A yelli semHay

A yelli semHay is a heartfelt sad song. In it, a father is pleading with his daughter for forgiveness. Forgiveness for the mistakes he made. Forgivness for not being there. The song deals with themes such as parenthood, exile, redemption and life in general.

Album : Hamid BELBECHE & Selma
Song #2
Edition Saint Crepain

a yelli semHay

yemmas TammuT, babas iroH ibeddal ajarTil

il a yemma il il a yemma il, f lHal ugujil

il a yemma il f adrari egg roHen

chahlegh TameddureT a yemma Tawway

Tas3addey labHor TroH u Tajjey

a yelli semHay...semHay a yelli

a yelli semHay zman ighurray

ggujlegh d-ameziane iggujel itqammaD

yemgher seg ul

udem nness n lamHayen, ikhf nness n lahwayen

u disergueych, iteffer deg ul

akhammem isefney, ametta iggudey

fellam a yelli fellam a yelli

Amawal

-TammuT(netteT) : she died

-babas : her father

-ajarTil : mat

-il : cry

-agujil : orphan

-TameddureT: life

-Tawway : took me

-Tajjey : left me

-udem : face

-ikhf : head/mind

-u disergueych : does not show. He does not express his feelings.

-iteffer : holds(his feelings)

-ametta : a tear

-ametta iggudey : I cannot cry.