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Duerme, Mi Catracho
Key: A minor~59 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Honduras
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Duerme, Mi Catracho Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Honduras' Spanish-language cradle-song tradition, using 'catracho,' the affectionate nickname Hondurans use for themselves, set in the coffee-growing Lenca highlands. 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
Duerme, duerme, mi catracho,
Dm E Am
las montañas de Lenca callan.
C G
El cafe suena en el viento,
Dm E Am
duerme, duerme, mi tesoro.
In English
What the words mean
“Sleep, sleep, my little Honduran, the mountains of the Lenca fall silent. The coffee dreams in the wind, sleep, sleep, my treasure.”
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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 “Duerme, Mi Catracho” Means
Hondurans proudly call themselves 'catrachos,' and the mountainous Lenca region is central to the country's world-renowned coffee production. This original lullaby borrows both, that same warm nickname and the misty coffee highlands.
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