Dodo piti popo
The language for this song is also called Trinidad Patois.
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Dodo piti popo
Sleep, Little Baby
Lullaby
Lullaby
(Trinidadian French Creole)
(English)
Dodo piti popo
Piti popo pa vle dodo.
Zambi a ke mange li
Sukugnan ke suce san.
Sleep, little baby,
The little baby doesn't want to sleep.
The jumbie* will eat him
The soukouyant** will suck his blood.
Notes
*A jumbie is a mythological demon in Caribbean folklore.
**A soucouyant is a mythological creature in Trinidad, and some other Caribbean countries, that's like a vampire hag.
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