Malaita Lullaby
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Malaita Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Malaita, home to shark callers who use ancient rituals to summon sharks from the deep. The practice of shark calling is passed down within specific families, who are believed to share a spiritual bond with the sharks going back to their ancestors, and it remains a living tradition today rather than simply a memory of the past. 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 “Malaita Lullaby” Means
On the island of Malaita, shark callers use ancient rituals and songs to summon sharks from the deep, a tradition still practiced by a few remaining families. This original lullaby draws on those shark-calling and canoe images of Malaita island 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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