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Duerme, Perezosito
Key: A minor~61 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Costa Rica
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Duerme, Perezosito Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Costa Rican cradle-song tradition, here borrowing the country’s laid-back ‘pura vida’ symbol, the sloth. 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, perezosito,
Dm E Am
el bosque canta muy bajito.
C G
La luna asoma entre las hojas,
Dm E Am
duerme, duerme, mi amorcito.
In English
What the words mean
“Sleep, sleep, little sloth, the forest sings very softly. The moon peeks through the leaves, sleep, sleep, my little 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, Perezosito” Means
Costa Rican lullabies share the wider Spanish ‘Duermete, nino’ tradition, but here the gentle, unhurried pace of the sloth — one of the country’s best-loved symbols of its ‘pura vida’ spirit — offers a fitting, sleepy nickname for a cradle song.
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