Nursery Rhymes›Lalla Lalla Lori
लल्ला लल्ला लोरी (Lalla Lalla Lori)
Key: C~60 BPMGuitar & Piano chords
The most iconic lullaby in Hindi-speaking India — “lori” simply means lullaby, and this one, built around a bowl of milk and a mother’s watchful love, is often the very first song an Indian child ever hears.
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Verse 1
C F C
Lalla lalla lori,
F C G7
doodh ki katori.
(Lalla lalla lori — a little bowl of milk.)
C F C
Lalla lalla lori, sleep now, little one,
F C G7
a bowl of warm milk waits for you when sleeping time is done.
Verse 2
C F C
Lalla lalla lori, the moon is watching too,
F C G7
so close your eyes and drift away, mother’s here with you.
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Chords — guitar & piano
C
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Piano
F
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Piano
G7
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Piano
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What this song means
Lalla Lalla Lori is perhaps the most recognisable lullaby across Hindi-speaking India — simple, rhythmic, and built around one of the oldest tricks of parenthood: the promise of warm milk waiting at the end of a good night’s sleep. Its short, sing-song lines have been passed down almost unchanged for generations, making it, for many Indian families, the very first song a baby ever hears.
Traditional Hindi lullaby (North India). The Hindi lines are the real, well-known traditional opening; the English lyrics are a singable adaptation, not a literal translation.
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