Souallé is a beautiful lullaby that comes from a part of Africa that was formerly called French Equatorial Africa. It was the federation of French colonies that included French Congo, Gabon, Oubangui-Chari, Chad, and French Cameroon.
It’s believed that this lullaby is specifically from Chad and/or Congo.
Souallé means good night.
You can hear the lullaby below…
If anyone can help identify the language and/or specific country of origin, please comment below.
Thanks!
Mama Lisa
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March 24th, 2015 at 3:16 pm
I don’t know the answer but here is a version with added verses in English by Andrew Emmet – enjoy :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQYuUeXtIRY
March 24th, 2015 at 3:33 pm
Lovely! Thanks for sharing David.