Amina and The Aswan Dancers
Share their Songs
This page is dedicated to our friends who worked so diligently
transliterating and translating the songs we love so much.
The first section is songs we learned while singing with Aswat (which means voices in Arabic) is a non-profit public benefit corporation based in San Francisco at The Arabic Cultural Center and is organized to provide for and instruction in, exhibition, presentation, and discussion of Arabic Music, art, poetry, literature, theater and culture, generally, and to provide a forum for the public expression of Arabic music, literature, poetry, theater, art and culture.
Aswat, founded by Nabila Mango in 2000, is dedicated to promoting the Arabic culture through its music and song. It is an institution that expreses the rich heritage of the Arab world. "We want our children to know more of our culture than just the food. We want them to love and appreciate our musica nd dance, our poetry, our literature and customs. We can only do that if we establish long-term institutions that will outlive us and perpetuate the culture that we love. We want to embed the love of Arabic music in our families, schools, organizations and the larger community." Under Nabila's leadership we have performed at many public events and universities and were invited to and performed at the Seattle Arabic Festival in 2001.
Songs compliments of Aswat
aala dalaona
aarroozaana
a'tin innay
*****
aala Dalaona aala Dalaona aala Dalaona Rohi labladi w dammi marhona Biddi' ssahyouni yirhal min hona W tirjaai hurrah ya falasteena aala Dalaona aala Dalaona Rohi labladi w dammi marhona Biddi' ssahyouni yirhal min hona W tirjaai hurrah ya falasteena Rahoul habayb ma waddaaona La biddi immi wala biddi bayyi Baddi habibi asmarillona ***** aarroozaana
music
women
aarroozaana aarroozaana kulleel hana feeha
eish aamlit irroozaana alla-a-a yee jaazeeha
aarroozaana aarroozaana kulleel hana feeha
eish aamlit irroozaana alla-a-a yee jaazeeha
men
yaa rraayiHeen aaHalab Hubbi maaaakum rraaH
yaam Hammileeen il ainab taHtil ainab teffaaH
kul min Habeebu maaou waanna Habeebi rraaH
yaa rrabbi nesmit hawa truddiil wilif leyya
women
aarroozaana aarroozaana kulleel hana feeha
eish aamlit irroozaana alla-a-a yee jaazeeha
men
maHbuubeti bissama maalii wuSuul layha
naadayteha bilwama nizlit aala dayha
laa tiajabu yaa aarrab bim Habbeti layha
maHbuu-beti min zagharr wimwa allaa feeha
women
aarroozaana aarroozaana kulleel hana feeha
eish aamlit irroozaana alla-a-a yee jaazeeha
aarroozaana aarroozaana kulleel hana feeha
eish aamlit irroozaana alla-a-a yee jaazeeha
(retard)
***** A'tin Innay before the dum 2x Aatini i nnaya weghanni Falghina sirul khulud Wa-aninu_nnayi yabqa Ba'da an yafna l -wujud 2x Halta khadhtal ghaba mithli Manzilan duna l-qusur Fatata baata ssawaqi Wata sallaqta ssughur 2x Hal tahamamta biaitri Weta nash shefta binur 1x Washaribtal fajra khamren fi ku'usin min athir 1x Aatini innaya weghanni Falghina khayru ssala Waninu annayi yabqa Baada antafne l haya 2x Hal jalastal asr mithli Bayna jafnat il'inab Wal'anaqidu tadallet Katharrayyati idh-dhahal 2x Hal Farshta 'il'ishba lalylan Wetallahfta lfada Zahidan fima saya'ti Nasiyan ma qad mada A'tini innaya weghanni Falghina 'sirul khulud Wa-aninu nnayi yabqa Ba'da an yafna l -wujud 3x A'tini innaya waghanni Wa-nsa da'an wedawa' Innaman nasu suturun Kutibat lakin bima' (second x end slow) (2x fast - 1 x slow) *****
The
Aswan Dancers
829 Elizabeth Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 282-7910 aminajune@aol.com