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A lullaby from Gujarat, India

Gujarat Lullaby

Key: A minor~55 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Gujarat, India
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Gujarat Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Gujarat, India’s western state known for the mirrored embroidery of Kutch and the vast white salt desert of the Rann. Every winter, the salt desert hosts the Rann Utsav, a festival of moonlit camping, folk music and dance, and Gujarat is also considered the birthplace of garba, a dance performed in wide spinning circles during the autumn festival of Navratri. 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, ba’s little one, the salt flat rests tonight,
Dm Am E7
the mirrored cloth has quieted now, beneath the fading light.
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the painted door 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, ba’s little one, the salt flat rests tonight, the mirrored cloth has quieted now, beneath the fading light. Sleep now, little one, the painted door 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 “Gujarat Lullaby” Means

Ba is a Gujarati word for mother, spoken across Gujarat, home to the vast white salt desert of the Rann of Kutch and the intricate mirrored embroidery for which the region is famous. This original lullaby draws on those salt-desert and mirrored-embroidery images of Gujarati heritage.

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