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Mennonite Lullaby (Paraguay)
Key: A minor~54 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Mennonite, Paraguay
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Mennonite Lullaby (Paraguay) Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Mennonite farming communities who settled Paraguay’s Chaco region beginning in the 1920s. 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, Mutta’s little one, the windmill rests tonight,
Dm Am E7
the Chaco fields lie quiet now, beneath the fading light.
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the farmhouse rests so near,
Dm Am E7
tomorrow’s sun will rise for you, and chase away all fear.
In English
What the words mean
“Sleep now, Mutta’s little one, the windmill rests tonight, the Chaco fields lie quiet now, beneath the fading light. Sleep now, little one, the farmhouse rests so 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
Good to know
What “Mennonite Lullaby (Paraguay)” Means
“Mutta” is a Plautdietsch (Low German) word for mother, spoken by the Mennonite farming communities who settled Paraguay’s Chaco region beginning in the 1920s. This original lullaby draws on those windmill and farmland images of Mennonite-Paraguayan life, with “Mutta” used as a warm address rather than a literal translation.
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