Bravanese Lullaby
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Bravanese Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Bravanese community of Baraawe, a historic port city on Somalia’s Indian Ocean coast. Bravanese families traditionally speak Chimini, a language closely related to Swahili shaped by centuries of Indian Ocean trade along this stretch of coast, and Baraawe’s long history as a trading port connected it to communities across the wider Swahili Coast, from East Africa to the Arabian Peninsula and beyond. 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 “Bravanese Lullaby” Means
The Bravanese community of Baraawe (Brava), a historic port city on Somalia’s Indian Ocean coast, has spoken its own distinct Chimwiini language for over a thousand years of maritime trade with the wider Indian Ocean world. This original lullaby draws on those coastal and seafaring images of Bravanese 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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