Tidur, Tidur, Anakku
Tidur, Tidur, Anakku Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by Singapore's Malay-language cradle-song tradition — Malay is the national language of this multicultural island city-state — home of the mythical Merlion. Here you will find the lyrics, English translation, meaning, and chords.
Lyrics & chords
An original arrangement, with guitar & piano chords above each line.
Verse
What the words mean
Chords — guitar & piano
What “Tidur, Tidur, Anakku” Means
Singapore is famous as the ‘Garden City,’ with illuminated gardens like Gardens by the Bay, and the Merlion, a mythical creature with a lion’s head and a fish’s body, is its beloved national symbol. This original lullaby, in Malay (Singapore’s national language, alongside English, Mandarin and Tamil), borrows both.
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