Gaeltacht Lullaby
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Gaeltacht Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Gaeltacht regions of Connemara, Donegal, and Kerry, where the Irish language is kept alive in daily life. The Irish government officially designates Gaeltacht boundaries to protect areas where Irish remains the language of daily life, and each summer thousands of teenagers travel to immersion colleges in these regions, living with local families and speaking only Irish for weeks at a time. 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 “Gaeltacht Lullaby” Means
“Mamai” is a warm Irish-language word for mommy. The Gaeltacht regions of Connemara, Donegal, and Kerry keep the Irish language alive in daily life, alongside stone-walled fields and traditional currach fishing boats. This original lullaby draws on those coastal and stone-wall images of Gaeltacht life, with “mamai” 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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