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Sleep Small, Smallest Isle
Key: A minor~58 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Nauru
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Sleep Small, Smallest Isle Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Nauru's cradle-song tradition, from the world's smallest island nation, once shaped by phosphate mining and now working to restore its coral coastline. 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 small, sleep small, smallest isle,
Dm E Am
the reef is calm around you now.
C G
Topside quiet where the birds once cried,
Dm E Am
sleep small, sleep small, take your bow.
In English
What the words mean
“Sleep small, sleep small, smallest isle, the reef is calm around you now. Topside is quiet where the birds once cried, sleep small, sleep small, take your bow.”
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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 “Sleep Small, Smallest Isle” Means
Nauru is the world’s smallest island nation, its interior ('Topside') once stripped by decades of phosphate mining that is now being replanted, while its surrounding reef remains a source of pride and renewal. This original lullaby borrows that same small-island resilience.
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