Pashtun Lullaby
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Pashtun Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Pashtun people, Afghanistan’s largest ethnic group, whose highland villages and orchards stretch across the country’s east and south. Pashtun life has long been guided by Pashtunwali, an unwritten code built around values like melmastia, unconditional hospitality to guests, and nanawatai, the right to seek refuge and protection. Pashtun oral poetry is also deeply valued, especially landay, short two-line verses traditionally composed and shared by women, often anonymously. Here you will find the lyrics, meaning, and chords.
Lyrics & chords
An original arrangement, with guitar & piano chords above each line.
Verse
What the words mean
Chords — guitar & piano
What “Pashtun Lullaby” Means
The Pashtun people are Afghanistan’s largest ethnic group, with highland villages and orchards stretching across the country’s east and south. This original lullaby draws on those mountain and orchard images of Pashtun life.
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- An original lullaby by Relax In No Time, inspired by the musical traditions of its region. The words, melody, arrangement and recording are ours.
- 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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