Indo-Mauritian Lullaby
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Indo-Mauritian Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Indo-Mauritians, descendants of Indian indentured laborers brought to work the island’s sugarcane plantations. Mauritius was one of the very first and largest destinations for Indian indentured labor, a system that began in 1834, and the immigration depot where hundreds of thousands first arrived, Aapravasi Ghat in Port Louis, is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Indo-Mauritians make up roughly two-thirds of the country’s population today, the largest single community on the island. 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 “Indo-Mauritian Lullaby” Means
Indo-Mauritians descend from Indian indentured laborers brought to work the island’s sugarcane plantations, and today make up the largest community in Mauritius, celebrating Holi and Diwali across the island. This original lullaby draws on those sugarcane-field and festival images of Indo-Mauritian life.
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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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