Peranakan Lullaby
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Peranakan Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Malaysia’s Peranakan (Straits Chinese) community, known for blending Chinese and Malay traditions in food, dress, and language. Peranakan women, known as nyonya, became especially renowned for intricate hand-beaded slippers and richly embroidered kebaya blouses, each piece often taking months to complete, and the community’s historic neighborhoods in George Town and Melaka form part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site recognizing the Straits’ unique multicultural port-city heritage. Here you will find the lyrics, meaning, and chords.
Lyrics & chords
An original arrangement, with guitar & piano chords above each line.
Verse
What the words mean
Chords — guitar & piano
What “Peranakan Lullaby” Means
Malaysia’s Peranakan, or Straits Chinese, community blends Chinese and Malay traditions in its food, embroidery, and language, especially around Malacca and Penang. This original lullaby draws on those blended cultural images of Peranakan life.
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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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