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East Frisian Lullaby
Key: A minor~54 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Ostfriesland, Germany
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East Frisian Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Ostfriesland, Germany’s North Sea coastal region of windmills, dikes, and grazing sheep, distinct from the Frisian communities across the border in the Netherlands. Here you will find the lyrics, meaning, and chords.
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Lyrics & chords
An original arrangement, with guitar & piano chords above each line.
Verse
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, Mudder’s little one, the windmill rests tonight,
Dm Am E7
the grazing sheep lie calm and still, beneath the fading light.
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the North Sea dike is near,
Dm Am E7
tomorrow’s sun will rise for you, and chase away all fear.
In English
What the words mean
“Sleep now, Mudder’s little one, the windmill rests tonight, the grazing sheep lie calm and still, beneath the fading light. Sleep now, little one, the North Sea dike is near, tomorrow’s sun will rise for you, and chase away all fear.”
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Chords — guitar & piano
Am
Guitar
Piano
Dm
Guitar
Piano
E7
Guitar
Piano
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What “East Frisian Lullaby” Means
Mudder is the Low German word for mother, spoken in Ostfriesland’s windmill- and dike-lined landscape along the North Sea coast, a region with its own distinct Frisian heritage. This original lullaby draws on those windmill and coastal-dike images of East Frisian heritage.
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