kabiye 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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