Lyrics - Transliteration
(Folk song from Ghana & Togo)
Tutu gbovi, Tutu gbovi
Tata mu le anuea mewo
Dada mu le anuea mewo
Aoh djedje vinye bonu bonu kpo
Me keye poa ma
Pauluvi
Tutan ne ma poe nawo
Me keye poa ma
Pauluvi ya
Tutan ne ma poe nawo
Aoh djedje vinye bonu bonu kpo.
Translation - My love
My love, my love
Mommy is not home
Daddy is not home
Oh! My little love, stop crying
Who hit you?
Was it Little Paul?
Spit it out so I can hit him back
Don’t cry, my love
My dear, stop crying
(source)
Ewe - Tutu gbɔvi
Tutu gbɔvi, Tutu gbɔvi
Dada me le aÆ’ea me o
Papa me le aÆ’ea me o
Ao dzedze vinye
Bɔnu bɔnu kpoo
Ao dzedze vinye
Bɔnu bɔnu kpoo
Me ka Æ’a wo?
Pauluvi
Tu ta ga ne ma Æ’ui na wo
Me ka Æ’a wo?
Pauluvi
Tu ta ga ne ma Æ’ui na wo
Ao dzedze vinye
Bɔnu bɔnu kpoo.
See also
- Countries: Ghana / Togo
- Type: lullaby
- Harmony: I, V
- Meter: 2
- Scale: pentachord
- Tones: drmfs
- Source: Smithsonian /Â African Songs and Rhythms for Children: A Selection from Ghana for Voices and Orff Instruments
YouTube
- PDF of the song with chords
- MIDI file of the melody
- MP3 file of the melody
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