يا بنية!
ya buniya!
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me why
You run?
You run?
My mother's always told me
My mother's always told me
يا بنتي،
ya binti
Don't forget
Don't forget
من فين إنتي؟،
min fein enti
Remember who you are
Remember who you are
Listen to the voice
Listen to the voice
That plays in your head
That plays in your head
Make the right choice
Make the right choice
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me why?
Tell me why?
يا بنية!
ya buniya!
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me why
You run?
You run?
My mother says, my mother says
My mother says, my mother says
يا بيي، يا بيي،
ya biyyi, ya biyyi
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me why
You run?
You run?
I had to see it my way
I had to see it my way
'Cause life is very short
'Cause life is very short
The more I try to learn
The more I try to learn
The less I seem to know
The less I seem to know
Oh, I cry in my bed
Oh, I cry in my bed
Ye, I miss my home
Ye, I miss my home
The home I can't forget
The home I can't forget
I hear my mother's voice
I hear my mother's voice
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me why?
Tell me why?
يا بنية!
ya buniya!
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me why
You cry?
You cry?
My mother says, my mother says
My mother says, my mother says
يا بيي، يا بيي!
ya biyyi, ya biyyi!
Don't run away!
Don't run away!
يا بيي، يا بيي!
ya biyyi, ya biyyi!
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me why?
Tell me why?
يا بنية!
ya buniya!
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me why
You run?
You run?
My mother says, my mother says
My mother says, my mother says
يا بيي، يا بيي،
ya biyyi, ya biyyi
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me why?
Tell me why?
يا بنية!
ya buniya!
Don't run away!
Don't run away!
يا بيي، يا بيي!
ya biyyi, ya biyyi!
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me why
Tell me why
You cry?
You cry?
Don't run away!
Don't run away!
يا بيي، يا بيي!
ya biyyi, ya biyyi!
Don't run away!
Don't run away!
يا بيي، يا بيي!
ya biyyi, ya biyyi!