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Hush Now, My Little Robin
Key: A minor~58 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · England
Hush Now, My Little Robin Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by England's English-language cradle-song tradition, evoking the rose gardens and hedgerow robins found across the country's countryside. 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
Hush now, hush now, my little robin,
Dm E Am
the roses close their eyes tonight.
C G
Bells of London chime so softly,
Dm E Am
hush now, hush now, sleep till light.
In English
What the words mean
“Hush now, hush now, my little robin, the roses close their eyes tonight. The bells of London chime so softly, hush now, hush now, sleep until light.”
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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 “Hush Now, My Little Robin” Means
The robin is England’s unofficial national bird, a familiar garden visitor across the country, while the rose is its official national flower, celebrated for centuries in English gardens and heraldry. This original lullaby borrows both, alongside the distant chime of London’s bells, to paint a gentle, homely English night.
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