Hopi Mesa Lullaby
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Hopi Mesa Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Hopi mesa-top villages of northern Arizona, where dry-farmed corn has been grown for over a thousand years. Old Oraibi, one of the Hopi mesa villages, is considered one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the United States, and the community’s kachina ceremonies are timed closely to the corn-growing calendar, blending faith and farming into a single yearly rhythm. 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 “Hopi Mesa Lullaby” Means
The Hopi have farmed corn in the arid mesa-top villages of northern Arizona for over a thousand years, using dry-farming methods passed down through generations, including at Old Oraibi, one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in North America. This original lullaby draws on those desert-farming and mesa-village images of Hopi 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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