Walter Aziz
Nahrain
HAA-QI-NO-KHOON[1] KHA[2] HAAQ-YAT[3]
i will tell[1] you a[2] story[3]
KHDAA BRAA-TAA[4] SOOR-TAA[5]
of a young[5] girl[4]
AAY-NO[6] CHOO-MEH[7] SHIT-RAA-NEH[8]
-her eyes-[6] were beautiful[8] black[7]
LAA-KHOOM-TAA[9]
and very tall/slender/fit[9]
CHEE KHA-YAA[10] WAA QOOR-BAA[11] D BE-TAN[12]
she used to live[10] close[11] to -our house-[12]
JOO[13] KHAA MAA-TAA[14]
in[13] a village[14]
TIR-WAAN[15] CHEE AA-ZAAKH-WAA MOOY-DAA-LEH[16]
-both of us-[15] used to go together[16]
L' MAA-DRAASH-TAA[17]
to high-school[17]
RRAA-BAA[18] SOORR-TEH B' SHI-NEH[19]
she was very[18] young in years[19](age)
BAARR-MEE-YAAN-TAA[20]
but very knowledgeable[20]
CHMA SHLEE-TAA[20.5] LA AHA[21] BRAA-TAA
how this[21] girl she quiet[20.5]
KHIQ-RAA[22] CHOO-LEH[23] NAA-SHEH[24] D MAA-TAA
the glory[22] of all[23] the people[24] of the village
SHI-MO NAH-RAIN CHEE QAA-REE-LAA
they used to call her by her name, Nahrain
BAAR[25] SHI-MAA[26] D AAT-RAA[27]
after[25] the name[26] of the country[27]
EE-MAAN[28] KHE-ZIN LA
when[28] i used to see her
CHEE TAKH-RI-NAA[29] BET NAH-RAIN.
i remember[29] Bet-Nahrain.
Chorus
NAHRAIN NAHRAIN NAHRAIN
nahrain nahrain nahrain
NAHRAIN KHLEE-TEH[] LA
nahrain is very sweet[]
NAHRAIN NAHRAIN NAHRAIN
nahrain nahrain nahrain
KMA SHAA-PIR-TEH LA.
how beautiful she is.
NAHRAIN CHO-SO[30] YAA-REE-KHAA[31]
nahrain, -her hair-[30] so long[31]
L' ROO-SHO[32] DREE-TAA
flowing over -her shoulder-[32]
CHMA SHAA-PEE-RAA JDEE-LEH[33]
how beautiflu -it is tied-[33]
L' SOO-SEE-TAA[34]
in -a lock of braided hair-[34]
SHI-PRO EE-LA KHA KHAA-LAAT
her beauty is a ??
MIN AA-LAA-HOO-TAA
from the lord
KHA-BRAA-NO CHOO-LEH EE-NAA MUR-DOO-TAA[35]
her words all filled with discipline[35]
AAY-NAAN MOO-TE-WAAN ALO
we had our eyes on her (for marraige)
MIN SOO-ROO-TAA
from her youth
CHMA SHLEE-TA LA AHA BRATA
how this girl has quite
KHIQ-RAA CHOO-LEH NAA-SHEH D MAA-TAA
the glory of the people of the village
SHI-MO NAH-RAIN CHEE QAA-REE-LAA
they called her by her name, nahrain
BAAR SHI-MAA D AAT-RAA
after the name of the country
EE-MAAN KHE-ZIN LA
when i used to see her
CHEE TAKH-RI-NAA BET NAH-RAIN.
i remember bet-nahrain.
Chorus
NAHRAIN NAHRAIN NAHRAIN
nahrain nahrain nahrain
NAHRAIN KHLEET'E LA
nahrain is so sweet
NAHRAIN NAHRAIN NAHRAIN
nahrain nahrain nahrain
KMA SHAPIRTEH LA.
how beautiful she is.
WOO-ROON[36] SHI-NEH
the years passed[36]
PISH-LAA JOO AT-RA KHEE-NAA
she stayed/remained in another country
CHMA SPI-REE L' KHA CHTAA-VAA[37]
how much i waited for a letter[37]
QAA-BLEE-NAA
that i would receive
HES-RRAT[38] EE-LAA KHA KHAA-BRAA[39]
longing[38] i have for a word[39]
MI-NO SHA-MEE-NWAA
i would hear from her
LA DEE-LEE AT-KHAA QAA-TO
i did not know that
CHEE BU-YI-NAA
i love her
KHA YOO-MA TEE-LAA L' KHEE-YAA-LEE[40]
one day it came thay -my intentions-[40]
CHIS-LO KHE-ZI-NAA[41]
i would -see her-[41] next to me
JE-RRICH[42] KHE-ZI-NAA AHA BRAA-TAA
I -must-[42] see this girl
KHOO-BO[43] JOO LI-BEE LE-LA MYAA-TAA[44]
-her love-[43] is not dying[44] in my heart
HERR AT-KHA CHEE BU-YIN
just as i love
QAA AAT-RREE BET NAH-RAIN
my country, bet-nahrain
HAA-DAA ZEE -CHEE BUYINA-[45]
this is how -i love her-[45]
QAA NAHRAIN .... HEY!
nahrain
Chorus
NAHRAIN NAHRAIN NAHRAIN
nahrain nahrain nahrain
NAHRAIN KHLEETEH LA
nahrain is very sweet
NAHRAIN NAHRAIN NAHRAIN
nahrain nahrain nahrain
KMA SHAPIRTEH LA
how beautiful she is
Possession, Gender, and Conotation
Numbers have gender, but we use masculine most of the time, except KHDAA for feminine objects. KHAA for masculine.
[1]**HAQIN(Verb) -- the act of telling a story
[6]** AYNAT'E -- eyes
[8]** SHITRAANTA -- beautiful (F), **SHITRAANA - handsome (M)
[10] ** KHAYOOTA -- life, ** BIKHAAYAA -- living
[12] ** BETA - house, ** BETEE -- my house
[14] ** METWAAT'E -- villages , **M'DEETA - city
[17] ** MAADRAASHTAA - a higher place of learning (commonly high-school)
[20.5] ** SHLEETA (F) / SHILYA (M) - a quiet person [22] ** BIKHQAARAA - glorifying, speaking very kindly of
[24] ** NASHA -- person , ** BAARRNASHA - human being
[26] ** SHIMEE EELA... -- my name is...
[29] ** T'KHOORR -- remember (verb) , ** BETKHAARRAA - remembering
[30] ** CHOSA - hair, ** CHOSEE - my hair
[31] ** YARIKHTA (F) -- long (for a feminine object)
[31] ** YAREEKHA (M) -- long (for a masculine object)
[33] ** JDALA - string, ** KHOLA - rope
[37] ** CHTAVA - letter/book/card
[41] ** KHZEE - look (verb)
[43] ** KHOOBA - love , ** KHOOBEE -- my love
[44] ** MOTA - death
[45] ** CHEE BUYINAKH (F) -- i love you
[45] ** CHEE BUYINOOKH (M) -- i love you
[46] ** KHLEETA -- sweet, ** KHILYOOTA -- sweetness/sweet food
PERFORMED BY WALTER AZIZ
COMPOSED & ARRANGED BY WALTER AZIZ
ALBUM: in AGHA POOTROOS (VOLUME 6)