Aromanian Lullaby
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Aromanian Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Aromanian (Vlach) community of North Macedonia, historically centered in Krusevo and Bitola, with a life shaped by seasonal sheep-herding. Aromanian is a Balkan Romance language closely related to Romanian, and Krusevo in particular grew into an important Aromanian trading and cultural center, its wealth once built on the long seasonal migrations shepherds made each year between lowland winter pastures and cooler mountain grazing grounds in summer. 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 “Aromanian Lullaby” Means
“Muma” means mother in Aromanian, a Romance language related to Romanian, spoken by the Vlach/Aromanian community historically centered in Krusevo and Bitola. Their traditional life followed the seasonal transhumance of sheep flocks between the Pelister mountains and lowland winter pastures. This original lullaby draws on those pastoral and mountain images of Aromanian life, with “muma” used as a warm address rather than a literal translation.
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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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