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| Northern Africa: Egypt | |
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| Ya Shadi Al-Alhan Oh the Music | |
Original text | |
ya shadi al'alhan ah asmaeana rinat aleaydan yalally ya lala ah ya lally ranat aleaydan ah asmaeana ah yally ya la la la la ah yally w ‘atrab min fi alhan ah w ‘ahsabuna min dimn alndman yalally ya lala ah ya lally min dimn alndman ah ahsabna ah yally li la la la la ah yally shaeruk w aljabiyn ah w alwajanat kallayl w alnahar yalally ya lala ah ya lally kallayl w alnahar ah w alwajanat ah yally ya la la la la ah yally | |
English Translation | |
Oh the tunes, singer, sing to us the song of the ouds*! Oh oh oh, the song of the ouds, oh sing to us, oh oh… Give us joy, us who are drinking together, Oh oh oh, us who are drinking together, oh count us in, oh oh… Your hair and forehead and cheeks are like the night and the day, Oh oh oh, like the night and the day, oh and the cheeks, oh oh… Note: *An oud is a Middle Eastern stringed instrument Credits Song: Egyptian folk song Qanoun, Vocals: Hani Dahshan Oud, Vocals: Ronnie Malley Percussion, Vocals: Billal Malley Percussion: Khalil Malley Nay: Naeif Rafeh Percussion, Vocals: Hassan Salameh Dance: Phaedra Darwish Composer: Sayyed Darwish Music video: Courtesy of PhaedraDarwish Text & translation: Beth's Notes Copyright: Fair use principle, for educational purposes. | |
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