Mama zamanha gaya
Jennie wrote from Morocco, "…this first one you have on your sight under the Egyptian section, but they sing it slightly different here, not much different though…"
The pronunciation can be found in the Notes.
Mama zamanha gaya
Mama is Coming
Children's Song
Children's Song
(Arabic)
(English)
ماما زمانها جايا
جايا بعد شوايا
جايبا معاها شانطة
شانطة فيها وزة و بطة
بتقول واك واك واك
Mama is coming
She is coming in a little bit
With her she is bringing gifts
In them are geese and ducks
They say, ouack ouack ouack!
Notes
Transliteration:
Mama zamanha gaya
gaya baeda shiwaya
gayba maha shanTa
fi-ha wezza ou butta
bit-gul ouack ouack ouack
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!
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Jennie Overmyer for contributing, translating and transliterating this song. Thanks to Mohamed Akaddar for the Arabic text.
