Youmma from YOUMMA by Lynn Adib

يُمّا:

محبوبي راح يا يُمّا
حاكاني بِنومي يا يُمّا
و قلّلي طير السما
علّى فوقي
فوق الشمس علّى و نادالي

راح محبوبي..

يا ربي صلّيت ودّيلو
سلامي ودّيت ناديلو
يُمّا يا ترى وصل حبيبي فوقْ
يُمّا لما بكرة تجي نصليلو

راح محبوبي...


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My lover has left, O mother
He talked to me in my sleep, O mother
He told me that the sky’s bird
Has flown off very high above me
Above the sun
And is speaking to me

My love has gone, O mother
He’s no longer here, O mother

I pray to you, O God
To tell him I said hello
I pray that I can speak to him again,
O mother, did he arrive safely?
Next time you are here
Let us pray for him together

He has gone, O mother
My love is no longer here, O mother

• Jazz
• arabic
• fusion
• improvisation
• modern
• oriental
• traditional
• world music
• Paris