Nina, Nana, Zvijezdo Moja
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Nina, Nana, Zvijezdo Moja Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the widespread South Slavic cradle-song refrain ‘nina, nana’, set against the rivers and mountains of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Zvijezdo moja, meaning ‘my star,’ reflects a common thread across South Slavic lullabies, where the night sky’s stars are often invoked as gentle, watchful guardians, and Bosnia and Herzegovina’s dramatic rivers and mountains, carved by waterways like the Neretva, have shaped village life and folk tradition here for centuries. 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 “Nina, Nana, Zvijezdo Moja” Means
‘Nina, nana’ is a soothing refrain found across the Balkans, adapted regionally in countless cradle songs. This original arrangement pairs that shared refrain with imagery specific to Bosnia and Herzegovina — its rivers, forests and surrounding mountains, standing watch over a sleeping child.
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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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