Kurdish Lullaby
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Kurdish Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the Kurdish people of southeastern Turkey, who live among the rugged mountains of Anatolia with a rich oral tradition of poetry and song. Every spring, Kurdish communities celebrate Newroz with bonfires lit across the hillsides, and their dengbêj — reciters who sing long historical and love stories entirely from memory — keep an oral tradition alive that stretches back many generations. 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 “Kurdish Lullaby” Means
The Kurdish people of southeastern Turkey live among the rugged mountains of Anatolia, with a rich oral tradition of poetry and song passed through generations of shepherds and villagers. This original lullaby draws on those mountain and pastoral images central to Kurdish 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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