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Ezzai?
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Arabic Transliteration |
English Translation |
Spanish Translation |
| Ezzai terdeli habebti atma3sha2 ismek wenti | How can you accept that I love you | Como es que aceptas que yo te amo |
| 3amala etzedi fi 7erti w manteesh 7asa btebti, ezzai ? | while you increase my confusion and you aren't aware of my kindness, how? | mientras aumentas mi confusion y ni siquiera te das cuenta de mi bondad? Como? |
| Mesh la2i fe 3esh2ik dafe3 wala sed2 f7obik shafe3 | I can't find motivation in this love | No encuentro una motivacion en este amor |
| Ezzai ana rafi3 rasik | And how come I raise your head up high, | Y como es que yo alzo tu cabeza pero |
| wenti btehni fe rasi ezzai? | but you push my head down, how come? | tu me empujas la mia hacia abajo? Como? |
| Ana a2dam share3 feeki | I am your oldest street | Yo soy tu calle mas antigua |
| W amalik melli baleki | I am your biggest hope | Yo soy tu mas grande esperanza |
| Ana tefl et3alla2 beeki, | I am a child who grew attached to you | Yo soy un niño que crecio apegado a ti |
| Fe nos el sekka w tawehtee | half-way on the tracks, and you abandoned me | Pero a la mitad del camino me abandonaste |
| Ana law 3ash2ek met5ayar kan albi zamano et'3ayar | Even if I loved you by choice, my heart would have changed | Aunque te hubiera amado por eleccion propia, mi corazon hubiera cambiado |
| We hyatik lafdal a'3ayr feeki lhad ma terdi 3alay | And I swear to you I am going to keep changing you until you can accept me | Y yo te juro que seguiré cambiando hasta que tu me aceptes |
| Ezzai saybani fe da3fi? Tab laih mush wa2fa fi safi? | How can you abandon me in this weakened state, why aren't you standing by me? | Como me has podido abandonar es este estado debilitado? Porqué no estás a mi lado apoyandome? |
| Wana 3esht hayati bhalha 3shan malmahsh f3ainek 5of | When i have lived all my life with the purpose of never seeing fear in your eyes | Cuando el proposito de mi vida ha sido no ver nunca el temor en tus ojos |
| W fe bahrik wala fe barrik | Neither on your shore or on your land | Ni en tus orillas, ni en tus tierras? |
| Ezzai ahmeelik dahrik? | How can i protect your back | Como protegeré tus espaldas |
| Wana dahri fe a5r el lail dayman bebat mahni w makshoof! | when in the darkest night my back is exposed and vulnerable? | Cuando en la oscuridad de la noche la mia está expuesta y vulnerable? |
| Ana a2dam share3 feeki | I am your oldest street | Yo soy tu calle mas antigua |
| W amalik melli baleki | I am your biggest hope | Yo soy tu mas grande esperanza |
| Ana tefl et3alla2 beeki, | I am a child who grew attached to you | Yo soy un niño que crecio apegado a ti |
| Fe nos el sekka w tawehtee | half-way on the tracks, and you abandoned me | Pero a la mitad del camino me abandonaste |
| Ana law 3ash2ek met5ayar kan albi zamano et'3ayar | Even if I loved you by choice, my heart would have changed | Aunque te hubiera amado por eleccion propia mMi corazon hubiera cambiado |
About the Translator
The Spanish translation above is by Priscilla Adum.
Priscilla is a dancer of Lebanese heritage who enjoys researching the Golden Era of Egyptian dance. She owns a collection of more than one hundred classic black and white Egyptian films which is continually expanding. Priscilla has also gathered a large library of dance related articles and clippings from Middle Eastern magazines and newspapers, many of which she has translated from the original Arabic to both English and Spanish. Priscilla currently resides in Central America where she is a dance instructor. |
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