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Australian Lullaby
Key: Am~56 BPMGuitar & Piano chords
A gentle lullaby inspired by the vast, ancient landscape of Australia — red earth, wide starlit skies, and a stillness that has settled over the land for tens of thousands of years.
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Verse 1
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the red earth’s gone to rest,
Dm Am E7
the stars are out across the sky, the wide land holds you, blessed.
Verse 2
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the wind has stilled tonight,
Dm Am E7
tomorrow’s sun will rise for you, but rest now, sleep is right.
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Chords — guitar & piano
Am
Guitar
Piano
Dm
Guitar
Piano
E7
Guitar
Piano
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What this song means
Australia is home to hundreds of distinct Aboriginal language groups, each with its own cradle songs passed down for tens of thousands of years — among the oldest continuous song traditions on Earth. Because these lullabies belong specifically to the communities and languages that created them, this song is offered as a general, original tribute to that vast landscape and its ancient sense of stillness, rather than a specific cultural text.
Original lullaby inspired by Australia’s landscape, offered as a general and respectful tribute. Not a translation or representation of any specific Aboriginal language or community’s lullaby.
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