Ala ya shijara
[The pistachio tree]
See lecture: "The Tree of Life"
Ala ya shijara, | O pistachio tree atop the cliff |
Pi alchayd fayna kallash? | Where has your lover gone? |
Ya salam - sallem. | O Lord. |
Ala gash almatar | Behold, the rain is falling, |
Walssayl a yashallash. | And the flood engulfs you. |
Ya latif - alatef. | May the Lord preserve you. |
Ala ya shijara | O pistachio tree atop the cliff, |
Pi alchayd, ma achad yechennash | There is no-one to save you. |
Ya salam - sallem. | O Lord. |
Ala rash albarad | The hail has hit you, |
ma achd yircham ye'inash | And there is no-one to take pity on you, |
Ya latif - alatef. | May the Lord preserve you. |
Source: Lea Avraham's disk: "Jewish Yemenite Women's Songs and Israeli Songs"