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Mohamed Nour - A, B Boobayeمحمد نور - ألف بيه بوبايهAlif Be Bubaye

This song is included in our Syrian Debke Podcast as well Mohamed Nour - A, B Boobaye محمد نور - ألف باء بوبايه This is a song that really requires explanation rather than translation since it doesn't make much sense. الف باء وبوبايه قلم رصاص ومحاية انا بغني على المايك واسعد بيعزف ورايا This is the crux of the song, which is kind of like a little game. The form usually employed is as follows: الف باء وبوبايه قلم رصاص ومحاية انا بكتب على اللوح وبتكتبوا ورايا In the standard version, the line is something like "A, B, pencil and eraser, I write on the board and you write after me," as if to be a classroom type game. But the singer instead sings "I sing on the mic and Asaed plays after me," indicating that they are playing this kind of game with music, in this case debke songs. In the song when you hear "Asaed (أسعد)" or "Abu Suoud (أبو سعود)" he's referring to his accompanying musician. So what they proceed to do in this framework is choose...

Ozeina al-Ali - If Onlyأذينة العلي - يا ريتكYa Reitek

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Yemmi (يمي) means Jembi (جمبي) in this case, ie "next to me." In no way is he singing to his mother. Ozeina al-Ali - If Only You Would Come to Me If only you would come to me So I could tell you all my problems and worries I planted you as a rose in my veins But it turns out you're already part of my blood Never have you felt for me Nor have you loved me or cared about me I've been fooling myself for so long And it looks like I've sacrificed with my own blood I used to cry at night in your absence I wouldn't calm down until I smelled your clothes I've been waiting for you for so long (literally, by your door) And I've suffered while missing you, waiting Oh world, gather up my wounds You will never be happy in my absence When you come back and knock on my door I swear on my life, upon what I've suffered I won't forgive you as long as I live Turns out you've left me Put out your fire oh world I thought you were my true love But it turns out y...