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Lyrics & music: Traditional Yemenite English lyrics: Achinoam Nini (Noa) Transliteration: yuma weh abba weh masechakoom tebeeuni yuma weh abba weh masechakoom tebeeuni bee-ul bagar wal ranam wal mah lifdeeni bee-ul bagar wal ranam wal mah lifdeeni yuma weh abba, willaw jakum matar philleyl yuma weh abba, willaw jakum matar philleyl, lah tichsabuu hin hoo matar, il damat eyni sel lah tichsabuu hin hoo matar, il damat eyni sel yuma weh abba willaw jakum re-ood philleyl yuma weh abba willaw jakum re-ood philleyl lah tichsabu hin hoo re-ood, il dagat galbi sel lah tichsabu hin hoo re-ood, il dagat galbi sel yuma.... Translation: Oh father, mother SongtexteDon't make me marry him for money I love another Whose eyes are kind and lips are honey The cattle grazing fields are free So why enbondage me Your cows and oxen can be sold Do not enslave my soul Oh father, mother Your nights are stormed With rain and thunder Oh father, mother Your nights are stormed With rain and thunder The water gushing from the sky Is teardrops from my eyes The thunder tearing skies apart The Beating of my heart Aus Songtexte Mania