Yemma - Souad Massi

Yemma nekdeb 3alik, lazem nekdeb 3alik

Oh mother I lied to you, I have to lie to you

El reih maynqusnich

The wind cannot measure me

Yemma nekdeb 3alik, lazem nekdeb 3alik

Oh mother I lied to you, I have to lie to you

Drahem maykhussunich

Money does not concern me

Yemma nekdeb 3alik, lazem nekdeb 3alik

Oh mother I lied to you, I have to lie to you

Dmou3 mate3refnich

Tears do not know me

Yemma nekdeb 3alik, lazem nekdeb 3alik

Oh mother I lied to you, I have to lie to you

Hena Kayen ghir el bard

There is nothing but cold here

Nchouf fi 7atta wa7ed

Let me see just one (who cares)

Hal keich rani qa3da?

Why am I sitting here?

W keich wallef ki 3al bard da?

And standing this cold?

Yemma nekdeb 3alik, lazem nekdeb 3alik

Oh mother I lied to you, I have to lie to you

El reih maynqusnich

The wind cant measure me

Yemma nekdeb 3alik, lazem nekdeb 3alik

Oh mother I lied to you, I have to lie to you

Drahem maykhussunich

Money does not concern me

Yemma nekdeb 3alik, lazem nekdeb 3alik

Oh mother I lied to you, I have to lie to you

Barra maysebbunich

Outside they cant touch me

Yemma nekdeb 3alik, lazem nekdeb 3alik Oh mother I lied to you, I have to lie

to you

Yemma twahhacht el chams

Oh mother I missed the sun

Hal keich rani chadda?

Why ----

El tayr elli ayech fel qafs

The bird that lives in a cage

Ma 3indo hatta fayda

Has no use

Yemma nekdeb 3alik, lazem nekdeb 3alik

Oh mother I lied to you, I have to lie to you

El reih maynqusnich

The wind cant measure me

Yemma nekdeb 3alik, lazem nekdeb 3alik

Oh mother I lied to you, I have to lie to you

Drahem maykhussunich

Money does not concern me

Yemma nekdeb 3alik, lazem nekdeb 3alik

Oh mother I lied to you, I have to lie to you

Barra maysebbunich

Outside they cant touch me

Yemma nekdeb 3alik, lazem nekdeb 3alik Oh mother I lied to you, I have to lie

to you

Low kan djat el ard tentaa

If it came to this earth

Rahi menna tetbarra

From it I will disown

El kheir ma sma yetdaffa

Good from your name grows warm

Kayen elli bato fe barra

Like those that stayed outside

Yemma nekdeb 3alik, lazem nekdeb 3alik

Oh mother I lied to you, I have to lie to you

El reih maynqusnich

The wind cant measure me

Yemma nekdeb 3alik, lazem nekdeb 3alik

Oh mother I lied to you, I have to lie to you

Drahem maykhussunich

Money does not concern me

Yemma nekdeb 3alik, lazem nekdeb 3alik

Oh mother I lied to you, I have to lie to you

Barra maysebbunich

Outside they cant touch me

Yemma nekdeb 3alik, lazem nekdeb 3alik Oh mother I lied to you, I have to lie

to you