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Bûkê

Bînin, bi xemlînin lê bûkê bînin,
Bi xemlînin delalê
Şarê, ser hilînin lê bûkê Şarê,
Ser hilînin delalê
Dêy bav têr bibînin lê lê, lê lê, lê lê, lê lê lê lê lê
Têr bibînin delalê
 
Xanyê, zava çar e lê bûkê xanyê,
Zava çar e lê delalê
Zava, nale nale lê bûkê negrî,
Zava kal e delalê
Hey lûr, xerîbî kir lê lê, lê lê, lê lê, lê lê lê lê lê
Xerîbî kir lê delalê
 
Ha Sileman, ho Silemano
Çû Sileman lawe daye,
Şur keşa çû Bexdaye.
 
Translation

Bride

Bring her, tittivate her and bring her
Doll the beautiful up
Unveil the bride
Let bride's veil be half open
Let her take a glance at her mother and father to her heart's content
Let my darling take a glance
 
There lies a pit in front of the house of bride's father
There lies a pit in front of the house of father
Groom keeps groaning constantly oh bride don't you cry
Don't you cry, groom is old
They wasted you
They wasted you oh beautiful
 
O Suleiman, o Suleiman
She's gone Suleiman, mama's boy
He girded himself with a sword and went to Bagdad.
 
Idioms from "Bûkê"
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