Juliana Jendo
TDAAL-YAA-TEH D SOO-ROO-TAA
Youthful Play
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**Chorus Beginning**
TE-MOON[1], JMEE-MOON[2] YAA-LEH[3] SOO-REH[4]
-come all-[1], -gather all-[2] small[4] boys[3]
YAA-LEH, BNAA-TEH[5] KHIL-YEH[6]
sweet[6] boys, girls[5]
TDAA-LAAKH[7]
GOO DA DOON-YAA[8]
-we shall play-[7] in this world[8]
OO HA-WAAKH KHOO-BAA-NEH[9]
and be loving[9] (to each other)
ZEM-RAAKH[10], QAA-LEH[11] MAAH-NEE-YAA-NEH[12]
-we shall sing-[10], with pleasant[12] voices[11]
ZMER-YAA-TEH[13] SO-DAA-NEH[14]
fun[14] songs[13]
GOO WUR-DEH[15], BAKH-CHAA-NEH[16]
in roses[15], yards[16]
UM[17] SIP-REH[18], YO-NEH[19]
with[17] sparrows[18] and doves[20]
**Chorus Ending**
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MOOKH-NEE-TIN[21] MIN SOO-ROO-TAA[22]
-i am missing/wistful-[21] of -young youth-[22]
MIN YOO-MAA-NEH[23] D TDAAL-TAA[24]
with days[23] of toys/playing[24]
LI-BAA[25] MIL-YAA[26] MIN SIP-YOO-TAA[27]
heart[25] full[26] with pureness/clearness[27]
LAA MIN KHI-SHAA[28] D KHAY-YOO-TAA[29]
not with worry[28] of life[29]
**Repeat**
KHAA-DUTAA[30] KHAW-RAA-NEH[31] JAA-DAA-NEH[32]
renewed/renovated[30] -white washed-[31] streets[32]
KHAA-WIR-YAA-TEH[33], KHO-RAA-NEH[34]
friends(feminine)[33], friends(masculine)[34]
SOO-BIT-YAA-TEH[35] MAAKH-MI-LAA-NEH[36]
-rendez-vous/meeting places-[35] of joyful[36]
YAA-LEH, BNAA-TEH SHIT-RAA-NEH[37]
beautiful[37] boys, girls
YI-MEE[38], BAA-BEE[39], UM KHIZ-MAANEE[40]
-my mom-[38], -my dad-[39], with -my kin-[40]
KOO-LEH[41] SHWAA-WEH[42] YAA-TDAA-NEH
all[41] neighbors[42] that we know
JAA-MEE WAA JOO DEN BAAKH-CHAA-NEH
they used to gather in those yards
OO HAA-DAA SHAA-REH[43] SO-DAA-NEH
and also enjoyable parties/festivals[43]
SHI-NEH[44] WI-ROON JEL-DOO-TAA[45]
years[44] passed in quickness/haste[45]
TLIQ-LAA[46] MI-NEE SOO-ROO-TAA[47]
my -young youth-[47] was lost[46] from me
WEE-LEE BLIK-TAA[48] B KHAA-YOO-TAA[49]
i became busy[48] with life[49]
ZEH-MET-YAA-TEH[50] D GOO-ROO-TAA[51]
and the difficulties[50] of -older age-[51]
**Repeat**
MIN KOOL LI-BEE, BU-YIN-O-KHOON[52]
with all my heart, -I love you all-[52]
NAA-SEE-HET[53] YAA-WIN-O-KHOON
I will give you all advice[53]
AA-HAA SIP-YOO-TAA D LI-BO-KHOON
this purity of your heart
KHAA-MOON[54] LAA KOOL KHAA-YO-KHON
keep/preserve[54] it all your lives
SHI-NEH B O-RREE. GAAR-WI-SEE-TOON
years will pass. you will grow up.
KHAA-DEE-TOON[55] OO PUSH-MEE-TOON[56]
-you will be happy-[55] and -you will regret-[56]
EE-NAA LA HO-YAA, JAAR-BEE-TOON
Let it not be, and try
KER-BA[57], SNE-TAA[58] KHAA-MEE-TOON
you keep anger[57], hate[58] (in your hearts)
**Chorus**
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SOW-BAA = rendez-vous
KHWAA-RRAA = white
KHAAW-RRAA-NAA = white washed / chalk / whiting
BLIK-TAA (feminine) / BLEE-GAA (masculine) = busy
BU-YI-NOOKH (masculine) / BU-YI-NAAKH (feminine) = I love you
LI-BAA = heart
SHEE-TAA = year
SHI-NEH = years