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Sleep Nah, Me Lickle One
Key: A minor~58 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Guyana
Sleep Nah, Me Lickle One Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Guyana's English-based Creolese cradle-song tradition — Guyana is South America's only English-speaking country — set beside Kaieteur Falls. 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
Sleep nah, sleep nah, me lickle one,
Dm E Am
Kaieteur wata fall soft tonight.
C G
Rainforest a hush all roun,
Dm E Am
sleep nah, sleep nah, till mawnin light.
In English
What the words mean
“Sleep now, sleep now, my little one, the Kaieteur waters fall soft tonight. The rainforest hushes all around, sleep now, sleep now, until morning light.”
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Chords — guitar & piano
Am
Guitar
Piano
Dm
Guitar
Piano
E
Guitar
Piano
C
Guitar
Piano
G
Guitar
Piano
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What “Sleep Nah, Me Lickle One” Means
Guyana is the only English-speaking country in South America, and its Kaieteur Falls is one of the world’s most powerful single-drop waterfalls, hidden deep in untouched rainforest. This original lullaby, in Guyanese Creolese, borrows both, the thundering falls and the surrounding forest hush.
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