Rashaida Lullaby
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Rashaida Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Rashaida, an Arabic-speaking nomadic people who settled Eritrea’s Red Sea coast generations ago. The Rashaida trace their roots to the Hejaz region of the Arabian Peninsula, arriving on the Red Sea coast only in the nineteenth century, and their women are known for the burqu, an elaborately embroidered face veil unlike any other in the region. 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 “Rashaida Lullaby” Means
The Rashaida, an Arabic-speaking nomadic people who settled Eritrea’s Red Sea coast generations ago, are known for elaborately embroidered tents and traditional camel-herding life. This original lullaby draws on those camel and coastal-desert images of Rashaida nomadic 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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