Oromo Lullaby
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Oromo Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Oromo people, Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, traditionally living across the highlands considered the birthplace of coffee. The Oromo built one of Africa’s oldest systems of self-governance, called Gadaa, based on age-sets rather than kings, and every autumn many gather for Irreecha, a joyful thanksgiving festival held beside lakes and rivers. 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 “Oromo Lullaby” Means
The Oromo people are Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, traditionally living across the highlands of central and southern Ethiopia, a region also considered the birthplace of coffee. This original lullaby draws on the highland grasslands, cattle, and coffee trees central to Oromo rural 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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