Sami Lullaby (Finland)
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Sami Lullaby (Finland) Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Sami people of Finnish Lapland, reindeer herders living beneath the northern lights. The Sami have their own singing tradition called joik, a style with no fixed lyrics where a song is sung not just about a person, place, or reindeer but is believed to embody its very spirit, a tradition passed down alongside generations of knowledge about migration routes and seasonal grazing grounds. 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 “Sami Lullaby (Finland)” Means
The Sami of Finnish Lapland have herded reindeer across the Arctic tundra for generations, their winters lit by the shifting colors of the northern lights. This original lullaby draws on those reindeer-sleigh and northern-lights images of Finnish Sami heritage.
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