Evin Agassi
SAA-NAAM
idol

AAY EE-LAA SAA-NAA-MEH
she is my idol {SAANAAM = idol}
ANA, L' SAA-NAA-MEH, SAAKH-DAA-NAA
i, onto my idol, i am a worshiper

Chorus #1
SEE-MEH LA, SEE-MAA, SEE-MAA[1],
she is silver , silver, silver[1]
BOOSH OO-LOOL[2]
she's above[2] that
DAA-WEH LA, DAA-WAA, DAA-WAA[3]
she is gold, gold, gold[3]
BOOSH OO-LOOL
she's above that

-HICH DAA-NAA-[4], HICH LE SE-VAA
she will never[4], she will never age
AKH-CHEE[5] BEL-CHIT TAAKH-RRI-NAA
only[5] I should remember her

AAY SAA-NAA-MEH
she is my idol {SAANAAM = idol}
ANA, L' SAA-NAA-MEH SAKH-DAA-NAA[6]
i, onto my idol, i am a worshiper[6]

Chorus #2
DAA-WE-LA, DAA-WE-LA
she is gold, gold
BOOSH OO-LOOL MIN DAA-WAA
she's above that

CHO-SO[7] B' RRENG[8] D QITd-MAA[9]
her hair[7] is the color[8] of ash[9] (grey)
MI-DREH[10] CHOO-MAA[11] KHAA-ZE-NEH,
again[10] i see it black[11]
JAA-WAA[12] D AAY-NAA-TO[13] CHOO-MAA
inside[12] her black -(her) eyes-[13]
BAAH-RAA[14] d YOO-MAA[15] CHEE KHAA-ZE-NEH
i see -light/sunlight-[14] of the day[15],

Chorus #2

BOOSH OO-LOOL MIN DAA-WAA QAA-TEE
more than gold to me
SHIK-LO[17], SOOR-TAA[18], SLAA-WAA-TEE[19],
-her picture-[17], a photo[18], -my prayers-[19]
SAA-NAA-MEH, BAA-YAAT-EE
my idol, you love me


Chorus #2


TREH QISH-YAA-TEH[20] JNEE-WO[21]
-her eyebrows-[21], two bows[20]
AAKH MAAJ-LAA[22] OO SAA-RAA[23] CH KHAA-ZEN
i see them as a sickle[22] and a moon[23] (her eyes and eyebrows)
EE-DAA-TO MID-REH DIM-YEH
her hands resembling
CHTAA-NAA[24] KHWAA-RRAA[25] CHEE KHAA-ZEN
i see as white[25] cotton[24]

KHOO-BO[26] NOOY-RAA[27] EE-NAA
-her love-[26] is fire[27] but
NOOY-RAA LA MAAQ-DAA-NAA[28]
fire that is not flameable[28]
AAY SAA-NAA-MEH
she is my idol
ANA L' SAA-NAA-MEH SAAKH-DAA-NAA
i, onto my idol, i am a worshiper


Chorus #2

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QISH-TAA = bow
QISH-YAA-TEH = bows
QISH-TAA D MAA-RAAN = rainbow (our Lord's bow)
JNEE-WEH = eyebrows
SHIK-LAA = picture/painting
SOOR-TAA = photo

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

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Translation courteously assisted by Benjamin Sarman.