Nursery RhymesRapa Nui Lullaby
Rapa Nui LullabyRapa Nui Lullaby
A lullaby from Chile

Rapa Nui Lullaby

Key: A minor~54 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Rapa Nui, Chile
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Rapa Nui Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island, a Chilean Polynesian territory famed for its ancient moai statues. Carved from volcanic rock, the moai are said, in island legend, to have “walked” to their final resting places along the coast — a mystery historians still study today, watched over by the same statues that stand guard through the night. 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 ocean waves are still,
Dm Am E7
the ancient stone guardians watch, from the grassy hill.
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the island wind is low,
Dm Am E7
tomorrow’s sun will rise for you, and set the sea aglow.
In English

What the words mean

“Sleep now, little one, the ocean waves are still, the ancient stone guardians watch, from the grassy hill. Sleep now, little one, the island wind is low, tomorrow’s sun will rise for you, and set the sea aglow.”
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Chords — guitar & piano

Am
x
Guitar
CEA
Piano
Dm
xx
Guitar
DFA
Piano
E7
Guitar
EBG#
Piano
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What “Rapa Nui Lullaby” Means

The Rapa Nui people live on Easter Island, a remote Chilean Polynesian territory famed for its ancient moai stone statues gazing out over the Pacific. This original lullaby draws on those island and ancestral images of Rapa Nui life.

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