Serer Lullaby
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Serer Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Serer people of Senegal, known for their distinct spiritual traditions and skilled farming along the coast and inland plains. Many Serer communities historically resisted pressure to convert to Islam for longer than some of their neighbors, preserving their own traditional religion, a ñeen, alongside deep agricultural knowledge, and the ancient stone circles scattered across parts of Senegal and Gambia, recognized by UNESCO in 2006, are linked by some historians to early Serer and related communities of the region. 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 “Serer Lullaby” Means
The Serer people of Senegal are known for skilled farming and a distinct spiritual tradition, living across the coast and inland plains near baobab groves. This original lullaby draws on those farming and baobab images of Serer 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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