Bambino
Jean Dujardin Lyrics

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Ɛaynin-ak bakâw
Galb-ak ḥanin
Mâ l-ak ḥazin ?
Mâ jâ-k'š an-num
Mâ l-ak al-yum ?
Wulit maḡrûm
Râ-k bi n-nâs
Tamšî fî šaraɛa, ḥawis

U kul lîla, gudim bab-ha
Tastana-ha

Ḥabit twazwaz yâ l-bulbul
Bambino, bambino
U fî bâl-î râ-k tnum
Bambino, bambino
Gâlu l-î wulît maḥbûl
Bambino bambino
Mâ zâl tabaz yâ baḥlul

Ḥabit twazwaz yâ l-bulbul
Bambino, bambino
U fî bâl-î râ-k tnum
Bambino, bambino
Gâlu l-î wulît maḥbûl
Bambino bambino
Mâ zâl tabaz yâ baḥlul

Talɛab maziane bî la mandoline
Yâ wald-î Bambino
Musiqa šḥal nabḡî-ha
U hluwa kimâ raḥat al-lîl
Ḡâ-ni ḡâ-ni, bi ṣ-ṣût ḥanin
Ya wald-î Bambino
Fahham-ni waš râ-k tatmaɛna
Lazim khu-ya l-yum tansa-ha

Ḥabit twazwaz yâ l-bulbul
Bambino, bambino
U fî bâl-î râ-k tnum
Bambino, bambino
Gâlu l-î wulît maḥbûl
Bambino bambino
Mâ zâl tabaz yâ baḥlul

Ḥabit twazwaz yâ l-bulbul
Bambino, bambino
U fî bâl-î râ-k tnum
Bambino, bambino
Gâlu l-î wulît maḥbûl
Bambino bambino
Mâ zâl tabaz yâ baḥlul

Talɛab maziane bî la mandoline
Yâ wald-î Bambino
Musiqa šḥal nabḡî-ha
U hluwa kimâ raḥat al-lîl
Ḡâ-ni ḡâ-ni, bi ṣ-ṣût ḥanin
Ya wald-î Bambino
Fahham-ni waš râ-k tatmaɛna
Lazim khu-ya l-yum tansa-ha

Ḥabit twazwaz yâ l-bulbul
Bambino, bambino
U fî bâl-î râ-k tnum
Bambino, bambino
Gâlu l-î wulît maḥbûl
Bambino bambino
Mâ zâl tabaz yâ baḥlul

Ḥabit twazwaz yâ l-bulbul
Bambino, bambino
U fî bâl-î râ-k tnum
Bambino, bambino
Gâlu l-î wulît maḥbûl

Bambino bambino
Mâ zâl tabaz yâ baḥlul

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Jean Dujardin's song "Bambino" tell the story of a desperate, heartbroken man who is pleading with his lost love to return to him. The singer of the song asks his lost love what has made her so sad, and he begs her to come back to him. The lyrics reveal a sense of loneliness and yearning, with the singer seeming to wander aimlessly, calling out for his lost love. The repeated chorus of "Bambino" seems to be a comfort to him, perhaps serving as a reminder of happier times with his love.

In the bridge of the song, the singer begins to play music on his mandolin, hoping that it will help to bring him some peace. He sings a lullaby to himself as he drifts off to sleep, the music serving as a balm to his troubled soul. The seemingly nonsensical phrase "Habit twazwaz yâ l-bulbul" appears throughout the song and may be a kind of refrain or nonsense verse used to evoke the sense of longing and despair that the singer feels.

Overall, the lyrics of "Bambino" are a poignant expression of lost love and the pain that accompanies it, with the music serving as a much-needed balm to the singer's troubled soul.

Line by Line Meaning

Ɛaynin-ak bakâw
Why are your eyes sad?

Galb-ak ḥanin
Your heart is sighing

Mâ l-ak ḥazin ?
What is making you sad?

Mâ jâ-k'š an-num
Why didn't you sleep?

Mâ l-ak al-yum ?
What is troubling you today?

Wulit maḡrûm
Lost in thought

Râ-k bi n-nâs
You are among people

Tamšî fî šaraɛa, ḥawis
You walk in the streets, worried

U kul lîla, gudim bab-ha
And every night, you knock on her door

Tastana-ha
You wait for her

Ḥabit twazwaz yâ l-bulbul
The nightingale is singing fast