Lamma Badda Yatathanna

Lamma Badda Yatathanna

Lamma badaa yetathaana (When she* begins to sway)
Lamma badaa yetathaana (When she* begins to sway)
Aman Aman Aman Aman
Hobbii jamaluu fataana (My love, the beautiful one, attracts me)
Aman Aman Aman Aman
Amara ma bilahdatin assarna (He* commands us with a look, with a wink, for a while we look at him, always)
Amara ma bilahdatin assarna (He* commands us with a look, with a wink, for a while we look at him, always)
Aman Aman Aman Aman
Ghahsoun thaana heyna mala (When the branches sway gracefully)
Aman Aman Aman Aman
W3adii wayah hiratii (My promise, my confusion)
W3adii wayah hiratii (My promise, my confusion)
Man li rahiimuu shekwatii (Will he / she* respond mercifully to my complaint?)
Fil hobbi min lay3atii (Who can understand my complaint of love)
Illa maliik il gamal (Except the king* of beauty)
Aman Aman Aman Aman Aman
Fil hobbi min lay3atii (Who can understand my complaint of love)
Illa maliik il gamal (Except the king* of beauty)
Lamma badaa yetathaana (When she* begins to sway)
Lamma badaa yetathaana (When she* begins to sway)
Aman Aman Aman Aman Aman Aman
Hobbii jamaluu fataana (My love, the beautiful one, attracts me)
Aman Aman Aman Aman…

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