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Bangladeshi Lullaby

Key: C~58 BPMGuitar & Piano chords

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Bangladesh is a land shaped by its rivers, and that presence flows gently into its lullaby tradition too — boats resting for the night, water settling still, birds returning to nest along the banks. Bangladesh sits atop one of the largest river deltas on Earth, and the hilsa fish that swims those waters is so beloved it’s often called the soul of Bengali cooking — one more thread tying daily life here to the rivers this lullaby sings about.

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Verse 1

C         F      C
Sleep now, little one, the river’s gone to rest,
F         C      G7
the boats are tied along the bank, the birds are in their nest.

Verse 2

C         F      C
Sleep now, little one, tomorrow’s sun will rise anew,
F         C      G7
but for tonight the moon will shine its lullaby for you.
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Chords — guitar & piano

C
x
Guitar
CEG
Piano
F
Guitar
CFA
Piano
G7
Guitar
DFGB
Piano
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What this song means

Bangladesh is a land shaped by its rivers, and that presence flows naturally into its lullabies too — boats resting for the night, water settling still, birds returning to nest along the banks. Like most Bengali lullabies, these songs live by ear and memory rather than by any single fixed text, changing gently with every mother who sings them.

Traditional Bangladeshi (Bengali) lullaby style. The English lyrics are an original singable arrangement inspired by the region’s riverine imagery, offered as a respectful tribute.

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  • Words and melody: see the credits in the text of this page. Older songs are traditional or in the public domain; songs by known authors keep their authors' credit.
  • 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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