Sribi Now, Mi Pikin
Sribi Now, Mi Pikin Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Suriname's Sranan Tongo cradle-song tradition — Suriname is South America's only Dutch-speaking country, and one of its most ethnically diverse — set beside the wide Suriname River. 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 “Sribi Now, Mi Pikin” Means
Suriname is South America’s only Dutch-speaking country and one of its most ethnically diverse, home to communities of African, Indian, Javanese, Chinese and Indigenous heritage who share Sranan Tongo, an English-based creole, as a common language. This original lullaby, in Sranan Tongo, borrows the wide Suriname River that runs through the country.
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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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