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This source names this song “from the Levant,” which is an area encompassing several countries.
Lyrics - Transliteration
(folk song from Lebanon & Palestine)
‘Ala del’ona ‘ala del’ona
Zaytoon blady atyab zaytona
Zaytoun blady wel lawz el akhdar
Wel miramiyeh wla tensa lza’tar
English Transliteration - Fair Del'ona
Fair Del’ona, fair Del’ona
My country’s olives are the tastiest,
My country’s olives and fresh almonds,
And sage tea and don’t forget thyme.
(source)
Arabic - على دلعونا
على دلعونا وعلى دلعونا
وزيتون بلادي اطيب زيتونا
زيتون بلادي واللوز الاخضر
والمرامية ولا تنسى الزعتر
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- Language: Arabic
- Subject: food
- Harmony:Â chords i, iv, V
- Meter: 4
- Scale: pentachord
- Tones: l,t,drm
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
2 thoughts on “Ala Delona”
The PDF has different lyrics than the YouTube video, which is problematic sine a choice needs to be made: 1) use the PDF and research correct pronunciation for the different lyrics, or (2) create a new PDF to match the YouTube video lyrics.
Appreciate the post, nonetheless! Very helpful for discovery.
I found a couple of other YouTube videos that might be more helpful. 🙂