Dorme, Filhinho da Mata
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Dorme, Filhinho da Mata Lyrics. An original lullaby in Portuguese, inspired by the riverside and forest life of the Amazon, where generations have rocked their children to sleep in hammocks beneath the rainforest canopy. Here you will find the lyrics, English translation, meaning, and chords.
Lyrics & chords
An original arrangement, with guitar & piano chords above each line.
Verse
What the words mean
Chords — guitar & piano
What “Dorme, Filhinho da Mata” Means
In the Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest, generations of riverside communities have rocked their children to sleep in hammocks (redes) suspended between wooden posts, to the sound of the river and the forest at night. This original lullaby, written in Portuguese rather than a specific Indigenous language — out of respect for linguistic accuracy — is a tribute to those universal images of hammock, river, and forest shared across the Amazon basin.
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