Lyrics - Transliteration

(Moroccan folk song)

A ram sam sam,
A ram sam sam,
Guli guli guli guli guli
Ram sam sam.

A rafiq, a rafiq,
Guli guli guli guli guli
Ram sam sam.

English Translation

A ram sam sam, (no meaning)
A ram sam sam, (no meaning)
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
Ram sam sam, (no meaning)

A friend, a friend,
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
Ram sam sam, (no meaning)
(source)

Moroccan Arabic (Darija)

A ram sam sam
A ram sam sam
قولي قولي قولي قولي قولي
Ram sam sam

A رفيق a رفيق
قولي قولي قولي قولي قولي
Ram sam sam
(source)

Motions

A ram sam sam – Hit fists together, first right on top of left, then left on right.
Guli guli… – pull hands away from each other (like pulling taffy or something sticky)
A rafiq – point index fingers to ears in circular motions (as if showing someone is crazy), then point upward
(source)

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