Guernesiais Lullaby
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Guernesiais Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Guernesiais, Guernsey’s own endangered Norman-French language, and the island’s long tradition of hand-knitting fishermen’s wool sweaters. The tightly-knit wool sweater once worn by Guernsey fishermen became so well known that its very name, the guernsey, is now used worldwide for that same style of garment, while Guernesiais itself is spoken fluently by only a small number of islanders, classified by UNESCO as severely endangered. 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 “Guernesiais Lullaby” Means
Guernesiais is Guernsey’s own endangered Norman-French language, once spoken across the island, alongside a long tradition of hand-knitting the original guernsey wool sweater for the island’s fishermen. This original lullaby draws on those knitting and harbor-wall images of Guernsey 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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