Rarotonga Lullaby
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Rarotonga Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Rarotonga, the largest Cook Island, home to the tivaevae quilting tradition. A tivaevae quilt is rarely made by one person alone — groups of women traditionally gather for a working bee, stitching together for days at a time — and a finished quilt is treasured as a gift for major life events like births, weddings, and funerals. 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 “Rarotonga Lullaby” Means
On Rarotonga, the largest Cook Island, women gather to stitch tivaevae, brightly colored appliqued quilts made as gifts for life’s important occasions. This original lullaby draws on those quilting and lagoon images of Rarotongan 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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