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A lullaby from El Salvador

Lenca Lullaby (El Salvador)

Key: A minor~55 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Lenca, El Salvador
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Lenca Lullaby (El Salvador) Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Lenca people of eastern El Salvador, who carry a long tradition of geometric-patterned pottery. Lenca pottery is traditionally shaped entirely by hand, coiled and smoothed without a wheel and fired in open pits, a technique passed down almost exclusively among women across generations, and though the Lenca language itself is no longer spoken as a living language today, Lenca cultural identity and craft traditions like this one remain very much alive. 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 painted clay is still,
Dm Am E7
the potter’s wheel has quieted now, upon the eastern hill.
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the fired kiln 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 painted clay is still, the potter’s wheel has quieted now, upon the eastern hill. Sleep now, little one, the fired kiln is near, tomorrow’s sun will rise for you, and chase away all fear.”
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Chords — guitar & piano

Am
x
Guitar
CEA
Piano
Dm
xx
Guitar
DFA
Piano
E7
Guitar
EBG#
Piano
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What “Lenca Lullaby (El Salvador)” Means

The Lenca people of eastern El Salvador carry a long tradition of geometric-patterned pottery, passed down from mother to daughter across generations. This original lullaby draws on those pottery and craft images of Lenca life.

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Sources & rights

  • An original lullaby by Relax In No Time, inspired by the musical traditions of its region. The words, melody, arrangement and recording are ours.
  • Recording and arrangement: real instruments played by hand, no AI music, by Relax In No Time.
  • Chords: written by us for guitar and piano.
  • Translation: our own meaning-for-meaning translation, written for understanding. The sung words stay in the original language.

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