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Wild Rice Lullaby
Key: A minor~54 BPMGuitar & Piano chordsOriginal · Wild Rice, Ojibwe
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Wild Rice Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by manoomin, the wild rice harvested by the Ojibwe from the lakes of the Great Lakes region for centuries. 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 wild rice rests tonight,
Dm Am E7
the birchbark canoe lies still and calm, beneath the fading light.
Am Dm Am
Sleep now, little one, the lake water’s 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 wild rice rests tonight, the birchbark canoe lies still and calm, beneath the fading light. Sleep now, little one, the lake water’s near, tomorrow’s sun will rise for you, and chase away all fear.”
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Chords — guitar & piano
Am
Guitar
Piano
Dm
Guitar
Piano
E7
Guitar
Piano
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What “Wild Rice Lullaby” Means
The Ojibwe have harvested manoomin, wild rice, from the lakes of the Great Lakes region for centuries, gathering it by canoe in a tradition still practiced today. This original lullaby draws on those wild-rice and birchbark-canoe images of Ojibwe heritage.
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