Nyenyaklah, Anakku
Nyenyaklah, Anakku Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Brunei's Malay-language cradle-song tradition, from the oil-rich sultanate built partly on stilts above the water at Kampong Ayer. 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 “Nyenyaklah, Anakku” Means
Brunei’s capital is home to Kampong Ayer, one of the largest stilt-house settlements in the world, sometimes called the ‘Venice of the East,’ alongside the vast golden-domed palace of the Sultan. This original lullaby, in Malay (Brunei’s official language), borrows both, the water village and the glowing royal palace.
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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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