Nursery Rhymes›Tente, Baba, Tente
Tente, Baba, Tente
Key: A minor~61 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Hungary
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Tente, Baba, Tente Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the traditional Hungarian cradle-song refrain ‘Tente, baba, tente’ (Sleep, baby, sleep). Here you will find the lyrics, English translation, meaning, and chords.
Sing & play
Lyrics & chords
An original arrangement, with guitar & piano chords above each line.
Verse
Am E Am
Tente, baba, tente,
Dm E Am
alszik már a mente.
C G
A pusztai szél is elpáhán,
Dm E Am
tente, baba, aludján.
In English
What the words mean
“Sleep, baby, sleep — even the coat is sleeping now. The prairie wind has calmed too, sleep, baby, go to sleep.”
Play it
Chords — guitar & piano
Am
Guitar
Piano
Dm
Guitar
Piano
E
Guitar
Piano
C
Guitar
Piano
G
Guitar
Piano
Good to know
What “Tente, Baba, Tente” Means
‘Tente, baba, tente’ is one of Hungary’s best-known traditional lullaby refrains, gently repeated to rock a child to sleep. This original arrangement keeps that same beloved opening and adds the imagery of Hungary’s wide Puszta plains falling still — even the wind settling down for the night.
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