Am Fettesha El Gharous

I'm Searching For A Bride

These are the lyrics as sung by Emad Sayyah, a well-known Arabic vocalist.

Lyrics

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Am fettesha el Gharous:	I'm searching for a bride:
Kon hillowah mayaha flous.	She must be beautiful and rich.

Wehkool andaha seeyara,	And she should have a car,
Terah misleh tayarah.	One that flies like a jet.
Weh ahlehl kil ma tot lobe	But above all, she must make
Min Gharisha yehkoon hamfous.	No demands upon her bridegroom.

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Badeeha tekoun jabaleeyah	I'd like her to be a mountain girl
We Ghayouhah tekoun yasalehyah,	With dark brown eyes like honey,
Weh yalah fidoodha wardmem fatah	Her cheeks red as blooming roses.
Arib arib yatarous!	I'll puff myself up like a peacock for her!

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Hadee bayahah mah badooh,	Her father won't ask anything of me,
Hadee imhah mah badooh;	Her mother won't ask anything of me;
Hadee mah bah deshwarib,	They won't ask for a "mustache,"
Sirik yawah shil mahayafrous.	They won't want me to be a leader about town.

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Badri erkab shahtourah	I'll take my horse and buggy
Weh dareeh kilih mahmourah.	And drive through the city streets.
Barki haydi nila eeha --	Then, maybe, when I find her --
Weh behensah hal kabous.	I'll just forget all these requirements!

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Acknowledgements

I'd like to thank Hanan el-Masry Lang for doing this translation and transliteration of Am Fettesha el Gharous, and also Shauna Pickett-Gordon for sharing it with me. Hanan is an Egyptian-American.

Am Fettesha El Gharous

I'm Searching For A Bride

Lyrics

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