Iggawin Lullaby
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Iggawin Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the iggawin, Mauritania’s Moorish griot musicians who carry history and praise-song through generations. The iggawin form a hereditary caste of musicians within Moorish society, and their music traditionally carried real social weight, capable of building a patron’s reputation through praise or damaging it through pointed satire. Their instruments include the tidinit, a plucked lute played by men, and the ardin, a harp traditionally played only by women griottes. 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 “Iggawin Lullaby” Means
The iggawin, Mauritania’s Moorish griot musicians, have long carried history, poetry, and praise-song through generations on instruments like the tidinit lute. This original lullaby draws on those desert-music and storytelling images of Moorish griot 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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