WALTER AZIZ

Nahrain Nahrain

HAAQINOKHOON[1] KHA[2] HAAQYAT[3]
i will tell[1*] you a[2] story[3]
D BRATA[4] SOORTA[5]
of a young[5] girl[4]
AYNO[6] CHOOM'E[7] SHITRAAN'E[8]
-her eyes-[6] were beautiful[8] black[7]
LAAKHOOMTAA[9]
and very tall/slender/fit[9]

CHEE KHAYA[10] WA QOORBA[11] D BETAN[12]
she used to live[10] close[11] to -our house-[12]
JOO[13] KHA MAATAA[14]
in[13] a village[14]
TIRWAAN[15] CHEE AZAAKHWAA MOOYDAAL'E[16]
-both of us-[15] used to go together[16]
AL MAADRAASHTAA[17]
to high-school[17]

RRAABAA[18] SOORRT'E BEE SHIN'E[19]
she was very[18] young in years[19](age)
BAARMEEYAANTAA[20]
but very knowledgeable[20]
CHMA SHLEETA[20.5] LA AHA[21] BRATA
how this[21] girl she quiet[20.5]
KHIQR'E[22] CHOOL'E[23] NASH'E[24] D MAATAA
the glory[22] of all[23] the people[24] of the village

SHIMO NAHRAIN CHEE QAAREELAA
they used to call her by her name, Nahrain
BAAR[25] SHIMA[26] D ATRA[27]
after[25] the name[26] of the country[27]
EEMAAN[28] KHEZIN LA
when[28] i used to see her
CHEE TAKHRINAA[29] BET NAHRAIN.
i remember[29] Bet-Nahrain.

Chorus
NAHRAIN NAHRAIN NAHRAIN
nahrain nahrain nahrain
NAHRAIN KHLEET'E[] LA
nahrain is very sweet[]
NAHRAIN NAHRAIN NAHRAIN
nahrain nahrain nahrain
KMA SHAPIRT'E LA.
how beautiful she is.

NAHRAIN CHOSO[30] YAREEKHA[31]
nahrain, -her hair-[30] so long[31]
AL REESHO[32] WEETAA
?? on -her head-[32]
CHMA SHAPEER'E LE JDEEL'E[33]
how beautiflu -it is tied-[33]
SOOSEETAA[34]
in -a lock of braided hair-[34]

SHIPRO EELA KHILKHEL
her beauty is ??
MIN ALAHOOTA
from the lord
KHABRAANO CHOOL'E EENAA MURDOOTAA[35]
her words all filled with discipline[35]

AAYNAAN MOOTEWAAN ALO
we had our eyes on her (for marraige)
MIN SOOROOTAA
from her youth
CHMA SHLEETA LA AHA BRATA
how this girl has ???
KHIQR'E CHOOL'E NASH'E D MAATAA
the glory of the people of the village

SHIMO NAHRAIN CHEE QAAREELAA
they called her by her name, nahrain
BAAR SHIM'E D ATRA
after the name of the country
EEMAAN KHEZIN LA
when i used to see her
CHEE TAKHRINAA BET NAHRAIN.
i remember bet-nahrain.

Chorus

NAHRAIN NAHRAIN NAHRAIN
nahrain nahrain nahrain
NAHRAIN KHLEET'E LA
nahrain is so sweet
NAHRAIN NAHRAIN NAHRAIN
nahrain nahrain nahrain
KMA SHAPIRT'E LA.
how beautiful she is.

WOOROON[36] SHIN'E
the years passed[36]
PISHLA JOO ATRA KHEENAA
she stayed/remained in another country
CHMA SPIREE AL KHA CHTAVA[37]
how much i waited for a letter[37]
QAABEELAA
that i would receive

QESMET[38] EELAA KHA KHABRAA[39]
my luck[38] would be a word[39]
MINO SHAMINWAA
i would hear from her
LA DEELEE ATKHA QATO
i did not know that
CHEE BUYINAA
i love her

KHA YOOMA TEELAA AL KHEEYAALEE[40]
one day it came thay -my intentions-[40]
CHISLO KHEZINAA[41]
i would -see her-[41] next to me
JERRICH[42] KHEZINAA AHA BRATA
I -must-[42] see this girl
KHOOBO[43] JOO LIBEE LELA MYAATAA[44]
-her love-[43] is not dying[44] in my heart

HERR ATKHA CHEE BUYIN
just as i love
QA ATRREE BET NAHRAIN
my country, bet-nahrain
HAADAA ZEE -CHEE BUYINA-[45]
this is how -i love her-[45]
QAA NAHRAIN .... HEY!
nahrain

Chorus

NAHRAIN NAHRAIN NAHRAIN
nahrain nahrain nahrain
NAHRAIN KHLEET'E[46*] LA
nahrain is very sweet[46*]
NAHRAIN NAHRAIN NAHRAIN
nahrain nahrain nahrain
KMA SHAPIRT'E LA
how beautiful she is

Possession, Gender, and Conotation

[1]**HAQIN(Verb) -- the act of telling a story
[6]** AYNAT'E -- eyes
[8]** SHITRAANTA -- beautiful (F), **SHITRAANA - handsome (M)
[10] ** KHAYOOTA -- life, ** BIKHAAYAA -- living
[12] ** BETA - house, ** BETEE -- my house
[14] ** METWAAT'E -- villages , **M'DEETA - city
[17] ** MAADRAASHTAA - a higher place of learning (commonly high-school)
[20.5] ** SHLEETA (F) / SHILYA (M) - a quiet person [22] ** BIKHQAARAA - glorifying, speaking very kindly of
[24] ** NASHA -- person , ** BAARRNASHA - human being
[26] ** SHIMEE EELA... -- my name is...
[29] ** T'KHOORR -- remember (verb) , ** BETKHAARRAA - remembering
[30] ** CHOSA - hair, ** CHOSEE - my hair
[31] ** YARIKHTA (F) -- long (for a feminine object)
[31] ** YAREEKHA (M) -- long (for a masculine object)
[33] ** JDALA - string, ** KHOLA - rope
[37] ** CHTAVA - letter/book/card
[41] ** KHZEE - look (verb)
[43] ** KHOOBA - love , ** KHOOBEE -- my love
[44] ** MOTA - death
[45] ** CHEE BUYINAKH (F) -- i love you
[45] ** CHEE BUYINOOKH (M) -- i love you
[46] ** KHLEETA -- sweet, ** KHILYOOTA -- sweetness/sweet food

PERFORMED BY WALTER AZIZ
COMPOSED & ARRANGED BY WALTER AZIZ
ALBUM: in AGHA POOTROOS (VOLUME 6)

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NOTE: Numbers are direct translations. You should learn 46 words
NOTE: after memorizing this beautiful song. The language
NOTE: should also solidify what you remember when you were
NOTE: a child. Allaha minokhoon.

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