Yemenite-Jewish Lullaby
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Yemenite-Jewish Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Yemenite Jewish community, whose distinct musical tradition traveled from the highlands of Yemen to a new home in Israel. Yemenite Jewish singers are known for an intricate, ornamented style of vocal trilling found nowhere else, and their delicate silver jewelry-making tradition is still prized today — two crafts carried carefully across the sea to a new home. 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 “Yemenite-Jewish Lullaby” Means
The Yemenite Jewish community carries a distinct musical tradition shaped by the highlands of Yemen, later carried to a new home in Israel. This original lullaby draws on those desert and melodic images of Yemenite-Jewish heritage.
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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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