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Burmese Lullaby

Key: Am~56 BPMGuitar & Piano chords

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A soft, close lullaby from Myanmar, built around one of the simplest and most universal requests a child can make of a parent: come lie down beside me. Across Myanmar, many people still wear thanaka, a pale, fragrant paste made from ground bark, brushed onto the cheeks each morning — a small, everyday ritual of care passed down for generations, not so different from singing a child to sleep each night.

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Verse 1

Am         Dm      Am
Mommy, it’s time to sleep, come and lie down near me,
Dm         Am      E7
hold me in your arms, and I will rest so peacefully.

Verse 2

Am         Dm      Am
I love my mother, I love my father dear,
Dm         Am      E7
when you are beside me, there is nothing left to fear.
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Chords — guitar & piano

Am
x
Guitar
CEA
Piano
Dm
xx
Guitar
DFA
Piano
E7
Guitar
EGB
Piano
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What this song means

This gentle Burmese lullaby speaks directly in a child’s own voice — asking a parent to come close, to hold them, to stay near until sleep comes. Its simple, loving request mirrors an idea found in lullabies across Myanmar’s many ethnic traditions: that safety, more than anything else, is what finally lets a child close their eyes.

Traditional Burmese lullaby style, based on a documented traditional refrain. The English lyrics here are a singable arrangement 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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