Herero Lullaby
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Herero Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Herero people of Namibia, cattle-herding communities known for their colorful, full-skirted traditional dress. The Herero’s distinctive long dress and horned headdress, called otjikaiva, were originally adapted from 19th-century German missionary clothing and later reclaimed as a proud symbol of Herero identity, a striking legacy from a difficult colonial history that included a devastating genocide under German rule in the early 1900s, one of the first of the 20th century. 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 “Herero Lullaby” Means
The Herero people of Namibia are cattle-herding communities known for their colorful, full-skirted traditional dress, a style shaped by both heritage and history. This original lullaby draws on those pastoral and homestead images of Herero 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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