Diwan Hajj Dakon #14 audio recited&sung
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Beautiful, Everything About You Is Beautiful
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Poem #15 from the Dīwān of Ḥājj Dākōn.
Recited by Ḥājj Dākōn, recorded by Sam Liebhaber at the Khalīj Hotel, al-Ghaydha, October 7, 2003.
Sung and recorded by Ḥājj Dākōn at his home, Mḥayfīf, May 2004.
Sung by ʿAskarī Ḥujayrān and recorded by Sam Liebhaber in Rēhen, September 28, 2003.Poem Translation 1) zeyn w-kellek zeyn…we-ḥlōyet būk Beautiful, everything about you is beautiful…and sweetness belongs to you būk ʾādēb w-mād // wel tkūder hād You’ve got manners and a good head // You’d never malign anyone mawrā we-ḳṣaw // lā šūk w-lā fnūk You’re the ultimate and the end-point // There’s no one before you or after you 2) zeyn w-kellek zeyn…we-ḥlōyet būk Beautiful, everything about you is beautiful…and sweetness belongs to you hēt ġrūy ʾāsēl // ḥōlī e-ḥwēl Your speech is honey // Sweet and maddening yehneyh eḫalḳ // kād ettōma lūk He forgets the rest of creation // Whoever listens to you 3) zeyn w-kellek zeyn…we-ḥlōyet būk Beautiful, everything about you is beautiful…and sweetness belongs to you hēt źeḥketk lūl // bōreḳ ḏ–īǧlūl Your smile is a pearl // Lightning that flashes we-mṯōnī mēl // baḫt ḏ-heh hnūk Your incisors are complete // Lucky is the man with you! 4) zeyn w-kellek zeyn…we-ḥlōyet būk Beautiful, everything about you is beautiful…and sweetness belongs to you hōh men hel syerk // we-bḳā ḳṭerk Wherever I should travel // To the places where I turn here and there ahnēhek lā // we-fwōdī šūk I’ll never forget you // Since my heart is with you 5) zeyn w-kellek zeyn…we-ḥlōyet būk Beautiful, everything about you is beautiful…and sweetness belongs to you w-hēt w-lū ḥetǧebk // mnī w-ġatyebk Even if you are hidden away // And disappear from me rawḥī we-fwōd // we-hǧīs wdūk My soul and my heart // And thoughts are with you Poem Features
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Leave My Darling To Her Heart's Desire
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Poem #14 from the Dīwān of Ḥājj Dākōn.
Recited by Ḥājj Dākōn and recorded by Sam Liebhaber at home, al-Ghaydha, January 27, 2004.
Sung and recorded by Ḥājj Dākōn at his home, Mḥayfīf, May 2004.
Poem Translation 1) ġābem ġōlī leʾeśśōḳ // w-leġtīr men eḳemmeth Leave my darling to her heart’s desire // and let her speak from her mind. 2) tekdērem bōleh lā // wel temḫayḳem enḫəweth Don’t sully her thoughts // and disturb her bliss. 3) ḏ-denyē tlōbed źīk // ʾān ḏekeskem enfəseth The whole world becomes tense // if you oppose [one of] her moods, 4) kellen nertəyīźen lā // wel nḥawmel enġəmeth None of us can be at ease // since we can’t endure her anger. 5) hoh meḥṣawl aḥamh lā // kēṯer moh wlē ḳelleth I don’t want personal gain // neither a little nor a lot, 6) aḥōm leġtīwī šeh // w-lettōma l-herǧeth I just want to flirt with her // and listen to her talk, 7) [we-bṣārī lehḳā // men ezeyneh w-źeḥketh] To quench my eyes // with her beauty and smile, 8) leʾamlī meddəwīr // ḏ-tertūbeh w-ʾableth To make me her servant // who arranges [everything] and takes care of her, 9) w-lehōmer w-leṭlēb // hoh fdē ḏ-ferḥeth To order and demand // I’ll sacrifice myself for her pleasure. Poem Features
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