Aka Lullaby
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Aka Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Aka people, celebrated for a distinctive polyphonic yodel-singing tradition recognized by UNESCO. Aka polyphony is remarkably intricate, built from many interlocking, largely improvised vocal parts sung together in the forest, a style so distinctive that it has drawn the attention and admiration of musicians and composers working in entirely different traditions around the world. 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 “Aka Lullaby” Means
The Aka (Bayaka) people of the rainforest are celebrated for a distinctive polyphonic yodel-singing tradition, recognized by UNESCO, sung together while hunting and gathering in the forest. This original lullaby draws on those forest-song and woven-hut images of Aka 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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