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Nidhaa, Nidhaa, Dhari
Key: A minor~58 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Maldives
Nidhaa, Nidhaa, Dhari Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Maldives' Dhivehi-language cradle-song tradition, from the world's lowest-lying country, spread across nearly twelve hundred coral islands. 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
Nidhaa, nidhaa, dhari kuda,
Dm E Am
kandu maaduvegen otte.
C G
Firihenu iru araa iru,
Dm E Am
nidhaa, nidhaa, kuda dharifulhu.
In English
What the words mean
“Sleep, sleep, little child, the sea lies still and calm. As the sun rises again, sleep, sleep, little child.”
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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 “Nidhaa, Nidhaa, Dhari” Means
The Maldives is the world’s lowest-lying country, an archipelago of nearly 1,200 coral islands and atolls scattered across the Indian Ocean, and Dhivehi is spoken nowhere else in the world. This original lullaby, in Dhivehi (romanized), borrows that same endless, calm ocean horizon.
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