Said Akl (1912 - 2014)

Yara

Yara - ceyr - Sayid yaql (Extract)
Q q = 2 k
X x = 7 - Heh
K k = Kh
C c = Sh
Y y = 3 - Heh
G g = Gh
U u = ou
E e = e

Henni? Bxebbun...

Henni? Bxebbun, bass qenti,
Qetr ma tjmmay bi yinayqi xala,
Men qabl ma b ha l qawn qenti,
... etc...

Xettiq bi Yinayyi...

Xettiq bi yinayyi... w gammedhun... w tir...
Ya wayn? Laq mec ya l qamar...
W la ya xelem xelmu bacar,
W la ya deni cegl el watar,
W la bestyir,
La mne s snunu zawgeta,
W la mne z znabiq cahqeta...
Xelwi, ya genniyyit yemer,
Ya caqrt el matu s semer
Men talleta...
W ya wayn? Yebqu yesqalu
Baydiq ya wayn...
W laycun jwanexna tnayn:
Ceyri w cayriq, ha l xelu,
S sawbu n njum byenzalu,
Biyqarrbu
W biygarrbu
B denyit yeter...
Marrat fiqi byecrdu
W marrat betquli htadu
W haddu bi yinayqi l keder...
W mazal beqra w la xajar
Baqi, w la mkabbir kabar,
L biysir, ya xelwi, ysir...
Yhabbit w yebqa la l fana
Ha l qawn, ha l ma byenqana,
We mne l yemer qajmal qtir
Yehdul ya kasriq ha l xarir,
W bawsi tyayyetli qana...
W xettiq bui yinayyi... w gammedhun... w tir...

Nahya

Min el xala, min el xala? Qenti?
Quyiq yqula w yeddeyi w yeqbar...
Wan qan waqt el be l xelem qenti?
Huwwi l xala, w qenti l xala w qaqtar...
Qal ed deni gerbi,
W qenti z zahra l yam tyatterla l fala...
La tsaddqi... manniq qela...
Hiyyi qeliq leybi...
Kelqit liqanniq rax teji,
W rax yelmaxiq marra l xala,
Wqul: "Ceftha, cefta mbala,
Ya njum, ya jrayha tleji,
W ya gayb, sallila sala".
W mec bass qenti we l qamar
W qell ci tefl w deliy...
Baydiq seret xebb el xajar
Ha l sar nahi w yenwejiy...
Bxebbu l byeybad ha l yyun,
W beybadu lli byebgedun:
Hada byecfaq ya lgsun,
Byeqrah el hedb el marradun,
W hadaq biykalli l qilah l fattaxun we l gammadun
Yenzal w yegfa b fayy jefn mne j jfun...

Mecwar

Min qal xaqaytu w xaqani
Ya darb madrasti?
Qanit yam tcatti,
W lawla wqefet rannakt festani...
W cu hamm? Qenna zgar,
W mecwar rafaqtu qana... mecwar...
W qalu calaxli ward ya takti,
W cebbaqna byeylah,
W cu yarrafu qayyah
Takti qana w qayya taket qekti?
Biylaffqu qakbar,
W mecwar ya yyuni maraq... mecwar...
W qalu gamarni marrtayn w cadd...
Cuf el qezeb la wayn...
Marra? Mnix, tnayn?!
W la raddetu qidi w la hu rtadd?
Cu byefdaxu qasrar?
W mecwar ceftu w ma rejiy... mecwar...
... etc...

Cawb w Zeher Laymun

Yebqa l masa cawb w zeher laymun!...
Qif ceql ma baddaq teji bali?
Kammin ci yam yendahlna ta nqun,
W qent gayib we d deni qbali.
Yebqa l baxer faqc w hadir mwaj!...
Qif ceql ma baddaq qana qexlam?
Qal qamti ya sebx calqit yaj,
W zendaq stalqani... w min yeylam?...
... etc...

Xabib El Yemr (Bi ziqra Marselin Valmor, 1959)

Qatabit yannu qajmal ceyrha. Minu?
Baydhun la l yawm mektelfin.
Haq el xelu,
L waxdu, b kasra, b gamreta, b haq ez znud,
Qanit qelu,
W dallit qelu men bayd ma matu l wyud...
Haq el faqir,
L kalletu b xebba gani,
L qermal yaynu yemleta ceyr ed deni,
W ma kabbarit cu qesstu w lannu la tarxetha l xarir...
W fi yawm qal badda tqattefly zhur
... etc...

Yara

Yara,
Yara j jdayelha ceqer,
L fihun byetmarjax yemer,
W qell nejmi tbux be srara...
Yara,
L xelwi, l gefi ya zendha kayya z zgir,
W dallit tganni we d deni xadda ttir,
We r ryax tdawzin wtara...
Yara,
L xelwi, l xelwayi, teybu znudha,
W netfi sfarru kdudha,
w bi qidha neysit el qeswara.
W lemmin qejit Yara
Txett kayya be s srir,
Tsalli: "Ya rabbi, sayyru kayyi qbir",
W la s sama dayha, haq ed dayn el xarir,
Nlammit ec cams w yabbit zwara.

Fayruza

Men dehab, w waxdu la xala, waxdu,
Sawtiq, haq el wajjay cmuy el yid,
L qal yawmha ma qan Qalla yrid
... etc...