Rachid Taha "Ya Rayah" lyrics

Ya Rayah

Ya rayah win msafar trouh taaya wa twaliChhal nadmou laabad el ghaflin qablak ou qabli (bis)Chhal cheft al bouldan laamrine wa lber al khaliChhal dhiyaat wqat chhal tzid mazal ou t'khaliYa lghayeb fi bled ennas chhal taaya ma tadjriTzid waad el qoudra wala zmane wenta ma tedriAalach qalbek hzine waalach hakdha ki zawaliMatdoum achadda wila tzid taalem ou tabnimaydoumou layyam walay doum seghrek ou seghriYa hlilou meskine li ghab saadou ki zahriYa msafer naatik oussaayti addiha el bakriChouf ma yeslah bik qbal ma tbia ou ma techriYa nnayem djani khabrek ma sralek ma sraliHakdha rad el qalb bel djbine sabhane el aali

Oh Emigrant

Oh where are you going?Eventually you must come backHow many ignorant people have regretted thisBefore you and me

How many overpopulated countries and empty lands have you seen?How much time have you wasted?How much have you yet to lose?Oh emigrant in the country of othersDo you even know what's going on?Destiny and time follow their course but you ignore it

Why is your heart so sad?And why are you staying there miserable?Hardship will end and you no longer learn or build anythingThe days don't last, just as your youth and mine didn'tOh poor fellow who missed his chance just as I missed mine

Oh traveler, I give you a piece of advice to follow right awaySee what is in your interest before you sell or buyOh sleeper, your news reached meAnd what happened to you happened to meThus, the heart returns to its creator, the Highest (God)