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Nina, Nana, Sonce Moe
Key: A minor~61 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · North Macedonia
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Nina, Nana, Sonce Moe Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the shared Balkan cradle-song refrain ‘nina, nana’, set along North Macedonia’s Vardar river and mountain landscape. 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
Nina, nana, sonce moe,
Dm E Am
spie Vardar, spie poleto.
C G
Planinite čuvaat mir,
Dm E Am
nina, nana, do zori spi.
In English
What the words mean
“Sleep, sleep, my little sun — the Vardar river sleeps, the field sleeps. The mountains keep the peace, sleep, sleep, until dawn.”
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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 “Nina, Nana, Sonce Moe” Means
Like its neighbours across the Balkans, North Macedonia’s folk lullaby tradition leans on the gentle ‘nina, nana’ refrain. This original arrangement calls the child ‘sonce moe’ (my little sun) and draws on the country’s own landscape — the Vardar river running through its valleys, framed by mountains.
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