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Coffee Hills Lullaby (Rwanda)
Key: A minor~55 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Coffee Hills, Rwanda
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Coffee Hills Lullaby (Rwanda) Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Rwanda’s terraced hillsides, the land of a thousand hills, which produce some of Africa’s most prized coffee. 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 coffee cherries rest,
Dm Am E7
the hillside terrace rows are still, upon the mountain crest.
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the morning fog 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 coffee cherries rest, the hillside terrace rows are still, upon the mountain crest. Sleep now, little one, the morning fog is near, tomorrow’s sun will rise for you, and chase away all fear.”
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Chords — guitar & piano
Am
Guitar
Piano
Dm
Guitar
Piano
E7
Guitar
Piano
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What “Coffee Hills Lullaby (Rwanda)” Means
Rwanda’s terraced hillsides, known as the land of a thousand hills, produce some of Africa’s most prized coffee, grown by smallholder farming families across the country. This original lullaby draws on those terraced-hillside and coffee-farming images of Rwandan life.
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