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 aƒea me o
Papa me le aƒea me o
Ao dzedze vinye
Bɔnu bɔnu kpoo
Ao dzedze vinye
Bɔnu bɔnu kpoo
Me ka ƒa wo?
Pauluvi
Tu ta ga ne ma ƒui na wo
Me ka ƒa wo?
Pauluvi
Tu ta ga ne ma ƒui na wo
Ao dzedze vinye
Bɔnu bɔnu kpoo.
See also
- Countries: Ghana / Togo
- Type: lullaby
- Harmony: chords I & V
- Meter: 2
- Scale: pentachord
- Tones: drmfs
- Source: Smithsonian / African Songs and Rhythms for Children: A Selection from Ghana for Voices and Orff Instruments
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
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