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A lullaby from Northern Ireland

Mourne Mountains Lullaby

Key: A minor~55 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland
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Mourne Mountains Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Mourne Mountains of County Down, said to have shaped the imagined landscape of Narnia. C.S. Lewis spent childhood holidays in Northern Ireland gazing at these peaks, and many point to that view as an early inspiration for Narnia’s snowy landscapes, while hikers today can follow the Mourne Wall, a dry-stone wall built over a century ago that crosses fifteen summits including Slieve Donard, Northern Ireland’s highest peak. 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 granite peak is still,
Dm Am E7
the sheep graze quiet on the slope, beneath the misty hill.
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the mountain stream 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 granite peak is still, the sheep graze quiet on the slope, beneath the misty hill. Sleep now, little one, the mountain stream 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 “Mourne Mountains Lullaby” Means

The Mourne Mountains of County Down, their granite peaks often wrapped in mist, have long inspired song and story, said to have shaped the imagined landscape of Narnia. This original lullaby draws on those granite-peak and mountain-stream images of Mourne 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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