Ibrahim Sbehat - Ya Zareef Attoul

This song is addressed in another thread, but the lyrics presented there are vastly different.

the version i'm referring to is the one that can be found at this youtube link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kumdd9X99OA

the lyrics of ibrahim sbehat's version start out:

وسعوا الميدان وصلوا الخياله
نزلت الفرسان تدبك شمالي

يا زريف الطول صوب بلادو راح
غير بفلسطين قلبو ما يرتاح
يا ريحة لبلاد يا عطر الفواح
غالي علينا يا تراب بلادنا

يا طير الطاير ميل ع الوادي
هاتلي من كَرْم العنب زوّادة
وشوية زعتر مع تين سوادي
مع ميرمية وشوية زيتونا

but i can't find anything online for the rest of the verses. and it's hard for me to understand because it's in palestinian dialect, which i'm not very familiar with. if anyone can help me with the remaining lyrics, i'd greatly appreciate it.

Hi!! i am palestinian but raised in America, so my arabic until very recently was terrible. So anyways now that i am way better at arabic i will try my very hardest to translate it. There are parts that i also do not understand and i will point those parts out if i completely screw this up im really sorry lol. Also i am terrible at transliterating so i will be translating them word for word it may not make sense in english but its totally fine in arabic. Ok im rambling. Anyways bismillah:

وسعوا الميدان وصلوا الخياله
They widened the area and arrived at their dream
نزلت الفرسان تدبك شمالي
The horsemen went down and did the dabke to the north of me
يا زريف الطول صوب بلادو راح
Ya zareed altoul he left his land and went
غير بفلسطين قلبو ما يرتاح
Other than palestine his heart will never relax
يا ريحة لبلاد يا عطر الفواح
Oh smell of my country the perfume of the aroma
غالي علينا يا تراب بلادنا
Precious to us (palestine) oh earth of our country

يا طير الطاير ميل ع الوادي
Oh you flying bird, stop by the valley
هاتلي من كَرْم العنب زوّادة
Give me from the vineyard grapes (i dont know what زوادةmeans sorry)
وشوية زعتر مع تين سوادي
And a little bit of za3tar (there is no translation for this. Za3tar is a middle eastern blend of spices like oregano and sesame seeds that you eat with olive oil and bread) and black figs
مع ميرمية وشوية زيتونا
With sage and a little bit of olives


I hope i was clear enough!

وسعوا الميدان وصلوا الخياله
They widened the area and arrived at their dream
widen the fields the nights are here
نزلت الفرسان تدبك شمالي
The horsemen went down and did the dabke to the north of me
the horsemen went down dancing north (Dabke) *
(dancing the dabke of the north)
يا زريف الطول صوب بلادو راح
Ya zareed altoul he left his land and went
Oh nimble/svelte that has gone toward hiss country
غير بفلسطين قلبو ما يرتاح
Other than palestine his heart will never relax
يا ريحة لبلاد يا عطر الفواح
Oh smell of my country the perfume of the aroma
Oh smell of my country ,oh fragrant Aroma
غالي علينا يا تراب بلادنا
Precious to us (palestine) oh earth of our country
the earth/soil of the country is precious to us
يا طير الطاير ميل ع الوادي
Oh you flying bird, stop by the valley
هاتلي من كَرْم العنب زوّادة
Give me from the vineyard grapes (i dont know what زوادةmeans sorry)
زوادة means a little bit/a handful
give me some of the vineyard grapes
وشوية زعتر مع تين سوادي
And a little bit of za3tar (there is no translation for this. Za3tar is a middle eastern blend of spices like oregano and sesame seeds that you eat with olive oil and bread) and black figs
and a little of Thyme* with black figs
مع ميرمية وشوية زيتونا
With sage and a little bit of olives
with salvia officnalis* and little bit of olive
* a kind of herbs used in arabic countries

Thanks alot! Obviously i need to brush up more on my arabic but it was good practice. Thanks so much for helping me!!!

Originally Posted by Honaay

Thanks alot! Obviously i need to brush up more on my arabic but it was good practice. Thanks so much for helping me!!!

you're welcome,and good luck