Portuguese-Luxembourgish Lullaby
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Portuguese-Luxembourgish Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Luxembourg’s Portuguese community, the largest Portuguese population per capita of any country in Europe. Portuguese immigration to Luxembourg accelerated sharply from the 1960s onward, as workers were recruited to help build the country’s growing economy, and the community’s presence runs deep enough today that entire neighborhoods carry Portuguese bakeries, shops, and cultural centers as a normal part of everyday Luxembourgish life. 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 “Portuguese-Luxembourgish Lullaby” Means
“Mae” means mother in Portuguese. Luxembourg is home to the largest Portuguese community per capita of any country in Europe, keeping alive Portuguese food, music, and festivals within the Grand Duchy. This original lullaby draws on those vineyard and heritage images of the Portuguese-Luxembourgish community, with “mae” 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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