Chodske Lullaby
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Chodske Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Chod people of western Bohemia, historic guardian communities famous for their bagpipe music. The Chod people were historically granted special privileges by medieval Bohemian kings in exchange for guarding the mountain passes bordering Bavaria, and their distinctive dudy bagpipes, quite different in construction from Scottish pipes, are still played today at the Chodske slavnosti, an annual folk festival held in the town of Domazlice. 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 “Chodske Lullaby” Means
“Mama” is a familiar Czech word for mother. The Chod people of western Bohemia, near Domazlice, were historic guardians of the kingdom’s forest borderlands, known today for their traditional bagpipe music and colorful costumes. This original lullaby draws on those bagpipe and forest-border images of Chod life, with “mama” 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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