The song debuted at number five on the UK Singles Chart, the highest-ever by an Arabic song.
Images Staff
Updated 20 Dec, 2025
DAWN
After their hugely successful concert at London’s OVO Arena that raised over $2 million for organisations working in Palestine, British collective Together For Palestine (T4P) is back with its next fundraising project — a reimagining of one of the most iconic songs of resistance to come from the occupied territory.
‘Lullaby’ and its music video released on December 12, with T4P requesting supporters to stream it as much as possible and buy it on iTunes and Amazon Music for themselves and as gifts for friends and family.
A week after its release, the song has raised £70,000 from sales, all of which is to be donated to Taawon, the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund and the Palestine Medical Relief Service, who are all working on the ground in Gaza and the West Bank.
The song is an adaptation of the Arabic song ’Yamma Mwel El Hawa’ (Mother, Sing to the Wind) performed by Palestinian and British singers. Artists credited on the single include Amena, Brian Eno, Celeste, Bastille’s Dan Smith , Kieran Brunt, Lana Lubany, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Mabel, Nadine Shah, Nai Barghouti, Neneh Cherry, Sura Abdo, TYSON, Yasmeen Ayyash and Ysee. They are joined by the London Community Gospel Choir. The cover art was made by Gazan painter Malak Mattar.
Speaking to The Guardian, Barghouti said, “It has a very special place for a lot of people,” adding, “It’s basically saying that I would rather die in dignity than live a life without freedom. That’s the main theme of the song, we want to live a dignified life that we deserve as Palestinians, where we can share the beauty of our identity.”Cover art for ‘Lullaby’ designed by Malak Mattar. Photo: Together 4 Palestine/Instagram.
T4p was hoping for the song to debut atop the British Singles’ Chart, it ended up at number five, carving out its place among an assortment dominated by Christmas songs. It the best performance ever by an Arabic song on British charts, the collective said.
The Arabic lyrics for ‘Lullaby’ are taken from the works of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. English lyrics for the single were penned by British songwriter Peter Gabriel.
The music video for the song has gathered over 100,000 views on YouTube and has been shot in Gaza and Jerusalem. With scenes showing people people taking part in everyday activities — boys skateboarding, girls brushing each other’s hair, people sitting by the beach — with the backdrop of destroyed buildings and displacement camps, it captures the spirit of resilience which defines the Palestinian people and their struggle for freedom.
T4P has also released a recording of their November fundraiser on YouTube, with performances from Eno, Bastille, Benedict Cumberbatch and Saint Levant, and powerful speeches from figures such as journalist Mehdi Hasan and Francesca Albanese, the United Nations’ Special Rapporteur for Palestine.
Cover photo: Together 4 Palestine/YouTube.
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