Fa la Nana, Bel Fiore
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Fa la Nana, Bel Fiore Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the gentle ‘fa la nana’ cradle-songs of the Veneto countryside, where quiet canals and moored boats are part of the nightly wind-down. Long before modern roads crisscrossed the region, Veneto’s countryside canals formed an extensive network built for transporting goods and irrigating fields, a legacy of centuries under the Republic of Venice, whose maritime trading empire once stretched across much of the Mediterranean. Here you will find the lyrics, English translation, meaning, and chords.
Lyrics & chords
An original arrangement, with guitar & piano chords above each line.
Verse
What the words mean
Chords — guitar & piano
What “Fa la Nana, Bel Fiore” Means
In the Veneto region, many traditional cradle songs open with the soft refrain ‘fa la nana’ — a gentle, rhythmic way of saying ‘go to sleep’ found across the region’s rural lullaby tradition. This original arrangement draws on that same quiet, watery imagery of Veneto’s countryside and canals: a sleeping field, a moored boat, a stream gone still, all standing in for the calm of a child drifting off.
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- An original lullaby by Relax In No Time, inspired by the musical traditions of its region. The words, melody, arrangement and recording are ours.
- Recording and arrangement: real instruments played by hand, no AI music, by Relax In No Time.
- Chords: written by us for guitar and piano.
- Translation: our own meaning-for-meaning translation, written for understanding. The sung words stay in the original language.
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