ضو ضحية (daw da hiya)
Ofra Haza
Back in ancient time
Loving was a crime
For a single girl
Like the beautiful
Daw Da Hiya
Sisters barred her way
But she couldn't wait
She spurned her father's hand
And took her man
Despite tradition
لا عاد تزِنّي و لا عاد ترتِجي
و ضو ضحية
عسل ما جاليش
ضو ضحية
أخد قلبي و راح
أخد قلبي و راح
و اليوم من الخاصة
و اليوم ما جانيش
ضو ضحية
ضو ضحية
ضو ضحية
Her passion drove her wild
ضو ضحية
ضو ضحية
ضو ضحية
Her love was suicide
Love comes with a price
They came for her one night
For her family's shame
She had to face
The judge's might
Now she was with child
No one was at her side
When the judge declared
That she must die
Tradition
نامَت نامَت نامَّت
ولا أعيش شامّات
قومي إتعطري قومي
و إتعطري يا ضو ضحية
و داري حبك إلا
إلا وادي بَنّا
و اليوم كلنا
نعزي عليك
ضو ضحية
ضو ضحية
ضو ضحية
Her passion drove her wild
ضو ضحية
ضو ضحية
ضو ضحية
Her love was suicide
In a time and place
Where a woman can't show her face
Her life is ruled by men
That shouldn't happen again
ضو ضحية
ضو ضحية
ضو ضحية
Her passion drove her wild
ضو ضحية
ضو ضحية
ضو ضحية
Her love was suicide