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Palestinian Lullaby

Key: Am~56 BPMGuitar & Piano chords

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A gentle Palestinian lullaby built around images passed down through generations of mothers — olive trees, warm evening breezes, and a voice that never stops watching over its child. Nablus has been famous for centuries for its olive-oil soap, a craft passed down through generations of soap-makers using little more than olive oil, water, and ash, and some of Palestine’s olive trees are documented to be well over a thousand years old, still bearing fruit season after season much as they did when they were first planted.

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Verse 1

Am         Dm      Am
Sleep now, little one, beneath the olive tree,
Dm         Am      E7
mother’s voice will carry you, as gentle as the breeze.

Verse 2

Am         Dm      Am
Sleep now, little one, the stars are shining bright,
Dm         Am      E7
tomorrow’s sun will find you safe, held close and warm tonight.
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Chords — guitar & piano

Am
x
Guitar
CEA
Piano
Dm
xx
Guitar
DFA
Piano
E7
Guitar
EGB
Piano
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What this song means

Across Palestine, lullabies are woven from the same gentle, everyday images found in family life — olive groves, the evening wind, a mother’s endless watch over her sleeping child. Passed from voice to voice rather than written down, these songs carry warmth and continuity from one generation of mothers to the next.

Traditional Palestinian lullaby style. The English lyrics are an original singable arrangement offered as a respectful tribute to the tradition, focused on its everyday imagery of home and family.

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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.

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