Back in ancient time
Back in ancient time
Loving was a crime
Loving was a crime
For a single girl
For a single girl
Like the beautiful
Like the beautiful
Daw Da Hiya
Daw Da Hiya
Sisters barred her way
Sisters barred her way
But she couldn't wait
But she couldn't wait
She spurned her father's hand
She spurned her father's hand
And took her man
And took her man
Despite tradition
Despite tradition
لا عاد تزِنّي و لا عاد ترتِجي
la 'aad tazinni wa la 'aad tartiji
و ضو ضحية
wa daw dhahiya
عسل ما جاليش
'asal ma jaliish
ضو ضحية
daw dhahiya
أخد قلبي و راح
'akhad qalbi wa rah
أخد قلبي و راح
'akhad qalbi wa rah
و اليوم من الخاصة
wa alyawm min alkhassa
و اليوم ما جانيش
wa alyawm ma janiish
ضو ضحية
daw dhahiya
ضو ضحية
daw dhahiya
ضو ضحية
daw dhahiya
Her passion drove her wild
Her passion drove her wild
ضو ضحية
daw dhahiya
ضو ضحية
daw dhahiya
ضو ضحية
daw dhahiya
Her love was suicide
Her love was suicide
Love comes with a price
Love comes with a price
They came for her one night
They came for her one night
For her family's shame
For her family's shame
She had to face
She had to face
The judge's might
The judge's might
Now she was with child
Now she was with child
No one was at her side
No one was at her side
When the judge declared
When the judge declared
That she must die
That she must die
Tradition
Tradition
نامَت نامَت نامَّت
namat namat namat
ولا أعيش شامّات
wala a'eesh shamamat
قومي إتعطري قومي
qomi it'atri qomi
و إتعطري يا ضو ضحية
wa it'atri ya daw dhahiya
و داري حبك إلا
wa dari hubbik illa
إلا وادي بَنّا
illa wadi banna
و اليوم كلنا
wa alyawm kulna
نعزي عليك
na'zi 'alayk
ضو ضحية
daw dhahiya
ضو ضحية
daw dhahiya
ضو ضحية
daw dhahiya
Her passion drove her wild
Her passion drove her wild
ضو ضحية
daw dhahiya
ضو ضحية
daw dhahiya
ضو ضحية
daw dhahiya
Her love was suicide
Her love was suicide
In a time and place
In a time and place
Where a woman can't show her face
Where a woman can't show her face
Her life is ruled by men
Her life is ruled by men
That shouldn't happen again
That shouldn't happen again
ضو ضحية
daw dhahiya
ضو ضحية
daw dhahiya
ضو ضحية
daw dhahiya
Her passion drove her wild
Her passion drove her wild
ضو ضحية
daw dhahiya
ضو ضحية
daw dhahiya
ضو ضحية
daw dhahiya
Her love was suicide
Her love was suicide