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PHOTO CREDIT: Above photo by John Rickman Photography, San Jose, California. |
Aba'ad wa Ansaak
(Go Away & I Will Forget You)
This page contains a translation into English of the lyrics to the song "Aba'ad wa Ansaak", which was sung by Tamer Seif. Also included is a transliteration of the Arabic lyrics into the Roman alphabet so you can sing along if you like.
Other ways this song title is sometimes spelled include "Abead w Ansak", "Ab3ed wa Ansak", "Abed we Ansak," and "Iba’aid wa Ansaak."
Lyrics
Arabic Lyrics |
English Translation |
| Iba’aid wa ansaak, Tirjaa’ tihayilni | Go away and I will forget you, but you come back and trick me. |
| Wi itgolli hawak fil boa’d shaghilni | And you tell me that your love being far away keeping you busy. |
| Iw innak ma idirtish tiba’aid a’anni | And you could not be away from me. |
| We inni ana minnak we innakshi minni | And that me is a part of you and you is a part of me |
| Wa basadak kolli kalamak liyya | And I forgive everything you told me. |
| Wa akbal aa’zarak zayyi ma hiyya | And I accept all your excuses at face value. |
| Wa ansa illi a’amalto wa amidi eiydayya | And I forget what you did and extend my hands to you. |
| Wala yikbar yoam tirjaa’ tijrahni | And you continue to come back and hurt me. |
| Iba’aid wa ansaak, Tirjaa’ tihayilni | Go away and I will forget you, but you come back and trick me. |
| Wi itgolli hawak fil boa’d shaghilni | And you tell me that your love being far away keeping you busy. |
| Iw innak ma idirtish tiba’aid a’anni | And you could not be away from me. |
| We inni ana minnak we innakshi minni | And that me is a part of you and you is a part of me |
| Wa basadak kolli kalamak liyya | And I forgive everything you told me. |
| Wa akbal aa’zarak zayyi ma hiyya | And I accept all your excuses at face value. |
| Wa ansa illi a’amalto wa amidi eiydayya | And I forget what you did and extend my hands to you. |
| Wala yikbar yoam tirjaa’ tijrahni | And you continue to come back and hurt me. |
| Taa’raf loola towhash a’inayya | You know it wasn't my eyes that miss you. |
| Taa’raf loola tisa’ab a’alayya | You know if it wasn't hard on me |
| Taa’raf loola towhash a’inayya | You know it wasn't my eyes that miss you. |
| Taa’raf loola tisa’ab a’alayya | You know if it wasn't hard on me |
| Omri ma kont arjaa’lak taani. | All my life I will not come back to you. |
| Ismaa’ni nadaht a’alayya. | Hear me, you call me. |
| Ikminni habeebi tamalli basamhak | So my darling, I forgive you. |
| We itkoon inta ilghaltaan we basalhak | And you can be wrong, but I forgive you. |
| We tamalli haneeni beyiji iysalhak | And my love - come back and I'll make peace with you. |
| Bartaah min zolmak liyya we jarhak | I am recovered from your tormenting and hurting me. |
| Tiji kolli yoamain we itoolli insaani, aba’ad wa alaak rajaia’ min taani | You come back every two days and you tell me to forget you. When I'm far away I see you returning to me. |
| Nadman a’ala boa’di we titrajaani | You apologize for being far away and you beg me to take you back. |
| Ansa illi a’amalto fi aalbi wa asamhak. | I forget everything you did to my heart and I forgive you. |
| Taa’raf loola towhash a’inayya | You know it wasn't my eyes that miss you. |
| Taa’raf loola tisa’ab a’alayya | You know if it wasn't hard on me |
| Taa’raf loola towhash a’inayya | You know it wasn't my eyes that miss you. |
| Taa’raf loola tisa’ab a’alayya | You know if it wasn't hard on me |
| Omri ma kont arjaa’lak taani. | All my life I will not come back to you. |
| Ismaa’ni nadaht a’alayya. | Hear me, you call me. |
About the Translator
More than 80 song translations that appear on this web site, including this one, were created by Tahseen Alkoudsi. Together with his wife Kathe, Tahseen owned an import business in Lawrence, Kansas known as Cartouche.
Sadly, Tahseen died on Sunday, October 15, 2006. See this link for his obituary.
To me, Tahseen was so much more than a contributor to my web site. Even though we lived far apart, I saw Tahseen and Kathe several times over the years. I always appreciated their warmth and generosity. I first "met" Tahseen online back in 1997 on the med-dance list on the Internet, where he periodically posted messages. I knew he was in Lawrence, Kansas, so when a business trip arose requiring me to travel to the Kansas City area, I emailed him to say I'd be in the neighborhood. He and Kathe came to Kansas City for an evening get-together at Tasso's restaurant, and they invited several local dancers to join us. I saw them on follow-up visits to Kansas City. They vended at Rakkasah for several years, and it was always a pleasure to greet them there in the anteroom off to the left of the main stage. I also enjoyed encountering them in Egypt at the Ahlan wa Sahlan festival. Tahseen will be missed by many. |
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