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Sov Nu, Mitt Barn
Key: A minor~58 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Faroe Islands
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Sov Nu, Mitt Barn Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Faroe Islands' Faroese-language cradle-song tradition, from a windswept archipelago of grass-roofed houses and dramatic sea cliffs, whose name means 'sheep 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
Sov nu, sov nu, mitt barn,
Dm E Am
fjollini sova i tokuni i kvold.
C G
Seyour liggja i graesinum stillir,
Dm E Am
sov nu, sov nu, mitt yndi.
In English
What the words mean
“Sleep now, sleep now, my child, the mountains sleep in the fog tonight. The sheep lie still in the grass, sleep now, sleep now, my darling.”
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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 “Sov Nu, Mitt Barn” Means
The Faroe Islands take their name from the Old Norse for 'sheep islands,' and sheep still outnumber people today, grazing across steep green cliffs and traditional grass-roofed houses. This original lullaby, in Faroese, borrows that same misty, sheep-dotted island calm.
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