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teHalfenitu geb'

elama teHlefenitu geb' Will this be over
weqebet snat etgese And will I sit among my peers ?
mn abeqE ethage If I can, I may even talk
wemn ye'amr etense And if I know not, I will listen
taHalfeni dib ebl wedib etemne While I hope it will be over
Halif abiet ednya we'abiet sene It is refusing to pass and to mend
Halif abiet ednya we'abiet sene It is refusing to pass and to mend
mn ela te'ake ita'amS' Don't bring worse than this
mewlayie ewan esne Oh Lord make time better

 
taHalfeni dib ebl wedib asebr While I wait in patience for it to be over
qCha nashfet mslmay dib ekasr And while I eat dry bread with only water
lbashe ruqoE drEto Awret setr And cloth in rags that covers my shame only
egryie eb Hafihu admay Cherr And my bare feet bleeding
Halif abiet ednya yehaw ma 'basr It is refusing to be over and to mend

teHalfeni dib ebl tHalfeni While I hope it will be over
Halif abiet ednya we'abieteni It is refusing to be over and to mend
gl y'sheQe genberyie Sarereni I have little luck and no work
wed men enta wem bka meS'iteni I am asked whose son I am, and what I have
eziem eyie w'jeml azim leHasheni I better speak not, silence may be better

Kynat ta ednya woTelam ta mn bedir This world has always been faithless and a traitor
serna TUm belE : serna merir Some of us eat sweet and others bitter
serna lebs drEto weserna Harir Some of us cloth in silk and others tatter
serna ltEb weljeres Haz nebir Some of us toil and tire to live
weserna ab gsayie belE mnyu Sebir And some of us sit, and are fed plenty
ezom eyie ab dediche azim Hays wesetir I better speak not, silence is better

tHalfeni dib ebl tHalfeni While I hope it will be over Halif
Halif abiet ednya we'abieteni It is refusing to pass and to mend
Halif abiet ednya we'abieteni It is refusing to pass and to mend
elama tHalfenitu geb'weqebet snat etgese Will this be over ? and will I sit among my peers?
mn ebeqE ethage If I can I may even talk
wemn ye'amr etense:: If I know not, I will listen




(Translation by Omar Kekia)