I’m Not To Blame
Recited by Ḥājj Dākōn and recorded by Sam Liebhaber at the Khalīj Hotel, al-Ghaydha, October 14, 2003.
Sung by Ḥājj Dākōn and recorded by Sam Liebhaber at the Khalīj Hotel, al-Ghaydha, October 14, 2003.
| Poem | Translation |
|---|---|
| 1) hōh lī lawm lā…ʾān ḥetwelk lūk | I’m not to blame…if I’ve gone mad for you |
| hōh meġtīri ṣidḳ // we-kelṯōna hūk | I will speak the truth // And tell you |
| hēt mḏehk tī // w-ḳalbī berh šūk | You’ve bewitched me // My heart has fallen for you |
| 2) hōh lī lawm lā…ʾān ḥetwelk lūk | I’m not to blame…if I’ve gone mad for you |
| bōlek tī b-zeyn // b-źeḥkēt w-ʾayn | You’ve afflicted me with beauty // With your smile and your eyes |
| we-b-lebnīn // w-leṭfīn ḏ-būk | With the whiteness of your skin // And the grace that lies in you |
| 3) hōh lī lawm lā…ʾān ḥetwelk lūk | I’m not to blame…if I’ve gone mad for you |
| rōdek be-ḫḫədmēt // leǧrē ḏ-hēt | I’ve tossed away my work // On account of you |
| meḏh w-sebbēt // sōber hōh srūk | Enchantment and affliction // I’m always right behind you |
| 4) hōh lī lawm lā…ʾān ḥetwelk lūk | I’m not to blame…if I’ve gone mad for you |
| ʾān ġleḳkek lā // bī yeźyūḳ eḳā | If I can’t see you // The world tightens around me |
| w-ārtyīźen lā // ġeyr w-hōh hnūk | I can’t be content // Unless I’m with you |
| 5) hōh lī lawm lā…ʾān ḥetwelk lūkt | I’m not to blame…if I’ve gone mad for you |
| eḫalḳ āḏūrem tī // w-hēt hāḏerk hī | Everyone forgives me // Even you have forgiven me |
| w-kēḏ menhem lmī // reyteh heh śenyūk | Anyone who would blame me // If only he could see you! |