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Hey Dot Mame — Kerime Jirki: Lyrics & English TranslationMusic
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Hey Dot Mame — Kerime Jirki: Lyrics & English Translation

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Lyrics with English Translation

Hay dot, hay dot, hay dotmamê,
  -  Hey cousin, hey cousin, hey my uncle's daughter,

Hay dotmamê wez xulamê.
  -  Hey cousin, let me be your servant.


Wez heft sale, mame li malê,
  -  For seven years, I stayed at home,

Wez têr nabim ji bejn û balê.
  -  I cannot get enough of your beauty.


Hay lo pismo lazim lazim,
  -  Hey cousin, it is necessary,

Wez dê du tişta ji te bixwazim.
  -  I will ask two things from you.

Ma kil û kildank bi du cot bazin.
  -  Kohl, a kohl container and two pairs of bracelets.


Hay dotmamê min nezanî,
  -  Hey cousin, don't you know,

Ez xulamê min nezanî.
  -  I am your servant, don't you know.

Vê carê biçime karwanî,
  -  This time let me join the caravan,

Heft hêstirên qeremanî,
  -  Seven brave mules,

Dê bar kim ji kil û kildankî.
  -  I will load them with kohl, kohl containers and bracelets.


Dema dotmam xeber gotî,
  -  When my cousin speaks,

Hay min ew jî bo wê firotî.
  -  I would sell everything for her.


Dema dotmam bêjito herê,
  -  When my cousin says 'come',

Wez dê bêmê piştederê.
  -  I will come behind the door.


Hay wê'd bûne cot, wê'd bûne cot,
  -  They have paired, they have paired,

Ferxên kewa û kew bûne cot.
  -  The partridge chicks have found their mates.


Hay kiçkê canê te dilê min sot,
  -  Hey dear girl, you have burned my heart,

Bûk leylanê te dilê min sot.
  -  Bride Leyla, you have burned my heart.

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