Assam LullabyAssam Lullaby
A lullaby from Assam, India

Assam Lullaby

Key: A minor~54 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Assam, India
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Assam Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Assam, India’s northeastern state of tea gardens and the wide Brahmaputra river. Here, mothers are called “aai,” and evenings often end the way this song describes — the tea leaves resting, the river barges falling still, and the whole valley settling into quiet. 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, aai’s little one, the tea leaf rests tonight,
Dm Am E7
the river barge lies calm and still, beneath the fading light.
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the bamboo grove 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, aai’s little one, the tea leaf rests tonight, the river barge lies calm and still, beneath the fading light. Sleep now, little one, the bamboo grove 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 “Assam Lullaby” Means

Aai is the Assamese word for mother, spoken across Assam, India’s northeastern state known for its rolling tea gardens and the wide Brahmaputra river that shapes the whole region’s life. This original lullaby draws on those tea-garden and river-barge images of Assamese heritage.

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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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