Livonian Lullaby
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Livonian Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Livonian people, an indigenous Finnic community along Latvia’s Kurzeme coast. Livonian is considered one of the most endangered languages in the world, with its last native speaker passing away in 2013, yet a small community of learners and cultural keepers still works to keep the language and its songs alive today. 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 “Livonian Lullaby” Means
The Livonian people, an indigenous Finnic community along Latvia’s Kurzeme coast, once made their living from Baltic Sea fishing, keeping alive one of Europe’s most endangered languages. This original lullaby draws on those fishing-village and coastal images of Livonian heritage.
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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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