Kalinago Lullaby
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Kalinago Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Kalinago people of Dominica’s east coast, the last surviving indigenous Carib community in the Caribbean. The Kalinago Territory was formally established in 1903, setting aside roughly 3,700 acres of self-governed land, and Kalinago craftsmen still carve traditional canoes from the trunk of a single gommier tree, a skill passed down through many generations. 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 “Kalinago Lullaby” Means
The Kalinago people of Dominica’s east coast are the last surviving indigenous Carib community in the Caribbean, keeping alive traditions of dugout-canoe carving and basket weaving in the Kalinago Territory. This original lullaby draws on those canoe and basket-weaving images of Kalinago 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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