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เพลงกล่อมเด็ก (Phleng Klom Dek)

Key: Am~56 BPMGuitar & Piano chords

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“Phleng klom dek” simply means “song to soothe a child” — the broad Thai term for lullaby, sung in gentle, unhurried phrases across the country’s many regions, each with its own local color.

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Verse 1

Am         Dm      Am
Sleep now, little one, the day has gone to rest,
Dm         Am      E7
the moon is climbing softly over fields you love the best.

Verse 2

Am         Dm      Am
Sleep now, little one, tomorrow’s sun will rise,
Dm         Am      E7
but for tonight just close your gentle, sleepy eyes.
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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

Phleng klom dek is the general term for “lullaby” across Thailand, and its melodies shift from region to region — from the gentle central plains to the moon-invoking songs of the Isan northeast. What stays constant is the mood: unhurried, circular, built to slow a racing little heart down to the pace of sleep.

Traditional Thai lullaby style. The English lyrics are an original singable arrangement offered as a respectful tribute to the phleng klom dek tradition.

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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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