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Lala, Lala Mntfwanami
Key: A minor~60 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Eswatini
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Lala, Lala Mntfwanami Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Eswatini's siSwati cradle-song tradition, from Africa's last absolute monarchy, nestled among the Lubombo and Drakensberg mountain ranges. Here you will find the lyrics, English translation, meaning, and chords.
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Lyrics & chords
An original arrangement, with guitar & piano chords above each line.
Verse
Am E Am
Lala, lala, mntfwanami,
Dm E Am
tintsaba taseSwatini tilele.
C G
Inyanga ikhanya etulu,
Dm E Am
lala, lala, sthandwa sami.
In English
What the words mean
“Sleep, sleep, my child, the mountains of Eswatini sleep. The moon shines above, sleep, sleep, my beloved.”
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Chords — guitar & piano
Am
Guitar
Piano
Dm
Guitar
Piano
E
Guitar
Piano
C
Guitar
Piano
G
Guitar
Piano
Good to know
What “Lala, Lala Mntfwanami” Means
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) is a small mountain kingdom in Southern Africa, its landscape shaped by ranges like the Lubombo and the Drakensberg foothills. This original lullaby, in siSwati (the country’s national language), borrows that same mountain stillness under the night sky.
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