Amina and The Aswan Dancers
Share their Songs
Carnival of Stars Belly Dance Queen
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
tahti il yasmina fil layl -
taal'a minbayt abooha -
tilait ya mahla-noorha -
treed minit tiffah
***** Tahti il Yasmina fil Layl 2x Tahti il yasmina fi-l layl Nisma wil wardim hanini 2x Laghsan 'allayyit meel Timsah lee fi dam'it 'ayni music 2x Tahti il yasmina-it takayt 'addalti-il 'oud-u ghannayt 2x Whanatir dam'i-u bakayt Tfakkart -bikif kuntith jjini 2x Tahti il yasmina fi-l layl women Nisma wil wardim hanini men 2x Laghsan 'allayyit meel Timsah lee fi dam'it 'ayni music 2x Jnayna-m zayyinha in 'nuwwar Fahat min rihat lazhar 2x Tfakkartib sha'liti nnar Wi'milt muhliba fij-nayne 2x Tahti il yasmina fi-l layl women Nisma wil wardim hanini men 2x Laghsan 'allayyit meel Timsah lee fi dam'it 'ayni music 2x Mitwahhesh wahdi mahtar La gamra la hissi atyar 2x Wen-in-esma 'alal-ashjar Twanis fiyyi wit wasini 2x Tahti il yasmina fi-l layl women Nisma wil wardim hanini men 2x Laghsan 'allayyit meel Timsah lee fi dam'it 'ayni ***** Tal'a Min Bayt Aboooha (after the dum) Ta'la min bayt abooha Rayha-il bayt iljiran Laose'-il ahmar wil akhdar W'uyoonha 'yoon il ghuzlan Gatilha ya hilwa irwini 'a la' uyoonik farjini Gatilha ya hilwa irwini 'a la' uyoonik farjini Galatli roohi ya maskini Ya 'uyooni 'uyoon il ghuzlan Galatli roohi ya maskini Ya 'uyooni 'uyoon il ghuzlan Gatilha ya hilwa irwini 'aalakhdoodish farjini Gatilha ya hilwa irwini 'aalakhdoodish farjini Galatli rohi ya maskini Ya khdoodi tuffah ishsham Galatli rohi ya maskini Ya khdoodi tuffah ishsham Gatilha ya hilwa irwini 'alatulich farjini Gatilha ya hilwa irwini 'alatulich farjini Galatli rooh ya maskini Ya tooli 'a ghusni ilban Galatli rohi ya maskini Ya tooli 'a ghusni ilban Gatilha ya hilwa irwini 'ala sha'rik farjini Gatilha ya hilwa irwini 'ala sha'rik farjini Galatli rooh ya maskini Ya sha'ri hali iljamal Galatli rooh ya maskini Ya sha'ri hali iljamal ***** Tilait ya Mahla-noorha chorus (2X) Tilait ya mahla-noorha Shams-ishamoosi Yalla bina nimle wnahlib Laban_iljemoosi music 'a'id 'assa' ye yimelli Asmar wihlaywa 'awwaj-itta iyye w'alli Ghanni li ghinnewa 'altilu bi'albi ya khilli Yasmar yahlaywe 'addan li warda w'ali Hilwa ya 'aroosi chorus 1x + music Mar'it 'amma titghandar 'ultilha rohi La tkhalli albi mhassar 'yyahi tnoohi Khallayti 'admi mnakhkhar Ghanma'ti jruhi Rasmik bi 'albi msawwar We-enti mahroosi chorus 2x + Laban_iljemoosi Laban_iljemoosi ***** treed minnit tiffaH
music 2x
treed minnit tiffaH - mnayn ajeeb it tiffaH
ya rayt aSeeran fallaH wazraa thamer alwaan
treed minnit tiffaH - mnayn ajeeb it tiffaH
ya rayt aSeeran fallaH wazraa thamer alwaan
music 2x
treed minni ir rummaan mnayn ajeeb ir rummaan
treed minni ir rummaan mnayn ajeeb ir rummaan
baada warid nuamaan - ma thaggal il aghSan
baada warid nuamaan - ma thaggal il aghSan
treed minit tiffaH - mnayn ajeeb it tiffaH
ya rayt aSeeran fallaH - wazraa thamer alwaan
music2x
treed minni in nanaa mnayn ajeeb in nanaa
treed minni in nanaa mnayn ajeeb in nanaa
lat'ab wazraa ilgaaa kullijroof in nahraan
lat'ab wazraa ilgaaa kullijroof in nahraan
treed minit tiffaH mnayn ajeeb it tiffaH
ya rayt aSeeran fallaH wazraa thamer alwaan
music 2x
roHishamaaib darubha Hubb in nah 'rayn aHibha
roHishamaaib darub ha Hubb in nah 'rayn aHibha
lo nithretig saayibha Tilaat gomar neesaan
lo nithretig saayibha Tilaat gomar neesan
treed minit tiffaH mnayn ajeeb it tiffaH
ya rayt aSeeran fallaH wazraa thamer alwaan
treed minit tiffaH mnayn ajeeb it tiffaH
ya rayt aSeeran fallaH wazraa thamer alwaan
music Tifah: springtime apples and other out of season produce.
So it's apples you want from me, and where would i be finding apples?!
If only i could be a farmer, i'd plant all manner of fruits.
You want my pomegranates, but theyre still only flower buds and the
branches arent weighed down [with fruits] yet.
Now you want mint, and where can i get mint? I would tire myself planting
rich bottom-land and all the alluvial silt of the Two Rivers [tigris &
euphrates].
My soul is a candle to her path
I love her with the love of the Two RIvers [like, a whole bunch]
Were she to loosen her braids, she would appear as the April moon.
The
Aswan Dancers
829 Elizabeth Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 282-7910 aminajune@aol.com