Transliteration
(Assyrian folk song)
ʾAllalāyē, bābo dāyē
ʾAllalāyē, bābo dāyē
ʾAḵulon, d-ʾaḵlāḵ
Refrain
Štimon, d-šātāḵ
Dmukhon, d-damḵāḵ
Zarzaq nanē, bābo dāyē, gāw dargušta d-Qārāčāyē. Refrain
Bət nāṭrīlōḵ ʿumrē ʿlāyē; hū Māri Zayʿā d-gāw Jilwāyē. Refrain
Hāy darguštūḵ qaysā d-qənā; ṭāʾelyātūḵ ṣibyē b-ḥənnā. Refrain
Ṣāḥ u salāmat qīmat minnāh,
ṣāḥ u salāmat qīmat minnāh. Refrain
English Translation - Lullaby
Lullay-lullay, dear little baby.
Lullay-lullay, dear little baby.
Refrain
Eat, so that we may feed you.
Drink, so that we may give you drink.
Sleep, so that we may let you sleep.
Swing gently, little dear baby,
in the cradle of the Qarachay¹ people. Refrain
May the heavenly saints² watch over you;
may the little Lord who is in glory protect you. Refrain
Your cradle is made of reed wood,
your little blankets are dyed with henna. Refrain
Rise in health and in peace;
rise in health and in peace. Refrain
¹ could refer to Karachay/Karachai or possibly a local place-name
² The phrase Māri Zayʿā (“the Little Lord”) is a traditional affectionate title for the Christ Child in some Assyrian songs.
Eastern Syriac - ܐܲܠܵܐ ܠܵܝܹܐ
ܐܲܠܵܐ ܠܵܝܸܐ ܒܵܒܘܿ ܕܵܝܸܐ
ܐܲܠܵܐ ܠܵܝܸܐ ܒܵܒܘܿ ܕܵܝܸܐ
Refrain
ܐ݉ܟܼܘܼܠܘܿܢ، ܕܐܲܟܼܠܵܚ
ܫܬܸܡܘܿܢ، ܕܫܵܬܲܚ
ܕܡܘܼܟܼܘܿܢ، ܕܲܡܟܼܵ
ܙܲܪܙܸܩ ܢܲܢܸܐ ܒܵܒܘܿ ܕܵܝܸܐ
ܓܵܘ ܕܲܪܓܘܼܫܬܵܐ ܕܩܵܪܵܟ̰ܵܝܸ̈ܐ
Refrain
ܒ݀ܬ ܢܵܛܪܝܼܠܘܿܟܼ، ܥܘܼܡܖܸ̈ܐ ܥ݉ܠܵܝܸܐ
ܗܿܘ ܡܵܪܝ ܙܲܝܥܵܐ ܕܓܵܘ ܓ̰ܸܠܘܵܝܸ̈ܐ
Refrain
ܗܵܝ ܕܲܪܓܘܼܫܬܘܼܟ، ܩܲܝܣܵܐ ܕܩܸܢܵܐ
ܛܵܐܠܝܵܬ̈ܘܼܟܼ ܨܸܒܼܝܸ̈ܐ ܒܚܸܢܵܐ
Refrain
ܨܵܚ ܘܣܵܠܵܡܲܬ ܩܸܝܡܲܬ ܡܸܢܵܗ
ܨܵܚ ܘܣܵܠܵܡܲܬ ܩܸܝܡܲܬ ܡܸܢܵܗ
Refrain
Transliteration
(Assyrian folk song)
Ala laye dē som haye, Ala laye haye d-ḥayye.
Refrain
Akhul d-akhlinan; shtay d-shatinan; d-makh d-damkhinan.
Ziq ziq nanni, bahro d-‘ayni, b-hi d-Dargushto d-‘amti w-‘ammi. Refrain
Ged neṭri lokh kulleh hdayre, h’idotho d-‘al man ṭure. Refrain
Dargushtaydokh qayso d-qeno, h-sha’yaydokh ṣvi’e b-ḥenno. Refrain
Gemṣalyo ano d-othe yawmo, qaymat menneh b-ṭab ḥulmono. Refrain
English Translation
But not, O my sister, put life; but not life, the life of the living.
Refrain
Eat, that we may eat; drink, that we may drink; sleep, that we may sleep.
Go, go, my darling, the light of my eye. In it, the ladder of my aunt and my uncle. Refrain
May fortune protect you, all these generations, the festivals that are upon the mountains of your ladder. Refrain
The wood of the nest; your hours are saturated with grace. Refrain
I pray that the day comes; I rise from it in good health. Refrain
Western Syriac
ܐܰܠܰܐ ܠܰܝܶܐ ܕܶܝ ܣܘ̇ܡ ܗܰܝܶܐ ܐܰܠܰܐ ܠܰܝܶܐ ܗܰܝܶܐ ܕܚܰܝ̈ܶܐ
Refrain
ܐ̱ܟ̥ܽܘܠ ܕ݄ܐܟ̥ܠܺܝܢܰܐ ܫܬܰܝ ܕܫܳܬܺܝܢܰܐ ܕܡܰܟ̥ ܕܕ݄ܡܟ̥ܺܝܢܰܐ
ܙܺܝܩ ܙܺܝܩ ܢܰܢّܺܝ ܒܰܗܪܳܐ ܕܥܰܝܢܺܝ ܒܺܗ̄ܝ ܕܰܪܓܽܘܫܬܳܐ ܕܥܰܡܬ̥ܺܝ ܘܥܰܡّܺܝ Refrain
ܓ݄ܕ ܢ݄ܛܪܺܝ ܠܳܟ̥ ܟܽܘܠّܶܗ ܗ̄ܰܕّܰܝܖ̈ܶܐ ܗ̄ܰܥّܺܕ̈ܳܬ̥ܳܐ ܕܥܰܠ ܡܰܢ̱ ܛّܽܘܖ̈ܶܐ Refrain
ܕܰܪܓܽܘܫܬܰܝܕ̥ܳܟ̥ ܩܰܝܣܳܐ ܕܩܶܢܳܐ ܗ̄ܰܫّܳܥ̈ܝܰܝܕ̥ܳܟ̥ ܨܒ̥ܝܺܥ̈ܶܐ ܒܚܶܢܳܐ Refrain
ܓ݄ܡܨܰܠܝܳܐ ܐ̱ܢܳܐ ܕܳܐܬ̥ܶܐ ܝܰܘܡܳܐ ܩܰܝܡܰܬ ܡܶܢܰܗ ܒܛܰܒ̥ ܚܽܘܠܡܳܢܳܐ Refrain
See also
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
