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Hopi Mesa Lullaby
Key: A minor~55 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Hopi Mesa, Hopi
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Hopi Mesa Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Hopi mesa-top villages of northern Arizona, where dry-farmed corn has been grown for over a thousand years. 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 desert corn is still,
Dm Am E7
the mesa-top village rests tonight, upon the sandstone hill.
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the morning rain 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 desert corn is still, the mesa-top village rests tonight, upon the sandstone hill. Sleep now, little one, the morning rain 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 “Hopi Mesa Lullaby” Means
The Hopi have farmed corn in the arid mesa-top villages of northern Arizona for over a thousand years, using dry-farming methods passed down through generations, including at Old Oraibi, one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in North America. This original lullaby draws on those desert-farming and mesa-village images of Hopi heritage.
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