DJPeter - Zaj Qeej Ua Ntsuag 

The above picture was my father. He passed away this year July 2023. We had his funeral 8/19-20. Thank you for choosing his picture. We used this video as part of our slide show. It was very moving and touching. By using this video we were able make a very beautiful tribute to our father who was a txiv qeej and a cultural leader. I will always treasure this video.

Time Stamped Lyrics: 0:03 tuag num xees tuag num xees 0:08 yuav tsis tuav ib leej twg, los lub nkaub yuav tsis tuav ib leej twg, los lub npe iv yuav quaj... iv yuav hais... 0:26 yuav mus yog ib leeg twg los tsis txhob quaj yuav mus yog ib leeg twg los tsis txhob nyiav yuav mus yog e... ib leej twg ua ntsuag nkawm thiaj paub quaj... ua ntsuag rooj thiaj paub nyiav... 0:53 ua ntsuag nkawm thiaj mus ntshaw luag noj ua ntsuag rooj e... thiaj mus ntshaw luag hauv ua ntsuag nkawm thiaj mus nyob luag ntug zej ua ntsuag rooj thiaj mus nyob luag ntug zo 1:19 ua ntsuag nkawm los dai tus ua ntsuag ki los dai rooj... los dai rooj, lus kua muag poob lis thav, mus ntxauv av... 1:37 yuav mus khwv li zoj, nyob tsis tau hnav khwv tau noj, noj tsis poob plab kua muag si... poob lis thav nyob mus ntxauv tsuag e... 1:56 yuav mus khwv tsis cuag luag kua muag poob, so li zoj tuaj ntawm tes, lus luaj qoob, tsis xav mus leg, kua muag poob, so li zoj tuaj ntawm duav, lus luaj qoob, tsis xav mus ua... 2:23 seev pes yees, rau tej yuav mus yas kev, yuav ua zoj tum, si li toog ua yog tus npau suav pom tag leej tub leej roog, luag li ntxhiv rau tem mus npoo lev... 2:45 seev pes yees, rau tem mus ya kab, yuav mus ua yog tuj toog pom leej tub leej roog, luag li nyav rau tej mus npoo lav...

Remember the Qeej, that is what represents us Hmongs. It's the symbol, the only one we have left of our roots. I've heard many say these are songs of the devil, I say these are not songs of the devil, these are songs of our ancestors. Before we sang these, they were sung by many before us. Don't forget.

Zaj Qeeb Ua Ntsuag hits me so hard, reminds me of when my father passed away, I became an orphan at such a young age. I’m tearing up so badly.

Lost my older brother and dad, as the second oldest, i had to lead the family at such a young age. The clan turned their backs to us. Hits me in the feels.

That’s my grandpa in the picture 😊 Very nice song to listen to.

To my dear Hmong people, we need to preserve and practice playing our majestic qeej forever. Ever since our upbringing we had always been in wars and battles to preserve who we are as Hmong. From loosing our country, writing, language, and customs all we had was our qeej that represented us til this day. It may be a simple instrument made from wood and bamboo, but it is a instrument that can touch all our inner feelings with its majestically sung songs through the pipes if you ever listened to it deeply. Here in this video the txiv qeej (player) is singing out the lyrics of his song, which will then turn to melodies on the qeej, but at the same time speak Hmong. All our ancestors fought so hard to preserve this for us future generations to learn and hold on to so we must not let it die. Eventually, It will guide us one day back to our ancestors that once fought hard to preserve this instrument.

Even though i myself don't understand this track "my consciousness understands it" it runs deep in my DNA.

I’m glad I’m not the only one who feels like this or having no parents figure. Reading every comments I can relate. I’m so proud every one of you ! For being so strong! Keep your heads up.

Lost my dad this year and this song brings both comfort and sadness but it still reminded me how beautiful our culture is. Thank you DJPeter! ❤

Growing up with a dad who is a txiv qeej means so much! Ahaha guess all those years of listening to my father play his master piece and speak his piece was worth it💜 Edit* - Also! once you start to understand other txiv qeejs pieces you start to humble yourself and take in the importance of life💜

This is why I will always keep my Hmong tradition, I would always stay up late as hell just to listen to my grandma or my parents about our culture and stories of our ancestors, I’m grateful to be here and hear our ancestors stories and I’ll pass that on to my children❤️

I appreciate my dad everyday for his hardwork and skills as a txiv neeb and thawj txiv qeej. Because of him, my family never starved. We always had the best because we had him. He’s still here with us, and we hope he will be for a very very long time yet. He’s in his early 70s now. I am so proud of him and enjoy telling others how proud I am.

DJPeter, you should do more music like this! I'm sure there's a lot of us who enjoy these kind of music! Keep it up!

Sad to see my brothers and sisters fighting over Shamanism and Christianity. In the end we’re still Hmong. Let’s share our ideas peacefully and build a healthy community😁. Listen to this music together, forget our differences and look at all those positive things we could enjoy together😊. We all have different views, but let’s respect each other’s.

The first time I heard this, I cried. When I just got married, I felt so homesick and cried so much for the first three-day-stay. Being a Hmong daughter and not being able to stay with your parents hurts a lot. You never really know how to appreciate and love your parents until there's a reason why you don't get to see them everyday. Please, if you are still living with your parents, please cherish them. They get older everyday and they won't be with you forever. While they are still alive, let them know you love and care for them. ❤️

So unique and touching. I cried listening to this. I love my Hmong community and culture. When listening you can’t help but feel all the emotions coming through.

I love this song I from Thailand 🇹🇭🇹🇭

Im not ib tus tub Ntsuag, both my parents are alive. But in times in my life Ive struggled so much I understand this song. It hits deep in me like no other song would ever do. Both have to do with the fact I have an ear for the hmong qeej so when his qeej vocal hits, it got my to my head. I would cry tears, every time. I hope you continue to find good hmong tradition qeej and song to mix with.

Very good mix sir! To whoever, if you are superstitious with the Hmong kab ploj kev tuag (funerals and death), I recommend you listen to this outside or with headphones. When they paiv (tell their qeej story), they sometimes start with tuag nuj xeem, which basically signals they are starting their qeej song during funeral times. This particular qaj qeej is mostly blown during funerals late into the night when they zov hmo. This zaj qeej basically explains to the surviving family members that their mother/father is really gone for the rest of their lives. They will not see or hear them, but only meet them in their dreams. From here-on-out, they will be me nyuam ntsuag (parentless), and that regardless where they go, they will not find their true mother/father ever again. :*(

This is so beautiful, I have so much respect for our hmong traditions. Keep it close to your heart guys

Aww this pic is my grandpa ♥️ Nice song btw

Every time I listen to this I cry. This makes me miss my dad and comforts me. My dad passed away on March 21, right around the time when the statewide quarantine happened. My dad went into cardiac arrest one month prior to him passing (which was on my birthday, unfortunately). That whole month was hell, my dad’s health was declining then all of a sudden it was getting better (for five years my dad was denying heart surgery because he was afraid of dying on the operating table). My dad was having irregular heartbeats so my older sister took him in a few days before his assigned open heart surgery (the docs wanted to keep a close eye on him before pre-ops also). We weren’t able to visit him because of the virus. His surgery was successful but then due to the fact that my dad has declined surgery for so long, the outer layer of tissue couldn’t hold the stitches so it slowly started to rip...leading to lots of blood loss. This song reminds me of my dad because all his life he had no mother..she died when he was one. My paternal grandpa married many times then died. My dad tried so hard to keep him and his siblings together by bringing all of them here to the states. 🥺

The new attempt is great! Tradition and modernity shine together at this moment! You are very talented, you have not forgotten our ancestors, and have integrated your personality. Great music! ----------from Hmong Suav Fans

ohhh. thanks Peter. this remind me to much about all my parents. they have just left me for 1 month ago. it touches my heart

This is so beautiful!!! This hit home for me since my dad loved to tshuab qeej when he was alive. This make me miss my dad dearly.

Lost both my parents…I started to listen and understand. Tu siab kawg, repeat for the last three days

Losing both parents and have to live with uncle and aunt. It’s not the same while living with your parents. Listening to this makes me cry.

When you're from a family who has no kwv tij and no neej tsa, this song hits hard. You see other people with their large extended families and families, but you don't have any.... Relatives are no where. So, zaj qeej ntsuag no, it hits.

Wow.. with this music in the background playing!! It just make u appreciate the life u have. The pain of the ppls who have struggle just to get through life everyday is unimaginable.

I listen to the orginal of this all the time when I'm sad. This is beautiful. Thank you

Whenever I listen to this song it makes me tear up and cry😭. It reminds me of my grandma, grandpa, great grandma because my grandma passed around spring 2020 and the end of summer 2020 my grandpa passed and in fall of 2020 my great grandma passed. This year is a bad year for my family and me 😭💔. I really do miss them, I wished I can hug them for the last time, but I can’t 😭.

This is so touching. Even though, my momma and pope still with my family thinking one day we all will separate in this earth like a dividend road is sad. As a Hmong boy, I see this is crazy tearful because our great Father(GVP) passes away with no trace to follow.😭😭😭😭 #TheMonernHmongyuavtauSIBHLUB🙏🏼

This is another level. Thank you DJPeter. You are a legend in our community

I'm can't get enough of this song.😀

Hmoob Christian believers cant even hear jingle bell word or eat the food that serve while jingle bell..but weird how we can go church and eat their food. Nothing happen to us..prove that shaman hold a great power

I think we all are waiting and deserve the extended version of this song!

Hmoob is forever... be hmoob and hmoob only my brother's and sister's. Remember are roots that dates back to are mother land that is now China.... we must find are way back to find who we are so we no longer lost... this qeej that us hmoob ppl have is the only thing that represents who we are...

This is beautiful. I love it. I usually don’t listen to Peter stuff but this is my favorite!

How special it is that Hmong culture has these awesome poems sung to the deceased right??? This is so special. I wish I could understand. I didn’t understand what they sang at my wedding too…. It’s so beautiful but I missed out on so much because I didn’t understand the words

This hits hard...my family came to the usa in the 90s we had noone, my dad left his family back in Laos, when ever we needed help, the clan would pretend not to hear and even make us go beg them in return for help, I saw my parents suffering as a kid and made a vow to never rely on anyone. Sometimes it is best to be alone so u wont get hurt when "family" outcast u for being poor.

The meaning of that he was singing means so much to me becuase life isn’t fair but u just have to make the best out of it until it’s ur turn

I usually don't understand all of the Hmong words but I don't know why I do understand everything he is saying and I love to listen to qeeb. Great work Would love to hear more of it.

I want the hmong flutes (qeej) and drums to spent me back to the place I came from one day too. This the peacefullest instrument ever.

I love this, love it so much. Nothing to express the feelings I get with this music piece. Thank you for the music!

ขอบคุณครับ ผมได้รู้ความหมายสักที..ผู้เฒ่าที่บ้านเคยเป่าให้ฟัง ไม่คิดว่าความหมายจะดีจริงๆครับ

Came across this song while working out at the gym and I nearly lost it. 😭

*when you feel special because you’re hmong*

This is great! The mix added to the vocal makes it catchy and soothing to the ears. Keep them coming.

Okay this gave me chills... So beautiful!

I still listen to this till this day. Such a beautiful song

I really like this. The rhythm hits me deep in the feels. Soothing, gentle, and warm. Keep up the great work.

Lot of respect and love for mix like this one... always think of doing something like this but never get the chance to learn how to... well done brother!!!!

Must do more qeej songs. Sad sad. Touch my soul deeply

This is by far my favorite one.

I love listening to these kind of music. Lyrics always have meaning to life. You should do more of these so I can listen to more. Thank you for sharing.

THAT’S MY DAD! 🥰❤

omfg I cried to this!! So beautiful!!!!!

Listening to this actually makes me very sad and emotional. Love it so much. Keep up the good work.

Wow. I love it. This is the first someone did this. And it’s very nice to listen to it. Good job and thanks

One of the best so far 💯💯

Very unique and beautiful collaboration of the two sounds of music.

This is very nice. This one Makes me cry.

Need more videos like this, love it ❤

I don't know what this song is about, but lol listening to it bring tears to my eyes.

This is very new topic... Good job bro Keep going! We love you❤

Good bye grandpa, I will always remember you. Rest in peace Yawg Nom Thees Vaj

I love it when you do these kind of remix. Soothing ❤

may his keej lead him to his happy moment of time.

There's something in my eyes... Beautiful!!!!

เพลงนี้เพราะมากเรยครับ ควรมีเสียงร้องประกอบแบบนี้ทุกคริปจะดีมากครับ FC ครับชอบมาก

This has to be my favorite out of all

This is so beautiful! Keep up the awesome work!

So sadness to me when I was listening my eyes tear, it's so touching my heart because now I was losing my beautifully in loving Sweetheart forever

This is awesome!!!! ❤😍😭

You should really make more remix like this! I love it!

Awesome beat! Zaj qeej no tu siab heev li os lawv. 😭

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭tu2 siab heev li o. Txiv ntxawm aw kv yog tub ntsuag es kv mloog zaj qeej no ma tu2 siab li o

I've always love this hmoob style.

🔥🔥🔥Waking up to this!!!!!🔥🔥🔥

DjPeter! Your mixes are hot..helping this quarantine time! Peace!

I need more of this. Ive lived this life...its a tough one...

This has a Hmong lofi vibe to it 🔥❤

This is one badass QEEB translate you should play the QEEB music with it

Do more of this bro damn it’s nice to listen to

So emotional listening to this.

Dj peter music hits so hard.... 2020 here is the day on a tuesday july 7th 💔

This song demonstrates about how you would never know the lost of someone until death has come and taken them away from you. Meaning is to cherish that person before his/her time has come and you will now be left as an orphan (me nyuam ntsuag) as everyone calls it. Buh not specifically you will be an orphan, its a phrase that the elders use to have an understanding of losing someone. (Ntsuag Niam/Txiv) (Ntsuag Txij/Nkawm) (Ntsuag Tub/ki) (Ntsuag Kwv/tij) meaning to have the loss of your parents, siblings, or children of your own that have been brought into this world buh taken away so now you are left with the word orphan of parents, spouse, siblings, or children. Sorry but i hope this makes sense. And it explains how the rain will remind you the darkness of losing a soul and how the tears will fall into the ground that you work hard for to grow and harvest your crops but you are sadden because the person you lost is no longer in the world that we all work hard everyday of our lives. 😭

Like it...out of the box creative

Omgosh Hmong was made for remixes like this. Literally got chills listening to to this ❤️ thank you for the beautiful remix. Please keep it up!

This is sad. 😭😪 what a beautiful remix.

this is so mellow, so sad beat, so awesome if you can relate.... please do more of this...

Zoo mloog tshaj plawg vam thiab ciaj siab tias yuav muab suab qeej los ua music 👍👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️

This song makes me think of my mom, her parents died back in thr jungles of Laos due to poisoned water, and all of her siblings also died, her last family member, her older brother died a few years ago and when my family went to the funeral the relatives didn't like us and treated in a mean way because we were Shamans and they were Christians. My mom is filled with sorrow and saddness. My mom is an Orphan and has no one except for my father's side of the family and her kids.

เยี่ยมๆชอบมาก #ชอบเพลงแนวนี้เรย

I’m pretty sure if people listen to this song understand this song will actually make them tear down no matter what but love the music n the singer for this album’s can you make more similar to this I love it when people sing like this it really moved many people

LOVE! Thank you for sharing such beautiful music! :)

Love it. U got talent to do this remix.

I’m crying while listening to this 💔💔

This song just makes me sad n remember to love my ogs before there gone😢