Marsaxlokk Lullaby
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Marsaxlokk Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Marsaxlokk, Malta’s fishing village famed for its brightly painted luzzu boats. Every luzzu boat is painted with a pair of watchful eyes near the bow, a protective symbol some trace back to Phoenician seafaring tradition thousands of years old, and each Sunday the harbor fills for Marsaxlokk’s lively open-air fish market, one of Malta’s most popular weekly traditions. 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 “Marsaxlokk Lullaby” Means
“Omm” means mother in Maltese. The fishing village of Marsaxlokk is known for its brightly painted luzzu boats, each bow marked with painted eyes for protection at sea, a tradition believed to date back to Malta’s ancient Phoenician roots. This original lullaby draws on those fishing-boat and harbor images of Marsaxlokk life, with “omm” used as a warm address rather than a literal translation.
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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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