Lowland Scots Lullaby
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Lowland Scots Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the fishing villages of Lowland and northeast Scotland, home to the traditional bothy ballad singing style. 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 “Lowland Scots Lullaby” Means
“Mither” means mother in Scots, a Germanic language distinct from Scottish Gaelic, long spoken in the fishing villages and farming communities of Lowland and northeast Scotland, home to the traditional bothy ballad singing style. This original lullaby draws on those fishing-village and ballad images of Lowland Scots life, with “mither” used as a warm address rather than a literal translation.
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