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A lullaby from Belgium

Walloon Lullaby

Key: A minor~54 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Walloon, Belgium
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Walloon Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Walloon region of southern Belgium, shaped by the forested Ardennes hills and a long coal-mining heritage. Wallonia was one of continental Europe’s earliest industrial powerhouses, its coal and steel helping drive the Industrial Revolution forward, and in 2012 UNESCO recognized four of its historic mining sites as World Heritage landmarks, a legacy still visible across the region’s old mining towns today. 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 Ardennes woods are still,
Dm Am E7
the miner’s lamp has quieted now, upon the sloping hill.
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the river bend is near,
Dm Am E7
tomorrow’s sun will rise for you, and chase away all fear.
In English

What the words mean

“Sleep now, little one, the Ardennes woods are still, the miner’s lamp has quieted now, upon the sloping hill. Sleep now, little one, the river bend is near, tomorrow’s sun will rise for you, and chase away all fear.”
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Chords — guitar & piano

Am
x
Guitar
CEA
Piano
Dm
xx
Guitar
DFA
Piano
E7
Guitar
EBG#
Piano
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What “Walloon Lullaby” Means

The Walloon region of southern Belgium is shaped by the forested Ardennes hills and a long coal-mining heritage, honored today among UNESCO’s Major Mining Sites of Wallonia. This original lullaby draws on those forest and mining-heritage images of Walloon life.

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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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