Hi folks,
In this post I share a children’s song I used to sing a long time ago when I was a little kid. It’s a folksong from Nigeria titled L’abe igi Orombo. This song is in Yoruba and means “Under the orange tree.” I just remembered this song while practicing on the piano and thought I would record myself singing and playing the song on the piano and share with you. So, first, here are the lyrics of the song in its original form, Yoruba:
L’abe igi orombo
L’abe igi orombo
N’ibe l’agbe nsere wa
Inu wa dun, ara wa ya
L’abe igi orombo
Here is the song translated in English
Under the Orange Tree
Under the orange tree
Where we play our games
We are happy, we are excited
Under the orange tree
Here is my recording of the song:
Finally, here are the notes that go with the song. Note: the song is in the key of Cmajor.
| L’a | be | i | gi | o | rom | bo | |
| RH | Cmaj (E G C) | Cmaj (E G C) | Cmaj (G C E) | Cmaj (C E G) | Cmaj (G C E) | Dmin (F A D) | Cmaj (E G C) |
| LH | C | G | C |
| Ni | be | l’a | gben | se | re | wa | |
| RH | Cmaj (E G C) | Cmaj (E G C) | Cmaj (G C E) | Cmaj (C E G) | Fmaj (A C F) | Cmaj (G C E) | Dmin (F A D) |
| LH | C | F | G |
| i | nu | wa | dun | a | ra | wa | ya | |
| RH | Cmaj (E G C) | Cmaj (E G C) | Cmaj (E G C) | Cmaj (C E G) | Fmaj (C F A) | Fmaj (C F A) | Fmaj (C F A) | Cmaj (C E G) |
| LH | C | C D E (base run) | F | A |
| L’a | be | i | gi | o | rom | bo | |
| RH | Dmin7 (D F A C) | Dmin7 (D F A C) | Cmaj (G C E) | Cmaj (C E G | Cmaj (G C E) | Dmin (F A D) | Cmaj (E G C) |
| LH | D | G | C |
Enjoy the music.
Till next time.
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Soooo amazing ❤ ,good job
It good job pls I need the full tona Sofia of it m:s:m:s m:- r:d