A lullaby from Punjab, India

Punjab Lullaby

Key: A minor~55 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Punjab, India

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Punjab Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Punjab, India’s fertile wheat-growing region, home to the Punjabi language and the rhythms of bhangra music. Every April, Punjab celebrates Baisakhi, a harvest festival marked by bhangra dancing in the fields, and the region’s fertile land has earned it the nickname “the breadbasket of India.” Here you will find the lyrics, meaning, and chords.

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Lyrics & chords

An original arrangement, with guitar & piano chords above each line.

Verse

Am Dm Am

Sleep now, little one, the wheat field rests tonight,

Dm Am E7

the dhol drum echoes soft and low, beneath the fading light.

Am Dm Am

Sleep now, little one, the mustard field is near,

Dm Am E7

tomorrow’s sun will rise for you, and chase away all fear.

In English

What the words mean

“Sleep now, little one, the wheat field rests tonight, the dhol drum echoes soft and low, beneath the fading light. Sleep now, little one, the mustard field is near, tomorrow’s sun will rise for you, and chase away all fear.”

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Chords — guitar & piano

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Piano

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Piano

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Download free chord sheet (PDF)

Good to know

What “Punjab Lullaby” Means

Punjab is one of India’s most fertile regions, its wheat and mustard fields stretching beneath a sky filled with the rhythms of Punjabi folk music and the dhol drum. This original lullaby draws on those wheat-field and drum-rhythm images of Punjabi heritage.

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