Nursery Rhymes›Schlof, Schlof, Mäi Kand
Schlof, Schlof, Mäi KandSchlof, Schlof, Mäi Kand
A lullaby from Luxembourg

Schlof, Schlof, Mäi Kand

Key: A minor~59 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Luxembourg
Relax In No Time video

Schlof, Schlof, Mäi Kand Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Luxembourg's Lëtzebuergesch (Luxembourgish) cradle-song tradition, from the small trilingual grand duchy famous for its fortress and castles. Here you will find the lyrics, English translation, meaning, and chords.

Sing & play

Lyrics & chords

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

Verse

Am E Am
Schlof, schlof, mäi Kand,
Dm E Am
d'Buerg schléift um Fielsen haut.
C G
D'Musel fléisst roueg laanscht d'Stad,
Dm E Am
schlof, schlof, mäi léift Kand.
In English

What the words mean

“Sleep, sleep, my child, the fortress sleeps on the rock today. The Moselle flows calmly past the city, sleep, sleep, my dear child.”
Play it

Chords — guitar & piano

Am
x
Guitar
CEA
Piano
Dm
xx
Guitar
DFA
Piano
E
Guitar
EBG#
Piano
C
x
Guitar
CEG
Piano
G
Guitar
DGB
Piano
Good to know

What “Schlof, Schlof, Mäi Kand” Means

Luxembourg City’s Old Quarter and fortifications are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, built on dramatic rock formations above the Alzette and Moselle rivers, and Lëtzebuergesch (Luxembourgish) is the country’s own national language alongside French and German. This original lullaby, in Lëtzebuergesch, borrows that same fortress-and-river imagery.

More songs to sing & play

Back to all our nursery rhymes and lullabies — each one with a different friend.

← All nursery rhymes