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Papua New Guinea Lullaby

Key: Am~56 BPMGuitar & Piano chords

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A gentle lullaby inspired by the extraordinary natural richness of Papua New Guinea — dense rainforest, winding rivers, and the birds of paradise that call its jungle canopy home. Papua New Guinea is the most linguistically diverse country on Earth, home to more than 800 distinct languages, and its spectacular birds of paradise have long been prized for their elaborate plumage, traditionally worn in ceremonial headdresses passed down through generations of highland communities that, remarkably, remained largely unknown to the outside world until the 1930s.

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Verse 1

Am         Dm      Am
Sleep now, little one, the jungle’s gone to rest,
Dm         Am      E7
the birds of paradise are still, tucked within their nest.

Verse 2

Am         Dm      Am
Sleep now, little one, the river’s flowing slow,
Dm         Am      E7
tomorrow’s sun will rise for you, but rest now, let it go.
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Chords — guitar & piano

Am
x
Guitar
CEA
Piano
Dm
xx
Guitar
DFA
Piano
E7
Guitar
EGB
Piano
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What this song means

Papua New Guinea is home to more than 800 distinct languages — one of the most linguistically diverse places on Earth — with each community carrying its own songs and traditions. Rather than represent any single one of these many cultures, this lullaby offers a gentle, original tribute to the country’s shared natural beauty: its rainforests, rivers, and remarkable birdlife.

Original lullaby inspired by Papua New Guinea’s landscape and biodiversity, offered as a general and respectful tribute. Not a translation of any specific community’s traditional lullaby.

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  • Words and melody: see the credits in the text of this page. Older songs are traditional or in the public domain; songs by known authors keep their authors' credit.
  • 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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