Ubangi River Lullaby
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Ubangi River Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Ubangi River, a lifeline for riverside communities along the Central African Republic’s southern border. The Ubangi is a major tributary of the Congo River and has long served as a natural highway for trade and travel, its winding course also forming the border between the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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 “Ubangi River Lullaby” Means
The Ubangi River, forming much of the Central African Republic’s southern border, has long been a lifeline for riverside communities who fish and travel its waters by canoe. This original lullaby draws on those river-boat and fishing images of Ubangi riverside 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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