Frisian Lullaby
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Frisian Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Friesland, a Dutch province famed for its windmill-dotted dike landscape and its own officially recognized language. Frisian is considered the closest living language relative to English, sharing deep linguistic roots despite centuries apart, and in the coldest winters locals still dream of the Elfstedentocht, a legendary 200-kilometer ice-skating tour past eleven Frisian cities that can only take place when the canals freeze solid enough, sometimes not for decades at a stretch. 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 “Frisian Lullaby” Means
“Mem” means mother in West Frisian, an officially recognized language spoken in the Dutch province of Friesland, famed for its windmill-dotted dike landscape and the historic Elfstedentocht ice-skating tour. This original lullaby draws on those windmill and canal images of Frisian life, with “mem” 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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