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Do, Do Minette
Key: C~62 BPMGuitar & Piano chords
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
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F
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G7
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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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