Duerme, Duerme, Coquisito
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Duerme, Duerme, Coquisito Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Puerto Rico's Spanish-language cradle-song tradition, named for the coqui, the tiny tree frog whose call is the island's most beloved night-time sound. Here you will find the lyrics, English translation, meaning, and chords.
Lyrics & chords
An original arrangement, with guitar & piano chords above each line.
Verse
What the words mean
Chords — guitar & piano
What “Duerme, Duerme, Coquisito” Means
The coqui, a tiny native tree frog, is Puerto Rico’s most beloved symbol, its nightly call so much a part of island life that it is said a coqui cannot survive anywhere else. Puerto Rico’s bioluminescent bays, among the brightest in the world, glow blue at night from microorganisms in the water. This original lullaby, in Spanish, borrows both.
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- An original lullaby by Relax In No Time, inspired by the musical traditions of its region. The words, melody, arrangement and recording are ours.
- 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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