Mossi Lullaby
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Mossi Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Mossi people, Burkina Faso’s largest ethnic group, living across the central plateau around Ouagadougou. Mossi kingdoms like Ouagadougou and Yatenga successfully resisted outside conquest for centuries, including pressure from neighboring Islamic empires, and the traditional Mossi emperor, the Moro Naba, is still ceremonially recognized today, with a weekly ritual held in Ouagadougou reenacting a centuries-old moment when the emperor prepared to ride off to war before being persuaded to stay. 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 “Mossi Lullaby” Means
The Mossi are Burkina Faso’s largest ethnic group, living across the central plateau around Ouagadougou, with a farming culture built around millet and lively market traditions. This original lullaby draws on those plateau and market images of Mossi 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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