Turkish Cypriot Lullaby
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Turkish Cypriot Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Turkish Cypriot communities of Cyprus’s coast, long shaped by citrus groves and small fishing harbors. Cyprus has been divided by a UN-monitored buffer zone since 1974, yet Turkish Cypriot communities have kept their own distinct dialect and traditions alive along the northern coast, including a shared love, across the whole island, for its stretchy, salty halloumi-style cheese. 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 “Turkish Cypriot Lullaby” Means
“Anne” means mother in Turkish. The Turkish Cypriot communities of Cyprus’s coast, around towns like Kyrenia, have long lived among citrus groves and small fishing harbors. This original lullaby draws on those harbor and citrus-grove images of Turkish Cypriot life, with “anne” 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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