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Mambai Highland Lullaby
Key: A minor~54 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Mambai, Timor-Leste
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Mambai Highland Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Mambai people of Timor-Leste’s central mountains, who grow coffee on steep terraced slopes. 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 mountain mist is still,
Dm Am E7
the coffee cherries rest tonight, upon the highland hill.
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the terraced field 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 mountain mist is still, the coffee cherries rest tonight, upon the highland hill. Sleep now, little one, the terraced field is near, tomorrow’s sun will rise for you, and chase away all fear.”
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Chords — guitar & piano
Am
Guitar
Piano
Dm
Guitar
Piano
E7
Guitar
Piano
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What “Mambai Highland Lullaby” Means
The Mambai people of Timor-Leste’s central mountains grow coffee on steep terraced slopes, keeping their own distinct language and highland traditions alive. This original lullaby draws on those mountain-mist and coffee-terrace images of Mambai highland life.
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