Nursery Rhymes›Non Saa Laa
Non Saa Laa, Lap Taa Mae Si Kom
Key: C~58 BPMGuitar & Piano chords
Sung by Lao mothers rocking their babies to sleep, this gentle lullaby’s title is itself an instruction: “sleep now, close your eyes, mother is singing.”
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Verse 1
C F C
Non saa laa,
F C G7
lap taa mae si kom.
(Sleep now, my child — close your eyes, mother is singing.)
C F C
Sleep now, sleep now, my little one, close your eyes and rest,
F C G7
mother’s here beside you, singing softly, holding you close.
Verse 2
C F C
The water buffalo has gone to rest beside the stream,
F C G7
so close your eyes, my little one, and drift into a dream.
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C
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F
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G7
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What this song means
This Lao lullaby carries the unhurried rhythm of village life — gentle warnings, images of the family’s water buffalo resting for the night, and a mother’s steady promise to keep singing until her child is asleep. It belongs to a wider Lao-speaking tradition that stretches across Laos and into northeastern Thailand, carried by generations of mothers who never wrote it down, only sang it forward.
Traditional Lao lullaby. The English lyrics are a singable adaptation built around the song’s real, documented title and imagery.
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