Olive Harvest Lullaby
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Olive Harvest Lullaby Lyrics. An original lullaby inspired by the olive harvest, one of the most cherished traditions in Palestinian culture. Some olive trees in this region are said to be over a thousand years old, still bearing fruit season after season, and the harvest itself remains a community event, with entire families gathering to pick the trees together each autumn. 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 “Olive Harvest Lullaby” Means
“Yumma” is a warm colloquial Arabic word for mom. The olive harvest, celebrated each autumn, is one of the most cherished traditions in Palestinian culture, gathering families together across generations to pick and press the fruit. This original lullaby draws on those olive-grove and harvest images of Palestinian life, with “yumma” used as a warm address rather than a literal translation.
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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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