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Kalinago Lullaby
Key: A minor~53 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Kalinago, Dominica
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Kalinago Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Kalinago people of Dominica’s east coast, the last surviving indigenous Carib community in the Caribbean. 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, little one, the dugout canoe is still,
Dm Am E7
the woven basket rests tonight, upon the eastern hill.
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the ocean wind 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, little one, the dugout canoe is still, the woven basket rests tonight, upon the eastern hill. Sleep now, little one, the ocean wind 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 “Kalinago Lullaby” Means
The Kalinago people of Dominica’s east coast are the last surviving indigenous Carib community in the Caribbean, keeping alive traditions of dugout-canoe carving and basket weaving in the Kalinago Territory. This original lullaby draws on those canoe and basket-weaving images of Kalinago life.
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