Vava’u Lullaby
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Vava’u Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Vava’u, the northern Tongan island group famous for its migrating humpback whales. Vava’u’s calm, sheltered waters make it one of the few places in the world where swimming alongside humpback whales is permitted, as the whales arrive each year between June and November after migrating all the way from Antarctic feeding grounds to give birth in these warmer waters. 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 “Vava’u Lullaby” Means
The Vava’u island group in northern Tonga is famous for its humpback whales, which migrate to its sheltered waters each year to breed and raise their calves. This original lullaby draws on those whale-song and coral-reef images of Vava’u island 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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