Stick Chart Lullaby
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Stick Chart Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Marshall Islands’ stick charts, wave-reading navigation maps woven from palm ribs and shells to guide ancient ocean voyages. Called mattang or meddo, these charts rarely left dry land — navigators memorized every curve and swell by heart before setting out, trusting the ocean’s rhythm the same way this lullaby trusts a child to drift with its own gentle sway. 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 “Stick Chart Lullaby” Means
Marshallese navigators once wove intricate stick charts from palm ribs and shells, mapping ocean swells and currents to guide voyages between distant atolls, a skill passed down through generations. This original lullaby draws on those woven-chart and open-ocean images of Marshallese heritage.
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