Dala Dala
Traditional Yemenite
Arranged by Noa and Gil Dor
transliteration:
dala dala ya rashal
la yismeh-uk ali
dala dala ya rashal
la yismeh-uk ali
weh yetale-uk al chaebus
weh yesamsemu chali
weh yetale-uk al chaebus
weh yesamsemu chali
weh yesamsemu chali min chubak al rali
weh yesamsemu chali min chubak al rali
dala dala yah rashal
la yismeh-uk ali
dala dala yah rashal
la yismeh-uk ali
Free translation from Yemenite by Noa
Slowly, slowly my love
Keep still, so they don’t hear you...
For if they do, they’ll throw you in jail,
And cut my throat!
Slowly, slowly my love
Keep still, so they don’t hear you...
For to my throat they’ll bring a knife
For loving you,
I give my life.