Sammarinese Lullaby (Three Towers, Watching)
Key: C~56 BPMGuitar & Piano chords
San Marino’s whole identity is built around Monte Titano, the mountain crowned with three medieval towers that has watched over the world’s oldest republic for over a thousand years, a fitting, gentle image for a child drifting off to sleep in its shadow.
▶ More lullabies on YouTube
Verse 1
C F C
Sleep now, little one, Titano stands so tall,
F C G7
three old towers watching you, high above it all.
Verse 2
C F C
Sleep now, little one, the moon is rising slow,
F C G7
over the old stone city walls, it’s time for you to go.
Play it
Chords — guitar & piano
C
Guitar
Piano
F
Guitar
Piano
G7
Guitar
Piano
Good to know
What this song means
San Marino’s own Sammarinese dialect, a variant of Romagnol now rare enough that its first dictionary was only published in 2021, shares its song heritage with the Romagna and Marche countryside around it. Monte Titano and its three towers, the very symbol of San Marino itself, stand at the center of this lullaby as the watchful presence every Sammarinese child grows up under.
Inspired by the Romagnol-heritage lullaby tradition of the region surrounding San Marino’s own Monte Titano. The English lyrics are an original singable arrangement offered as a respectful tribute rather than a transcription of one specific archived song.
More songs to sing & play
Back to all our nursery rhymes and lullabies – each one with a different friend.
← All nursery rhymes Compare Lullaby Traditions 🌍Sources & rights
- 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.
Spotted a mistake or know a better source? Tell us. How we work · Get in touch