Frigatebird Lullaby
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Frigatebird Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Nauru’s traditional bond with the frigatebird, once tamed and released from canoes as a mark of skill and patience. Taming a frigatebird took real patience — young Nauruan men would raise a chick from the nest, training it to return to a whistle or call even after being released far out at sea. Nauru itself is the third-smallest country in the world by area. 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 “Frigatebird Lullaby” Means
On Nauru, islanders have long shared a traditional bond with the frigatebird, once tamed and released from canoes as a display of skill and patience passed down through generations. This original lullaby draws on those frigatebird and coral-reef images of Nauruan 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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