Ajam Bahraini Lullaby
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Ajam Bahraini Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Ajam community of Persian descent in Bahrain, who settled from the coasts of Bushehr and Fars and shaped the island’s markets before the oil era. Ajam merchants historically ran a significant share of Manama’s old souq, and their legacy is still visible in the city’s older quarters, where wooden balconies and distinctive architectural details echo building styles carried directly across the Gulf from the Iranian coast. 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 “Ajam Bahraini Lullaby” Means
The Ajam community of Persian descent settled in Bahrain from the coasts of Bushehr and Fars, building merchant houses and trading networks that shaped the island’s markets long before the oil era. This original lullaby draws on those merchant-house and harbor images of Ajam Bahraini 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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