Basque Lullaby (France)
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Basque Lullaby (France) Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the French Basque Country (Iparralde), with its red-and-white timbered houses and pelota courts beneath the Pyrenees. Basque, or Euskara, is considered a language isolate, unrelated to any other known language on Earth, a mystery that has puzzled linguists for generations, and pelota itself ranks among the fastest ball sports anywhere, with the ball reaching speeds that can exceed 300 kilometers per hour in some variants. 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 “Basque Lullaby (France)” Means
Ama is the Basque word for mother, part of the ancient Basque language spoken on the French side of the Pyrenees in Iparralde, known for its red-and-white timbered houses and pelota ball courts. This original lullaby draws on those mountain-village and pelota-court images of French Basque 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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