عندي بابا
(Endi baba wa)
Jennie wrote, "This song is a lullaby, and as far as I know is repeated over and over until the little one sleeps…"
عندي بابا
(Endi baba wa)
I Have My Daddy
Lullaby
Lullaby
(Arabic)
(English)
عندي بابا
و عندي ماما
ديما معايا
حتى فالنوم
I have my daddy
And I have my mommy
Always with me
Even in sleep.
Notes
Transliteration:
Endi baba wa
endi mama
doma miyo
h'tah fil nom.
Comments
Jennie wrote, "Recently I just moved to Morocco, with my baby, and was interested in learning some songs. I have picked up a few songs while I was here, and thought that I would share them with you. Unfortunately, I am not able to type in Arabic, so I will do my best transliteration. I hope you are able to use them! They are all sung in Morocco, although they may not all be from true Moroccan origin because of all the different cultural influences present in the country, as I know lots of Egyptian and French songs are popular here."
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Jennie Overmyer for contributing, translating and transliterating this song. Translation edited by Monique Palomares. Thanks to Mohamed Akaddar for providing the Arabic text.