Lofoten Lullaby
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Lofoten Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Lofoten Islands, Norway’s dramatic archipelago of jagged peaks and centuries-old stockfish-drying racks. Cod hung on Lofoten’s wooden racks dries for months in the cold coastal wind, unsalted, and the finished stockfish has been shipped south to Italy and the Mediterranean for centuries, a trade route older than many European nations themselves. 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 “Lofoten Lullaby” Means
The Lofoten Islands rise dramatically from the sea, their villages built around centuries of cod fishing, with wooden racks still used to dry stockfish in the open air. This original lullaby draws on those fishing-boat and mountain-peak images of Lofoten 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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