Carinthian Slovene Lullaby
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Carinthian Slovene Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Slovene-speaking minority of Austria’s southern Carinthia region, along the alpine borderlands. The rights of Carinthian Slovenes, including bilingual education and signage, were specifically guaranteed under Austria’s 1955 State Treaty, though the exact details remained a source of political dispute for decades, with the long-running question of bilingual road signs only finally resolved in 2011. 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 “Carinthian Slovene Lullaby” Means
“Mami” is a warm Slovene word for mother. The Slovene-speaking minority of Austria’s southern Carinthia region has kept its language alive for generations in this alpine borderland of meadows and lakes. This original lullaby draws on those alpine and borderland images of Carinthian Slovene life, with “mami” used as a warm address rather than a literal translation.
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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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