Nursery Rhymes›Nam, Ya Sadafati
Nam, Ya Sadafati
Key: A minor~61 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Bahrain
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Nam, Ya Sadafati Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Bahrain's pearling heritage, a UNESCO World Heritage tradition at the historic heart of the Gulf's pearl trade. Here you will find the lyrics, English translation, meaning, and chords.
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Lyrics & chords
An original arrangement, with guitar & piano chords above each line.
Verse
Am E Am
Nam, nam, ya sadafati,
Dm E Am
al-bahr hadi hawl al-jazira.
C G
Ughniyat al-ghawwasin ba'idan,
Dm E Am
nam, nam, ya 'omri.
In English
What the words mean
“Sleep, sleep, my little shell, the sea is calm around the island. The divers’ song sounds far away, sleep, sleep, my life.”
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Chords — guitar & piano
Am
Guitar
Piano
Dm
Guitar
Piano
E
Guitar
Piano
C
Guitar
Piano
G
Guitar
Piano
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What “Nam, Ya Sadafati” Means
Bahrain was once the beating heart of the Gulf’s pearling trade, and its historic pearling sites are now a UNESCO World Heritage site. This original lullaby borrows that maritime heritage, with ‘sadafa’ (shell) as a tender nickname for the child.
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