Ramina
George Servenous & Clara Shinu
Mesopotamian Night 5th
Lazar Malko & Jowan David
Lyrics by Vania David
Music by Meesha Ashurian
TOOY[1] SOO-SAAKH[2], SOOQ[3] MI-NOO
sit[1] on -your horse-[2], -get up-[3] with it
GAA-SHIQ[4] SHOOP-RAA[5] D TDOO-RAA-NEH[6]
look[4] at the beauty[5] of the mountains[6]
QAAT TAA-MAA[7] TEP-QAA-TIN
for there[7] your shall meet/encounter
SHO-TdEH[8] D JWEN-QEH[9], ZUR-BAA-NEH[10]
tribes[8] of -young men-[9], -powerful/forceful men-[10].
SOO-SAA KHWAA-RAA
with a white horse
L DISH-TAA[11] TEE-LAAKH[12]
-you came-[12] to the plaines[11]
JOO DO SHAA-RAA[13]
in that festival[13]
SOW-RAA[14] DREE-LAAKH, RA-MEE-NA
you poured hope/truth[14], Ramina
TEE-LAAKH, REE-SHAA[15] D KHI-GAA[16] DWIQ-LAAKH
you came, the head[15] of the -khiga dance-[16], you held
KOO-LEH JWEN-QEH LA-BAA-RAA SHWIQ-LAAKH, RAA-MEE-NAA
all the young me, you left behind you, Ramina
ZMARA[17] KHILYAA[18], SHIKHDAA[19] BREELEH
sweet[18] song[17], -good news/tidings-[19] you bore
ZO-GA CHEE-RISH, LAA-MAA[20] DREE-LAAKH, RA-MEE-NA
??many were angry??, you poured blame[20], Ramina
LAA DE-RAAT? LAA DE-RAAT? MINEE LAA DE-RAAT?
you won't return, you wont return, with me, you wont return.
LEH DE-RAAN, LEH DE-RAAN, MI-NOOKH LEH DE-RAAN.
i won't return, i won't return, with you i won't return.
EN QAA-YIM[21] LI-BAA, OO BUY-AAT[22],
if the heart should rise[21] (for me), and -you want-[22],
KHA-YEE[23], LAA MAN-SHEE-YAAT
-my life-[23], don't forget,
B'ROO-HAAY, ZO-DAA BUY-IN-AAKH
with my last breath/breath of life, i will love you more.
GA-SHAAQ-YAA-TAKH, KHOO-BAA[24] BREE-LOON
with your looking, you bore love[24]
LI-BEE JIM-YAA, HEE-VEE DREE-LOON, RA-MEE-NA
my closed heart, they (your looking) poured hope, Ramina
LE-PEH[25] D KHI-SHAA[26] L KHA-YEE SHREE-LOON[27]
the waves[25] of sorrow/suffering[26] on my life you unraveled[27]
DUM-EH[28] D KHAA-DOO-TAA[29] L AY-NEE[30] JREE-LOON[31]
tears[28] of happiness[29] on my eye[30] flowed/trickled[31]
SHOOQ MIN DEE-AAKH, KHEE-NAA LEH BU-YIN
noone but you, i will not love
PAA-TEH[33] D KHA-MAA-TEH[32], HICH LEH GASH-QEE-NAAH.
on the faces[33] of maidens[32], i will never look.
TOOY SOO-SAAKH, SOOQ MI-NOO
sit on your horse, get up with it
GAA-SHIQ SHOOP-RAA D TDOO-RAA-NEH
look at the beauty of the mountains
QAAT TAA-MAA TEP-QAA-TIN
for there your shall meet/encounter
SHO-TdEH D JWEN-QEH, ZUR-BAA-NEH
tribes of young men, powerful/forceful men.
LAA DE-RAAT? LAA DE-RAAT? MINEE LAA DE-RAAT?
you won't return, you wont return, with me, you wont return.
LEH DE-RAAN, LEH DE-RAAN, MI-NOOKH LEH DE-RAAN.
i won't return, i won't return, with you i won't return.
EN QAA-YIM LI-BAA, OO BUY-AAT,
if the heart should rise (for me), and you want,
KHA-YEE, LAA MAN-SHEE-YAAT
my life, don't forget,
B'ROO-HAAY, ZO-DAA BUY-IN-AAKH
with my last breath/breath of life, i will love you more.
TOOY L SOO-SAAKH, TAA LAAKH TdOO-RAA-NEH
sit on your horse, come here to the mountains
QAAT TAA-MAA TEP-QAAT
for there your shall meet/encounter
SHO-TdEH , ZUR-BAA-NEH. RAA-MEE-NAA
tribes, powerful/forceful men. Ramina
MAA-MOO-YE-WIN[33], B AAY-NAAKH GER-SHAA-NEH
-i swear to you-[33], with your eyes that pull
AAJ-BAAT[34] B KHZE-TAA D JWEN-QEH SHETd-RAA-NEH
you will be impressed/pleased[34] with seeing handsome young men.
AAT, BRAAT D DISH-TAA
you, the girl of the plaines
AANAA, D TdOO-RAA
i, of the mountain
BEE-LAAN BET BAA-REH KHAA KHOO-BAA GOO-RAA
between us, will bear a great love.
TOOY SOO-SAAKH, SOOQ MI-NOO
sit on your horse, get up with it
GAA-SHIQ SHOOP-REH D TDOO-RAA-NEH
look at the beauty of the mountains
QAAT TAA-MAA TEP-QAA-TIN
for there your shall meet/encounter
SHO-TdEH D JWEN-QEH, ZUR-BAA-NEH
tribes of young men, powerful/forceful men.
LAA DE-RAAT? LAA DE-RAAT? MINEE LAA DE-RAAT?
you won't return, you wont return, with me, you wont return.
LEH DE-RAAN, LEH DE-RAAN, MI-NOOKH LEH DE-RAAN.
i won't return, i won't return, with you i won't return.
EN QAA-YIM LI-BAA, OO BUY-AAT,
if the heart should rise (for me), and you want,
KHA-YEE, LAA MAN-SHEE-YAAT
my life, don't forget,
B'ROO-HAAY, ZO-DAA BUY-IN-AAKH
with my last breath/breath of life, i will love you more.
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ZUR-BAA-NAA (masculine) / ZUR-BAAN-TAA (feminine) = powerful/forcefull
KHAA-YOO-TAA = life
ROO-HAAY = breath of life/soul