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A lullaby from New Caledonia

Endors-Toi, Mon Enfant

Key: A minor~58 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · New Caledonia
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Endors-Toi, Mon Enfant Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by New Caledonia's French-Kanak cradle-song tradition, home to the world's largest lagoon, a UNESCO World Heritage marine site. 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
Endors-toi, endors-toi, mon enfant,
Dm E Am
le lagon turquoise dort ce soir.
C G
Les cases kanak veillent tranquilles,
Dm E Am
endors-toi, endors-toi, mon tresor.
In English

What the words mean

“Go to sleep, go to sleep, my child, the turquoise lagoon sleeps tonight. The Kanak huts watch over quietly, go to sleep, go to sleep, my treasure.”
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Chords — guitar & piano

Am
x
Guitar
CEA
Piano
Dm
xx
Guitar
DFA
Piano
E
Guitar
EBG#
Piano
C
x
Guitar
CEG
Piano
G
Guitar
DGB
Piano
Good to know

What “Endors-Toi, Mon Enfant” Means

New Caledonia’s lagoon is the largest in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, teeming with coral and marine life, while the indigenous Kanak people, with their traditional round thatched huts, remain central to the territory’s identity alongside its French heritage. This original lullaby, in French, borrows both.

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Sources & rights

  • An original lullaby by Relax In No Time, inspired by the musical traditions of its region. The words, melody, arrangement and recording are ours.
  • Recording and arrangement: real instruments played by hand, no AI music, by Relax In No Time.
  • Chords: written by us for guitar and piano.
  • Translation: our own meaning-for-meaning translation, written for understanding. The sung words stay in the original language.

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