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Mende Lullaby
Key: A minor~54 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Mende, Sierra Leone
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Mende Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Mende people, Sierra Leone’s second-largest ethnic group, living across the southern and eastern forest region. Here you will find the lyrics, meaning, and chords.
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Lyrics & chords
An original arrangement, with guitar & piano chords above each line.
Verse
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the forest trees are still,
Dm Am E7
the evening birdsong quiets now, upon the wooded hill.
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the palm groves rest tonight,
Dm Am E7
tomorrow’s sun will rise for you, and fill the sky with light.
In English
What the words mean
“Sleep now, little one, the forest trees are still, the evening birdsong quiets now, upon the wooded hill. Sleep now, little one, the palm groves rest tonight, tomorrow’s sun will rise for you, and fill the sky with light.”
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Chords — guitar & piano
Am
Guitar
Piano
Dm
Guitar
Piano
E7
Guitar
Piano
Good to know
What “Mende Lullaby” Means
The Mende are Sierra Leone’s second-largest ethnic group, living across the southern and eastern forest region with a farming culture built around rice and palm oil. This original lullaby draws on those forest and farming images of Mende life.
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