Fatele Lullaby
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Fatele Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by fatele, Tuvalu’s communal song-and-dance tradition performed together inside the maneapa meeting house. Tuvalu is one of the smallest and lowest-lying nations on Earth, and fatele itself is danced sitting down, with singers building from a slow beat to a fast, joyful rhythm as the whole community claps and sways together. 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 “Fatele Lullaby” Means
Fatele is Tuvalu’s beloved communal song-and-dance tradition, performed together inside the maneapa meeting house, blending rhythm, movement, and voice across the generations. This original lullaby draws on those communal-song and meeting-house images of Tuvaluan heritage.
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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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