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| Western Asia: Palestine | |
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| Ehkee Lel-'Alam Tell the world | |
Original text | |
Ehkee lel-'alam ehkee-lah 'An bayten kasarou qendeelah 'An fa'sen qatalat zanbaqatan Wa-hareeqen awda bi-jadeela Ehkee'an shaten lam tohlab 'An 'ajmati ummen ma khubizat 'An saafen teeniyen a 'shab Ehkee lel-'alam ehkee-lah Ya bent-al-jari-l-mansiyah Ad-dumyatu 'endi mahmiya Ad-dumyatu 'endi fa-ta'ali Fee basi-r-reeh-l-sharqiya Hanna la athkuru qasamatak Lakenni ashqa kay athkur Fee qalbi khafqatu khutuwatik 'Usfooron yadruju aw yanqor Ehkee lel-'alam ehkee-lah 'An bayten kasarou qendeelah 'An fa'sen qatalat zanbaqatan Wa-hareeqen awda bi-jadeela Ehkee'an shaten lam tohlab 'An 'ajmati ummen ma khubizat 'An saafen teeniyen a 'shab Ehkee lel-'alam ehkee-lah Ya bent-al-jari-l-mansiyah Ad-dumyatu 'endi mahmiya Ad-dumyatu 'endi fa-ta'ali Fee basi-r-reeh-l-sharqiya Hanna la athkuru qasamatak Lakenni ashqa kay athkur Fee qalbi khafqatu khutuwatik 'Usfooron yadruju aw yanqor Kunna ma ajmala ma kunna Ja benta-l-jari wa-ya- Hanna Kunna fa-limatha a'yununa sarat bel-ghorbati majboolah Kunna ma ajmala ma kunna Ja benta-l-jari wa-ya- Hanna Kunna fa-limatha a'yununa sarat bel-ghorbati majboolah Wa limatha sarat aydeena bi-hibali-l-la'nati majboolah Ehkee lel-'alam ehkee-lah 'An bayten kasarou qendeelah 'An fa'sen qatalat zanbaqatan Wa-hareeqen awda bi-jadeela | |
English Translation | |
Tell the world, tell it Of a house whose lantern they have broken Of an axe that killed a lily flower And of a fire that eradicated a braid of hair Speak of some cattle that were not milked Of a mother's paste that was yet to be baked Of a grassy mud roof Tell the world, tell it O, forgotten neighbors daughter The doll is with me, safeguarded The doll is with me, so do come back Hanna, I do not remember your oaths However I strive to remember In my heart are the beats of your steps Like a bird that wanders or that pecks Tell the world, tell it Tell the world, tell it Of a house whose lantern they have broken Of an axe that killed a lily flower And of a fire that eradicated a braid of hair Speak of some cattle that were not milked Of a mother's paste that was yet to be baked Of a grassy mud roof Tell the world, tell it O, forgotten neighbors daughter The doll is with me, safeguarded The doll is with me, so do come back Hanna, I do not remember your oaths We were the best we could be, It could not have been any better O, neighbor's daughter and o, Hanna We were such, so why have our eyes become so fixed o estrangement? We were the best we could be, It could not have been any better O, neighbor's daughter and o, Hanna We were such, so why have our eyes become so fixed o estrangement? And why have our hands become bound by cursed ropes? Tell the world, tell it Of a house whose lantern they have broken Of an axe that killed a lily flower And of a fire that eradicated a braid of hair. Credits Song: Palestinian folk song Composer: Rim Banna Lyrics: Samih Al-Qasim Text, translation & music video: Courtesy of MohCoolMan Text transcriptions: Emyd Onh Hosted by: Droomwevers World of Music - www.droomwevers.nl Copyright: Fair use principle, for educational purposes. | |
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