Atal matal
Children's Song
Children's Song
(Persian)
(English)
Atal matal tootoole
How is Hasan's cow?
It has neither milk nor breast!
Its milk is carried to India
Take a Kurdish wife
Call her Am-qezi!
With red around her hat
Hachin o wachin
Lift one of your legs!
Notes
Transliteration
Atal matal
Atal matal tootoole
Govee Hasan che joore?
Na shir dare na pestoon!
Shiresho bordan hendestoon
Ye zane Kordi bestoon
Esmesho bezar am-qezi!
Doure kolash ghermezi
Hachin o wachin
Ye pato varchin!
"gh" is a voiced velar sound, the one made when gargling.
Hasan: a name for men, originally it is an Arabic name.
Am-qezi: an imaginary old name for women.
Comments
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اتل متل اتل متل توتوله |
Thanks!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Fatimah Baji for contributing, transliterating and translating this song.
Khay'ly Mo'teh'shaker'am! 
