Cornwall Lullaby
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Cornwall Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Cornwall, historically shaped by tin mining and fishing coves along its granite coastline. Cornwall’s historic mining landscape earned UNESCO World Heritage status, and the humble Cornish pasty has real roots in that industry — miners once held the thick crimped edge with dirty hands, eating the filling and discarding the crust, or saving it for later. 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 “Cornwall Lullaby” Means
“Mamm” means mother in Cornish, a Celtic language once spoken across Cornwall’s granite coastline, historically shaped by tin mining and fishing coves. This original lullaby draws on those tin-mine and coastal images of Cornish life, with “mamm” 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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