ALOOLA
Alley (Block)
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KHA ALOOLA KHISHCHANA,
one dark (ill-lighted) block,
CHMA BETWAT'E [1] WA TAMA [2].
many houses [1] were there [2].
CHOOL'E [3] BETWA ATEEK'E [4],
all [3] old [4] house,
TARAN'E [5] CHOOP'E [6] EEG'E [7].
the doors [5] low [6] and narrow [7].
ITWA LITWA KHA SHWOTA [8].
there was and there wasn't (just a saying) one nieghbor [8].
KHA BRATAT YIMA [9] SOTA [10].
on daughter of an old mother [9]. -old woman-[10]
CHAZAKH WA AL MADRASA [11],
we went to school [11] together,
AKHTEN JAWIT PARDESA [12].
it seemed like i was in paridise [12].
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*REPEAT
GA YIMAN CHEE ALDAKH [13] WA,
we fooled [13] our mothers,
MIN BETA CHEE PULTAKH WA.
we used to leave the house.
SHIN'E [14] MAKH [15] DERA [16] PRIKHLOON [17],
years [14] flew [17] like [15] a bird [16],
TOORWAN MADRASA PRIGLOON.
together (us) we finished school.
KHACHMA NIKHRAY'E [18] TEELOON,
some non-Assyrians [18] came,
JOO BETET SHWETAN SHWEELOON.
in my nieghbors house they sat.
SHMEELEE [19] SHWETAN GLEEBALOON.
i heard [19] my nieghbor asked for there hand (in marriage)
MIN ALOOLA LOOBLALOON.
from the block, they took her away.
CHOOL ALOOLA KHA DOONY'E [20],
all the block in one (my) world [20],
MILYA [21] RABA [22] TOOKHROONY'E [23].
filled [21] with many [22] memories [23].
ALOOLAN SOORA [24] EEGA [25],
our block, so small [24] and narrow [25],
BET SHWOTY RRABA SPEEGA [26].
how empty [26] is my neighbors house.
PERFORMED & COMPOSED BY EVIN AGHASSI
LYRICS BY GIVERGIS AGHASSI
ALBUM: THE BRIDE ( I think)
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NOTE: Numbers are direct translations. You should learn 26 words
NOTE: after memorizing this song. The language
NOTE: should also solidify what you remember when you were
NOTE: a child. Allah minookh.
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