Nyabinghi Lullaby
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Nyabinghi Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Nyabinghi drumming, a foundational Jamaican rhythm tradition of thunder, funde, and repeater drums that later shaped reggae. Nyabinghi drumming is central to Rastafari religious gatherings known as groundations, all-night sessions of chanting, drumming, and prayer, and its steady, layered rhythms fed directly into the development of ska, rocksteady, and eventually reggae itself over the following decades. 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 “Nyabinghi Lullaby” Means
“Muma” is a warm Jamaican Patois word for mother. Nyabinghi drumming, with its thunder, funde, and repeater drums, is a foundational rhythm of Jamaican music that later shaped reggae. This original lullaby draws on those drumming images of Jamaican musical 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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