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Duerme, Duerme, Cipotillo
Key: A minor~60 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · El Salvador
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Duerme, Duerme, Cipotillo Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by El Salvador's Spanish-language cradle-song tradition, using 'cipote,' a beloved local word for a child, set among the country's volcanoes and crater lakes. Here you will find the lyrics, English translation, meaning, and chords.
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Lyrics & chords
An original arrangement, with guitar & piano chords above each line.
Verse
Am E Am
Duerme, duerme, cipotillo,
Dm E Am
los volcanes duermen ya.
C G
El lago Coatepeque brilla,
Dm E Am
duerme, duerme, mi amor.
In English
What the words mean
“Sleep, sleep, little one, the volcanoes sleep now. Lake Coatepeque shines, sleep, sleep, my love.”
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Chords — guitar & piano
Am
Guitar
Piano
Dm
Guitar
Piano
E
Guitar
Piano
C
Guitar
Piano
G
Guitar
Piano
Good to know
What “Duerme, Duerme, Cipotillo” Means
El Salvador is nicknamed the 'Land of Volcanoes,' and words like 'cipote' (child) are uniquely Salvadoran Spanish slang used with real affection. This original lullaby borrows both, the volcanic landscape and the country's own warm way of talking about children.
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