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A lullaby from Burundi

Lake Tanganyika Lullaby

Key: A minor~55 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Lake Tanganyika, Burundi
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Lake Tanganyika Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Lake Tanganyika, one of the world’s deepest and longest freshwater lakes, along Burundi’s western shore. Lake Tanganyika is the second-deepest lake on Earth after Siberia’s Lake Baikal, holding roughly a sixth of the planet’s fresh surface water, and its waters are home to hundreds of cichlid fish species found nowhere else in the world. Here you will find the lyrics, meaning, and chords.

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Lyrics & chords

An original arrangement, with guitar & piano chords above each line.

Verse

Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the lake canoe is still,
Dm Am E7
the fishing net lies folded now, beside the water’s hymn.
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the lakeshore rests so near,
Dm Am E7
tomorrow’s sun will rise for you, and chase away all fear.
In English

What the words mean

“Sleep now, little one, the lake canoe is still, the fishing net lies folded now, beside the water’s hymn. Sleep now, little one, the lakeshore rests so near, tomorrow’s sun will rise for you, and chase away all fear.”
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Chords — guitar & piano

Am
x
Guitar
CEA
Piano
Dm
xx
Guitar
DFA
Piano
E7
Guitar
EBG#
Piano
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What “Lake Tanganyika Lullaby” Means

Lake Tanganyika, one of the world’s deepest and longest freshwater lakes, has shaped the fishing communities along Burundi’s western shore for generations. This original lullaby draws on those lake and fishing-canoe images of Tanganyika shoreline life.

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Sources & rights

  • 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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