Modaina

Yetimet Ftit

Hanuneche Ajuz tu Oh my love ! he is old
lemraQo kalesa Who lived his youth
emenini abier tu Believe me he is ancient
enjabuma 'tkefkafa And even his teeth have all fallen
Hanunche gndab tu Achmetu tASefa Oh my love! he is old and frail in the bones

 
it'men we itemeni Do not believe it
wela eb 'br aKrafa Truely wasted by old age
sebr wdey Have patience
beAl sebr Ewu tu The patient is a winner

Emru lHCher sa'yet bu He is hoping, may his days shorten
 egl lhde webl l'ambr To marry and to live
whtu Hmum beAl Arat But he is sick and to the bed confined
kam kam lbl eb abr With his restless, teethless mouth

snatu biye yehalew His peers are all gone
bedir gaEzew mn mdr And left this earth
htu benu ltresA et Qmbietu leChafr Forgotten alone squatting in his dwelling
sebr wdey Have patience
bAl sebr Ewu tu The patient is a winner

sebr wdey etishfegi Have patience and hasten not
beAl sebr Ewut tu The patient is a winner
yetimet ma mn enti Even if you're an orphan
yetim Haqu baditu So is an orphan's justice lost
we n'shuma mn enti Even if you're young
n'ush Haqu slub tu So are the young's rights disarmed
sebr wdey etishfegi Have patience and hasten not
beAl sebr Ewu tu The patient is a winner

Hanunche Ajuz tu Oh my love! he is old
Emru bedir belAyo He already lived his days
bAl mal tu beAl mal He has wealth
amEl seniet SebTeyu Collected in good days
qedemieki kem hada How many did he marry before
we'andada se'alyo And how many did he burn ? ask him
keray keren tgteto May the hyena of keren grab him
we'ajal Hfun lgleyo:: And may a day in a hurry snatch him



(Translation by Omar Kekia)