Manx Fishing Lullaby
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Manx Fishing Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Isle of Man’s Manx herring-fishing heritage, once centered on the harbor town of Peel and its smoked-kipper trade. The Isle of Man is also home to Tynwald, one of the oldest continuously running parliaments in the world, meeting for over a thousand years — a long, steady history not unlike the generations of fishing families who worked these same harbors. 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 “Manx Fishing Lullaby” Means
The Isle of Man has a long Manx herring-fishing heritage, once centered on the harbor town of Peel, famous for its smoked kippers, a trade that shaped island life for generations. This original lullaby draws on those fishing-boat and harbor-town images of Manx 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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