Gheg Albanian Lullaby
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Gheg Albanian Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Gheg-speaking highlanders of northern Albania, whose lives have long followed transhumant shepherding in the Albanian Alps. Traditional life in these highlands was for centuries governed by the Kanun, an unwritten code of customary law passed down orally, built around the deeply held value of besa, a person’s given word of honor, considered binding above almost anything else. 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 “Gheg Albanian Lullaby” Means
“Nana” is the Gheg Albanian dialect form of mother, spoken across northern Albania’s highlands. The Albanian Alps have long been home to transhumant shepherds moving flocks between valley and mountain pasture, their lives shaped by oral tradition and stone-built village homes. This original lullaby draws on those highland and pastoral images of Gheg Albanian life, with “nana” 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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