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Yazidi Lullaby

Key: C~52 BPMGuitar & Piano chords

The Yazidi people of northern Iraq carry a rich, centuries-old musical tradition centred on Mount Sinjar, their holiest place, and Lalish, the sacred valley where their customs and songs are passed down. Their folk songs celebrate the dawn, the harvest and the mountain itself, carried by the gentle beat of the daf, a drum sacred to Yazidi culture.

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Verse 1

C         F      C
Sleep now, little one, Sinjar stands so tall,
F         C      G7
the morning light will find you safe beneath it all.

Verse 2

C         F      C
Sleep now, little one, the daf beats soft and slow,
F         C      G7
the valley of Lalish will watch you as you go.
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Chords — guitar & piano

C
x
Guitar
CEG
Piano
F
Guitar
CFA
Piano
G7
Guitar
DFGB
Piano
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What this song means

Yazidi songs are traditionally divided between sacred hymns sung at religious festivals and shrines, and everyday folk songs about nature, the harvest, and the land the Yazidi people call home. Mount Sinjar and the valley of Lalish are central to Yazidi identity and faith, and the daf drum carries a sacred role in Yazidi music. This lullaby is written as a tribute to that living, resilient culture, rather than a transcription of one specific archived Yazidi song.

This lullaby is an original arrangement written as a respectful tribute to Yazidi culture and its documented musical traditions, rather than a transcription of one specific archived song.

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