Antandroy Lullaby
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Antandroy Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Antandroy people of southern Madagascar, whose home in the spiny forest region has shaped a culture of resilience built around herding zebu cattle. Antandroy literally means ‘people of the thorns,’ a fitting name for a community shaped by Madagascar’s spiny forest, a unique, thorny ecosystem found almost nowhere else on Earth, and zebu cattle are so central to Antandroy wealth and status that large numbers are traditionally sacrificed at funerals, a powerful mark of respect for the deceased. 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 “Antandroy Lullaby” Means
The Antandroy, whose name means “people of the thorns,” live in the spiny forest region of southern Madagascar, where herding zebu cattle across the arid landscape has shaped a culture of resilience. This original lullaby draws on those dry-forest and pastoral images of Antandroy 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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