Slip Naoia, Pikinini
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Slip Naoia, Pikinini Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Vanuatu's Bislama cradle-song tradition, from an archipelago of active volcanoes, home to the UNESCO-listed art of sand drawing. 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 “Slip Naoia, Pikinini” Means
Vanuatu is home to Mount Yasur, one of the world’s most accessible active volcanoes, and to sand drawing, a UNESCO-recognized art form used across the islands to tell stories. This original lullaby, in Bislama (Vanuatu’s national language), borrows both, the smoking volcano and the storytelling sand art.
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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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