Nani Bala (Armenian Lullaby)
Key: C~54 BPMGuitar & Piano chords
A gentle Armenian lullaby carrying the word oror, the ancient rocking-sound at the heart of hundreds of village cradle songs sung for centuries across the Armenian highlands. Apricot trees, the peak of Mount Ararat and a mother’s watching eyes are the quiet, constant companions of an Armenian child’s first sleep.
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Verse 1
C F C
Sleep now, little one, the apricots hang low,
F C G7
Ararat is watching you, its peak is white with snow.
Verse 2
C F C
Sleep now, oror bala, the stars are out tonight,
F C G7
mother’s hands will rock you gently till the morning light.
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Chords — guitar & piano
C
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F
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G7
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What this song means
Armenia has hundreds of lullabies in its oral tradition, each rooted in a different town or village across the Armenian highlands and passed down, generation after generation, mostly by the women who sang them. The repeated word oror mimics the rhythm of a rocking cradle, and many versions weave in real geography: orchards, mountains, home, turning an ordinary bedtime into a quiet map of belonging.
Traditional Armenian oror lullaby style. The English lyrics are an original singable arrangement offered as a respectful tribute to Armenia’s rich oral cradle-song tradition.
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- 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.
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- 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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