Bessarabian Bulgarian Lullaby
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Bessarabian Bulgarian Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Bessarabian Bulgarian community of southern Moldova, settled near Taraclia for two centuries. Bessarabian Bulgarians trace their arrival here to the early 19th century, when many fled Ottoman rule following a series of Russo-Turkish wars, and Taraclia, still home to a Bulgarian majority today, is sometimes called the unofficial capital of this community, which has preserved its own dialect and folk dress despite being separated from Bulgaria itself for generations. 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 “Bessarabian Bulgarian Lullaby” Means
“Mama” is the Bulgarian word for mother, still spoken by the Bessarabian Bulgarian community of southern Moldova, settled near Taraclia for two centuries. Their own songs, costumes, and harvest festivals remain distinct from the surrounding Romanian-speaking Moldovan culture. This original lullaby draws on those harvest and heritage images of Bessarabian Bulgarian life, with “mama” reflecting their own Bulgarian language.
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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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