Sami Lullaby
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Sami Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Sami people, the indigenous people of the far north of Sweden, with a long reindeer-herding heritage, and their joik singing tradition. Sweden’s Sami parliament, the Sametinget, was established in 1993 to give the community a formal political voice, and joik itself was suppressed for generations under past assimilation policies before experiencing a strong revival in recent decades, now performed openly and proudly once again. 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” Means
“Eadni” means mother in Northern Sami, the language of the Sami people, the indigenous people of the far north of Sweden, with a long history of reindeer herding. Their joik, a distinctive unaccompanied singing style, is one of Europe’s oldest living musical traditions. This original lullaby draws on those reindeer and joik-song images of Sami life, with “eadni” 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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