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يا ست يا ختياره
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This page contains a translation into English of the lyrics to the 1973 song "Ya Sety Ya Khetyarah", which was popularized by Taroub. Also included is a transliteration of the Arabic lyrics into the Roman alphabet so you can sing along if you like.
Song lyrics are provided for educational purposes. If you like the song, please purchase either the album or a download from an authorized source. About this SongThis song is based on an earlier Spanish song from 1962 by Manolo Escobar titled "El Porompompero". It was composed by a team of three Spanish musicians known as Ochaíta - Valerio - Solano. Juan Solano was the composer, while José Antonio Ochaíta and Xandro Valerio were the lyricists. About TaroubTaroub was a Lebanese actress and singer of Circassian descent from Jordan. She was born in 1937, and her career as an artist spanned the 1950's through the 1970's. She married Mohamed Gamal, a Lebanese Palestinian, in the 1960's, and together they worked as an artistic duo. They separated after 15 years together, which is alleged to be due to his jealousy of her. She has been linked romantically to Fawaz Haraka, an Egyptian architect, Farid al-Atrache, Omar Sharif, and Abdel Halim Hafez. Because of her family's origins, Taroub was fluent in Turkish as well as Arabic. She often included Turkish lyrics in her songs. She left Lebanon because of the civil war, and settled in Cairo. Taroub took the veil in 1994 and retired from her career as an artist. |
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Lyrics
Numbers in parentheses refer to footnotes that appear at the bottom of the translation.
Arabic Lyrics |
Transliteration |
English Translation |
Verse 1 |
Verse 1 |
Verse 1 |
| يا ستي يا ختياره | Ya Setti ya khityara | Oh, my old Grandmother, |
| يا زينة كل الحارة | Ya zeenet kil-l-hara | the beauty of the whole neighborhood, |
| حبيبي يللي بحبه | Habeebi yalli behebbu | my lover whom I love, |
| ناطرني بالسيارة | Naterni Bi-s-Siyara | is waiting for me in the car. |
| يا ستي يا ختياره | Ya Setti ya khityara | Oh, my old Grandmother, |
| يا زينة كل الحارة | Ya zeenet kil-l-hara | the beauty of the whole neighborhood, |
| حبيبي يللي بحبه | Habeebi yalli behebbu | my lover whom I love, |
| ناطرني بالسيارة | Naterni Bi-s-Siyara | is waiting for me in the car. |
| بـــحــــبــــهــــ | Behebbu! | I love him! |
| بحبه ما بقدر خبي | Behebbu ma be'dar khabbi | I love him, I can't hide it |
| وعيونه خلت قلبي | wa 'ouyounu khallet albi | and his eyes made me heart |
| متل رماد السيجارة | metl-r-rmad es-sigara | like cigarette ashes. (1) |
| بارام بام بام | Porompom pón | Porompom pón! (2) |
Chorus |
Chorus |
Chorus |
| بارام بارام بام بارام بام بام | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo (2) |
| بارام بارام بام بارام بام بام | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo (2) |
| بارام بارام بام بارام بام بام | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo (2) |
| بارام بام بام | Porompom pón | Porompom pón! (2) |
Chorus |
Chorus |
Chorus |
| بارام بارام بام بارام بام بام | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo (2) |
| بارام بارام بام بارام بام بام | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo (2) |
| بارام بارام بام بارام بام بام | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo (2) |
Verse 2 |
Verse 2 |
Verse 2 |
| بلبس فستاني الاخضر | Belbos fustani-l-akhdar | Should I wear my green dress |
| ولا فستاني الاحمر | walla fustani-l-ahmar | or my red dress? |
| عازمني عل سهرية | 'Azemi 'al-sahriye | He invited me this night — |
| دلينا وين نسهر | deleena weyn neshar | tell us where to spend the night! |
| بلبس فستاني الاخضر | Belbos fustani-l-akhdar | Should I wear my green dress |
| ولا فستاني الاحمر | walla fustani-l-ahmar | or my red dress? |
| عازمني عل سهرية | 'Azemi 'al-sahriye | He invited me this night — |
| دلينا وين نسهر | deleena weyn neshar | tell us where to spend the night! |
| بـــحــــبــــهــــ | Behebbu! | I love him! |
| بحبه ما بقدر خبي | Behebbu ma be'dar khabbi | I love him, I can't hide it |
| وعيونه خلت قلبي | wa 'ouyounu khallet albi | and his eyes made me heart |
| متل رماد السيجارة | Metl-r-rmad es-sigara | like cigarette ashes. (1) |
| بارام بام بام | Porompom pón | Porompom pón! (2) |
Chorus |
Chorus |
Chorus |
| بارام بارام بام بارام بام بام | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo (2) |
| بارام بارام بام بارام بام بام | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo (2) |
| بارام بارام بام بارام بام بام | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo (2) |
| بارام بام بام | Porompom pón | Porompom pón! (2) |
Chorus |
Chorus |
Chorus |
| بارام بارام بام بارام بام بام | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo (2) |
| بارام بارام بام بارام بام بام | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo (2) |
| بارام بارام بام بارام بام بام | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo (2) |
Verse 3 |
Verse 3 |
Verse 3 |
| عيونو الحلوه بتقلي | 'Ouyounu-l-helwa bet'elli | His pretty eyes speak to me. |
| يا دادا تقي وجني | ya dada to'ii wa jenni | Oh grandma, go crazy, |
| ويا دادا بجن | W-ya dada bekhwad wa bjenn | and grandma, I go crazy |
| لما بيبعهن عني | Lamma byeb' edhon 'anni | when they're away from me! |
| عيونو الحلوه بتقلي | 'Ouyounu-l-helwa bet'elli | His pretty eyes speak to me. |
| يا دادا تقي وجني | ya dada to'ii wa jenni | Oh grandma, go crazy, |
| ويا دادا بجن | W-ya dada bekhwad wa bjenn | and grandma, I go crazy |
| لما بيبعهن عني | Lamma byeb' edhon 'anni | when they're away from me! |
| بـــحــــبــــهــــ | Behebbu! | I love him! |
| بحبه ما بقدر خبي | Behebbu ma be'dar khabbi | I love him, I can't hide it |
| وعيونه خلت قلبي | wa 'ouyounu khallet albi | and his eyes made me heart |
| متل رماد السيجارة | Metl-r-rmad es-sigara | like cigarette ashes. (1) |
| بارام بام بام | Porompom pón | Porompom pón! (2) |
Chorus |
Chorus |
Chorus |
| بارام بارام بام بارام بام بام | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo (2) |
| بارام بارام بام بارام بام بام | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo (2) |
| بارام بارام بام بارام بام بام | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo (2) |
| بارام بام بام | Porompom pón | Porompom pón! (2) |
Chorus |
Chorus |
Chorus |
| بارام بارام بام بارام بام بام | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo (2) |
| بارام بارام بام بارام بام بام | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo (2) |
| بارام بارام بام بارام بام بام | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo | Poropo, porompom pero, poropo (2) |
- This means, "He set my heart on fire, and it burned to ash like cigarette ashes."
- The chorus of "Porompom pón" and related words also appeared in the original Spanish song that this is based on. They are nonsense syllables, similar to "tra la la" in English songs.
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