Makua Lullaby
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Makua Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Makua people, Mozambique’s largest ethnic group, living across the northern coastal plains. Makua society is traditionally matrilineal, with land and family lineage passed down through the mother’s side, and mapiko, a masked dance performed by men wearing elaborately carved wooden masks, remains one of the most striking and widely recognized Makua cultural traditions, performed at important community ceremonies along Mozambique’s northern coast. 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 “Makua Lullaby” Means
The Makua people are Mozambique’s largest ethnic group, living across the northern coastal plains with a tradition of fishing and farming. This original lullaby draws on those coastal and pastoral images of Makua 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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