Plattdeutsch Lullaby
▶ More lullabies on YouTube
Plattdeutsch Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Plattdeutsch-speaking harbor towns of Germany’s northern coast, shaped by centuries of fishing and maritime trade. Plattdeutsch was once the everyday trading language of the powerful Hanseatic League, spoken across ports from the Netherlands to the Baltic, and in parts of northern Germany it’s still taught in schools today, kept alive as a living link to that maritime past. Here you will find the lyrics, meaning, and chords.
Lyrics & chords
An original arrangement, with guitar & piano chords above each line.
Verse
What the words mean
Chords — guitar & piano
What “Plattdeutsch Lullaby” Means
Plattdeutsch, or Low German, is still spoken in the harbor towns of Germany’s northern coast, a region shaped for centuries by fishing fleets and maritime trade along the river mouths and North Sea. This original lullaby draws on those harbor and fishing-trawler images of northern German heritage.
More songs to sing & play
Back to all our nursery rhymes and lullabies — each one with a different friend.
← All nursery rhymes Compare Lullaby Traditions 🌍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.
Spotted a mistake or know a better source? Tell us. How we work · Get in touch