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Do, Do Minette

Key: C~62 BPMGuitar & Piano chords

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A gentle cradle song from French-speaking Belgium, remembered around Liège and Verviers, sung to a little one named “Minette” who calls for her mother. Here you will find a singable English adaptation, the meaning, and chords.

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Verse 1

C        F      C
Do, do Minette,
F     C      G7
l’enfant de Jeannette.
(Sleep, sleep, little Minette — Jeannette’s own little one.)
C      F       C
Sleep now, sleep, my little dear,
F     C      G7
mama’s close and softly here.

Verse 2

C       F      C
Qui n’avait pas encore un an,
F     C      G7
qui criait papa, maman.
(Not yet a year old, calling out for papa, mama.)
C       F      C
Not yet one year old and small,
F     C      G7
calling out for one and all.
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Chords — guitar & piano

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

Do, Do Minette (“Sleep, Sleep, Little Kitten”) is a traditional lullaby from French-speaking Wallonia, in Belgium, remembered in and around the cities of Liège and Verviers. Like its cousins across the French-speaking world, it uses “do do” — baby-talk for “go to sleep” — and gives the child a name of endearment, “Minette,” meaning “little kitten.” Regional versions differ slightly from town to town, a sign of how deeply it lives in local memory.

Traditional Walloon (Belgian French) lullaby. The English lines here are a singable adaptation for this arrangement, offered as a respectful tribute — not a literal translation.

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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.
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  • 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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