Haida Totem Lullaby
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Haida Totem Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Haida of the Pacific Northwest, renowned for carving towering cedar totem poles on the islands of Haida Gwaii. Each totem pole tells a real family’s history through a sequence of carved crests and figures, and red cedar itself is so central to Haida life that it’s often called the tree of life, once providing everything from canoes to clothing to house planks. 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 “Haida Totem Lullaby” Means
The Haida of the Pacific Northwest are renowned for carving towering cedar totem poles, each telling family stories and history through images passed down across generations, on the islands of Haida Gwaii. This original lullaby draws on those cedar-carving and coastal-forest images of Haida 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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