World War One was the start of the greatest tragedy for Assyrians and to almost an end to the existance of a of a whole people. Most of the Assyrian survivors of the half a million dead genocide either lived in exile or were huddled into camps the British set up for the Christians. Since the English were responsible for the predicament of the Assyrians and new nations were granted to only the Arabs, our new "cities" were encampments and our temporary "captial" was called Habania. In this song, a man looses his love in the chaos and searches camp to camp for his true love.

To understand this metaphor, you have to understand who is King Herod, his son, and grandson. They were the early persecuturs of Christians. In this modern age, Assyrians have not one Herod, but Herods (plural). Herod of the Turks, Herod of the Kurds, Herod of the Arabs, and Herod of the Persians. (HEE-ROO-DOOS (Herod) HEE-ROO-DOO-SEH (Herods).

King Herod (73BC - 4BC) - beheaded James and responsible foth the Slaughter of the Innocents (all male babies under 2)
Herod Antipas (son) (21BC - 31AD) - beheaded John the Baptist. Did not back priests who wanted to kill Jesus.
Herod Agrippa (grandson)(10BC - 44AD) - beheaded James and arrested John and Peter.

Of the twelve, only John died of natural causes in exile in the Isle of Patmos (SouthWest island of Turkey)

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CAMPEH (camps)
Evin Agassi
written by Givergis Agassi

KHA LIBAA MIL-YAA MIN HEE--VEE
a heart filled with hope
BAA-SEH D YO-NEE KHLEE-TAA SHMEE-LEE
i heard about my sweet dove
GA-VID PLAA-SHAA-YAA-TEH D EUROPE
in the middle of the fight with Europe (Turkey and Europe (WWI)
KHISH-LEE BAA-RO 'TD'OO-WI-LEE
i went after her and searched

GA-VID PLAA-SHAA-YAA-TEH D EUROPE
in the middle of the fight with Europe (Turkey and Europe (WWI)
KHISH-LEE BAA-RO 'TD'OO-WI-LEE
i went after her and searched

MIN AAT-RAA L AAT-RAA KHDI-REE
from country to country i traveled
MIN CAM-PEH GOO CAM-PEH WI-REE
from camps to camps i entered
MIN CHOO-LEH ALO BOO-QIREE
from all the people, i asked about her
BOOT TLIQ-TEE QAA-TEH MI-REE
about my lost one, to them, I told

MIN CHOO-LEH ALO BOO-QIREE
from all the people, i asked about her
BOOT TLIQ-TEE QAA-TEH MI-REE
about my lost one, to them, I told
HERR MI-REE
i kept telling

CAM-PEH AA-TEE-QEH OO KHAA-TEH
the camps, old and new
NAA-SHEH JOO QOO-BOOKH-YAA-TEH
people in piles
AA-KHIR MAAQ-DAA-NEH MAA-RE-NAA...
because the burners (muslims) were saying...
Q-'TD'I-LOON JWEN-QO OO KHAA-MAA-TEH
kill them all, it's gentelmen and ladies

CHOO-LEH KHA L DO KHEE-NAA SHWEE-QEH
every one left each other
JOO AAT-RAA-WAA-TEH BZEE-QEH
in the countries left with holes
MIN EE-DAA-TEH D HEE-ROO-DOO-SEH
from the hands of the Herods
B EL-PEH SAA-BEE REE-QEH
thousands of infants have run away (one infant has many many family members)

YAA-LEH D CAMP-EH SOO-REH O GOO-REH
the children of the camps, small and big
KHA-YEH PE-SHEE MU-ROO-NEH
illiness with stay with them their whole lives
AA-NAA, L MOO-KHIB-TEE AA-YIN,
i, about my love
MI-NEE NAA-SHEH BAA-QOO-REH
from me, people are asking (people are asking me about my love (written in a poetic way)

BAA-QOO-REH
asking

CHMAA 'TD'OO-WI-LEE, LA MOOCH-KHAA-LEE
as much as i searched, i didn't find her
CHMAA RR-KHIT-LEE LAA MI'TD'-YAA-LEE
as much as i ran, i couldn't reach her
EH MAA-LICH-TAA, US-LEH D ASHUR
that queen, from the original/roots of Ashur (that queen which derived from the queens of Assyria)
JAA-WEH D CAAM-PEH TOOL-QAA-LEE
in the camps, i lost her (from a queen to a refugee)

KHZEE-LEE L KHA, MIN JOOY-DAA-NEH
i saw one, from the walls (people wrote notes on the boards, hoping a lost love one would read it and know where they are)
SHI-MO JAA-WEH D SHI-MAA-NEH
her name in all thos names
CHTIV-TI-WA BEE MU-REE-ROO-TAA
she wrote with great bitterness
LAA-KHAA KHEE-LOON GO-SAA-NEH
here lived the refugees

LE-WAA KHSHIW-TAA QAAT PER-SHAAKH-WAA
she didn't think that we would seperate
GAA-VEH D CAM-PEH SHAA-WAAKH-WAA
and in the camps they we would set up a home
AAKH 'TD'E-RRAA CHIL-YE L AAQ-LAA
like a bird standing on it's feet
B AAQ-LEH D KHEE-NEH NAAP-LAAKH-WAA
under the feet of others, we would fall

NAAP-LAAKH-WAA
we would fall
NAAP-LAAKH-WAA
we would fall
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CAMPEH (camps)
Song with word references.

KHA LIBAA[1] MIL-YAA[2] MIN HEE--VEE[3]
a heart[1] filled[2] with hope[3]
BAA-SEH D YO-NEE[4] KHLEE-TAA[5] SHMEE-LEE[6]
-i heard-[6] about my sweet[5] dove[4]
GA-VID PLAASH-YAA-TEH[7] D EUROPE
in the middle of the fights/wars[7] with Europe (Turkey and Europe (WWI)
KHISH-LEE[8] BAA-RO 'TD'OO-WI-LEE[9]
-i went-[8] after her and -i searched-[9]

MIN AAT-RAA[10] L AAT-RAA KHDI-REE[11]
from country[10] to country -i traveled-[11]
MIN CAM-PEH GOO CAM-PEH WI-REE[12]
from camps to camps -i entered-[12]
MIN CHOO-LEH ALO BOO-QIREE
from all the people, i asked about her
BOOT TLIQ-TEE QAA-TEH MI-REE
about my lost one, to them, I told

CAM-PEH AA-TEE-QEH[13] OO KHAA-TEH[14]
the camps, old[13] and new[14]
NAA-SHEH[14] JOO QOO-BOOKH-YAA-TEH[15]
people[14] in piles[15]
AA-KHIR MAAQ-DAA-NEH[16] MAA-RE-NAA...
because the burners[16] (muslims) were saying...
Q-'TD'I-LOON JWEN-QO[17] OO KHAA-MAA-TEH[18]
kill them all, -it's gentelmen-[17] and ladies[18]

CHOO-LEH KHA L DO KHEE-NAA SHWEE-QEH
every one left each other
JOO AAT-RAA-WAA-TEH BZEE-QEH
in the countries burned with holes
MIN EE-DAA-TEH[19] D HEE-ROO-DOO-SEH
from the hands[19] of the Herods
B EL-PEH[20] SAA-BEE[21] REE-QEH
thousands[20] of infants[21] have run away

YAA-LEH[22] D CAMP-EH SOO-REH O GOO-REH
the children[22] of the camps, small and big
KHA-YEH PE-SHEE MU-ROO-NEH
illiness with stay with them their whole lives
AA-NAA, L MOO-KHIB-TEE[23] AA-YIN,
i, about -my love-[23]
MI-NEE NAA-SHEH BAA-QOO-REH[24]
from me, people are asking[24] (people are asking me about my love (but in a poetic way)

CHMAA 'TD'OO-WI-LEE[25], LA MOOCH-KHAA-LEE
as much as -i searched-[25], i didn't find her
CHMAA RR-KHIT-LEE[26] LAA MI'TD'-YAA-LEE
as much as -i ran[26], i couldn't reach her
EH MAA-LICH-TAA[27], US-LEH D ASHUR
that queen[27], from the original/roots of Ashur (that queen which derived from the queens of Assyria)
JAA-WEH D CAAM-PEH TOOL-QAA-LEE
in the camps, i lost her

KHZEE-LEE L KHA, MIN JOOY-DAA-NEH[28]
i saw one, from the walls[28] (people wrote notes on the boards, hoping a lost love one would read it and know where they are)
SHI-MO[29] JAA-WEH D SHI-MAA-NEH[30]
-her name-[29] in all thos names[30]
CHTIV-TI-WA BEE MU-REE-ROO-TAA[31]
she wrote with great bitterness[31]
LAA-KHAA KHEE-LOON GO-SAA-NEH[32]
here lived the refugees[32]

LE-WAA KHSHIW-TAA QAAT PER-SHAAKH-WAA
she didn't think that we would seperate
GAA-VEH D CAM-PEH SHAA-WAAKH-WAA
and in the camps they we would set up a home
AAKH 'TD'E-RRAA[33] CHIL-YE L AAQ-LAA
like a bird[33] standing on it's feet
B AAQ-LEH[34] D KHEE-NEH NAAP-LAAKH-WAA
under the feet[34] of others, we would fall

NAAP-LAAKH-WAA
we would fall
NAAP-LAAKH-WAA
we would fall

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GO-SAA-NAA = refugee
GO-SAA = refuge