Nuku, nuku nurmilintu
Key: A minor~62 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsTraditional · Finland
Nuku, nuku nurmilintu Lyrics. A Finnish lullaby whose title translates to “sleep, sleep, meadow bird,” featuring delicate imagery related to nature and rest. It is widely cherished throughout Finland. Here you will find the lyrics, translation, and chords.
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Lyrics & chords
The original Finnish words, with guitar & piano chords above each line.
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Traditional verse
Am Dm
Nuku, nuku nurmilintu,
E Am
pieni lintu, leppälintu.
Am Dm E
Nuku unta kultaista,
Am E Am
unta kaunista, hopeista.
In English
What the words mean
“Sleep, sleep, little meadow bird, little bird, little redstart. Sleep a golden sleep, a beautiful, silver sleep.”
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Chords — guitar & piano
Am
Guitar
Piano
Dm
Guitar
Piano
E
Guitar
Piano
Good to know
What “Nuku, nuku nurmilintu” Means
A poetic Finnish lullaby that calls the child a small meadow bird — the leppälintu (redstart), a springtime bird long seen as a symbol of protection and new life. It wishes the little one a “golden” and “silver” sleep, wrapping rest in the imagery of precious metals and gentle nature.
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- A traditional song. It comes from oral tradition and has no single known author. We credit the tradition and its country.
- 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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