Hi,

I would like to have your help to correct the lyrics and the translation of the modern version of Tal3a men bayt abouha for Hani Metwasi. The original version is for the Iraqi singer Nazem Ghazali.


http://www.4shared.com/file/67850031...yt_abouha.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/67847977...eit_Aboha.html

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طالعة من بيت أبوها
Tal3a men bayt abouha
Leaving her father´s house

رايحة البيت الجيران
Ray7a albayt eljeeran
And going into neighbor's house

فات ما سلم عليّ
Fat ma sallem 3alaya
She passed me without even saying hello

يمكن الحلو زعلان
Imkin il7elw za3lan
Maybe the pretty woman is angry with me

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قلت لها يا حلوة أرويني
guiltila ya helwa aroueeni
I told oh pretty woman sate my thirsty

أعطشان ماءِ أسقيني
a3tshan maya izgueeni
I am thirsty, give me some water to drink

قالت لي روح يا مسكيني
Galatli rou7 ya maskeeni
She told me: Go away my poor boy

مائنا ما تروي الأعطشان
mayna ma terouy ela3tshan
Our water will not satisfy your thirst

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طالعة من بيت أبوها
Tal3a men bayt abouha
Leaving the house of his father

رايحة البيت الجيران
Ray7a albayt iljiran
And going into the neighbor's house

لابسة الأحمر و الأخضر
Labse ela7mar w elakhdar
Dressed in red and green

عيونها عيون الغزلان
3ayouna 3ayoun elghizlan
Her eyes are like the gazelle's eyes

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قلت لها يا حلوة أرويني
guiltila ya helwa aroueeni
I told oh pretty woman sate my thirsty

على طولك فرجيني
3ala toulik farjeeni
Let me see your shape (???????????????)

قالت لي روح يا مسكيني
Galatli rou7 ya maskeeni
She told me : Go away my poor boy

يا طولي نبات ريحان / Ya touli nabat ri7an
My shape is such a basil branch (?????????????)

Thanks in advance

على طولك فرجيني
let me see your stature (setup, posture)

يا طولي نبعة ريحان
I'm as tall as basil (and nab3a to show that sh's so tall)

this is how i heard it nab3a and if anyone has another opinion...
as i heard from hani metwasi version


and for the rest of the translation and lyrics, you did a wonderfull great job

Thank you Oriee.
Posture / silhouette / profile is much better than shape.

نبعة also means tree/plant ? I thought نبعة meant just fountain. So can I say that نبعة / نبا are synnonyms ?

Could I translate those verses this way :

على طولك فرجيني
let me see your profile / silhouette

يا طولي نبعة ريحان
I'm as slim as a basil brunch

Thanks again Oriee and if I did a good job it's just because you have been an excellent teacher .

Bye

Originally Posted by gbasfora

Thank you Oriee.
Posture / silhouette / profile is much better than shape.

you're sooo wolcome G على الرحب والسعة
i don't think silhouette / profile fits here
i mean i prefer posture

Originally Posted by gbasfora

نبعة also means tree/plant ? I thought نبعة meant just fountain. So can I say that نبعة / نبا are synnonyms ?

no nab3a means fountain as you said

Originally Posted by gbasfora

Could I translate those verses this way :

على طولك فرجيني
let me see your profile / silhouette

i think profile is sth like outline or sth like that... i can't find it suitable here

Originally Posted by gbasfora

يا طولي نبعة ريحان
I'm as slim as a basil brunch

i think when she say that her tallness is endless when she they used the word nab3a, i mean not as slim meaning

Originally Posted by gbasfora

Thanks again Oriee and if I did a good job it's just because you have been an excellent teacher .

Bye

that's real coutesy from you gbasfora, thank you very much
but i think that's because you're a brilliant and hard working person

if you still have doubt go ahead

Originally Posted by Oriee

that's real coutesy from you gbasfora, thank you very much
but i think that's because you're a brilliant and hard working person

if you still have doubt go ahead

Thanks Oriee but I am a brilliant and hard working student because you are very good teacher at motivating me LOL

Bye

Originally Posted by gbasfora

Thanks Oriee but I am a brilliant and hard working student because you are very good teacher at motivating me LOL

Bye