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A lullaby from Bergen, Norway

Bergen Lullaby

Key: A minor~55 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Bergen, Norway
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Bergen Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Bergen, Norway’s historic port city, home to the colorful wooden Hanseatic wharf houses of Bryggen. Bryggen is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and though fire has swept through its wooden buildings more than once over the centuries, each time they were rebuilt in the same traditional style. Bergen itself is famously one of the rainiest cities in Europe, with rain falling on more days of the year than not. 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 wharf houses rest tonight,
Dm Am E7
the painted timber stands so still, beneath the fading light.
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the harbor mist 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 wharf houses rest tonight, the painted timber stands so still, beneath the fading light. Sleep now, little one, the harbor mist 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 “Bergen Lullaby” Means

Bergen’s harbor is lined by Bryggen, a row of colorful wooden Hanseatic wharf houses dating back centuries, once the heart of Norway’s trading life. This original lullaby draws on those wharf-house and harbor-mist images of Bergen 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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