Evin Agassi
AALOOLAA
Alley (Block)

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KHAA AA-LOO-LAA KHISH-CHAA-NAA,
one dark (ill-lighted) block,
CHMA BET-WAATEH [1] WA TAA-MAA [2].
many houses [1] were there [2].
CHOO-LEH [3] BET-WAATEH TEE-QEH [4],
all [3] old [4] houses,
TAA-RAA-NEH [5] CHOO-PEH [6] EE-QEH [7].
the doors [5] low [6] and narrow [7].

IT-WAA LIT-WAA KHAA SHWO-TAA [8].
there was and there wasn't (just a saying) one nieghbor [8].
KHDAA BRAA-TAA D YI-MAA [9] SO-TAA [10].
on daughter of an old mother [9]. -old woman-[10]
CHAA-ZAAKH WAA L' MAAD-RAA-SAA [11],
we went to school [11] together,
AAKH-TEN JAA-WIH PERR-DE-SAA [12].
it seemed like i was in paridise [12].

*REPEAT

QAA YI-MAN CHEE AAL-DAAKH [13] WA,
we fooled [13] our mothers,
MIN BE-TAA CHEE PUL-TAAKH WA.
we used to leave the house.
SHI-NEH [14] MAAKH [15] TdE-RRAA [16] PRIKH-LOON [17],
years [14] flew [17] like [15] a bird [16],
TOOR-WAAN MAAD-RAA-SAA PRIQ-LOON.
together (us) we finished school.

KHAACH-MAA NIKH-RAA-YEH [18] TEE-LOON,
some non-Assyrians [18] came,
JOO BE-TAA D SHWE-TAAN SHWEE-LOON.
in my nieghbors house they sat.

SHMEE-LEE [19] SHWO-TAAN TdLEE-BAA-LOON.
i heard [19] my nieghbor asked for there hand (in marriage)
MIN AA-LOO-LAA LOOB-LAA-LOON.
from the block, they took her away.

CHOOL AA-LOO-LAA KHA DOON-YEH [20],
all the block in one (my) world [20],
MIL-YAA [21] RRAA-BAA [22] TOOKH-ROON-YEH [23].
filled [21] with many [22] memories [23].

AA-LOO-LAN SOO-RRA [24] EE-QAA [25],
our block, so small [24] and narrow [25],
BET SHWO-TEE RRAA-BAA SPEE-QAA [26].
how empty [26] is my neighbors house.

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PERFORMED & COMPOSED BY EVIN AGHASSI
LYRICS BY GIVERGIS AGHASSI ALBUM: THE BRIDE