Nursery RhymesBreton Lullaby
Breton LullabyBreton Lullaby
A lullaby from Bretagne, France

Breton Lullaby

Key: A minor~54 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Bretagne, France
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Breton Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Bretagne, France’s Celtic-language region, with its granite coastline, lighthouses, and fishing villages. Breton is a Celtic language, a distant cousin of Welsh and Cornish spoken across the sea, and for generations it was the fishermen’s wives and grandmothers who kept its lullabies alive while the boats were out. 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, mamm’s little one, the lighthouse beam is still,
Dm Am E7
the fishing boats rest in the bay, beneath the granite hill.
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the Celtic cross 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, mamm’s little one, the lighthouse beam is still, the fishing boats rest in the bay, beneath the granite hill. Sleep now, little one, the Celtic cross 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 “Breton Lullaby” Means

Mamm is the Breton word for mother, part of the Celtic Breton language still spoken across Bretagne, a region shaped by its granite coastline, lighthouses, and fishing villages. This original lullaby draws on those lighthouse and coastal-village images of Breton heritage.

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