Dodo ti ti-tit, papa-l,
Dodo do ti ti-tit, mamman-l,
Si li pa dodo
Krab la va mangé-l,

Papa li pa la,
L'alé la rivyè,
Manman-li
Alé chaché bwa
Si li pa dodo
Krab la va mangé-l
Dodo ti-tit
Krab nan kalalou1

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¹ sometimes spelled "calalu", "calalou", or "calaloo". An African word meaning both okra and gumbo.

Text Authorship:

• from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

• by Iphares Blain , "Dodo titit'" [medium voice and piano] [
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  ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-08-24
Line count: 12
Word count: 42