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A lullaby from Kainuu, Finland

Kainuu Lullaby

Key: A minor~54 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Kainuu, Finland
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Kainuu Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Kainuu, one of Finland’s most remote and forested regions, home to vast stretches of wilderness. Kainuu lies close to Karelia, home to the sung oral poetry tradition later gathered into Finland’s national epic, the Kalevala, and the region’s short, intense summers bring weeks of near-endless daylight beneath the midnight sun. 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 deep woods rest tonight,
Dm Am E7
the quiet marsh lies calm and still, beneath the fading light.
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the pine ridge here 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 deep woods rest tonight, the quiet marsh lies calm and still, beneath the fading light. Sleep now, little one, the pine ridge here 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 “Kainuu Lullaby” Means

Kainuu is one of Finland’s most remote and heavily forested regions, its vast wilderness of marshes and pine ridges home to some of Europe’s last untouched woodlands. This original lullaby draws on those deep-woods and pine-ridge images of Kainuu heritage.

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