Ya Teira Tiri
Sabah Fakhri Lyrics

The lyrics to Sabah Fakhri's song "Ya Tira Tiri" are a cry of desperation from someone deeply in love. The first stanza implores a bird to fly to the beloved in the cities of Hama and Duma, and to bring a sign of that love - a diamond ring and watch. The singer is clearly in agony over the love that he cannot have, as he repeats several times that it is "haram" (forbidden) on both religious and personal grounds.

In the second stanza, the bird is asked to speak directly to the beloved and tell him about the singer's feelings. The beloved is described as "Asmar" (dark-skinned) and "Abu al-Khal" (a common Arabic term of endearment for someone with thick, lustrous hair). The song's narrator repeats that the pain of this love is "haram" and expresses his desperation with the repetition of "Ana 'ala deeni ginninteeni" ("I'm out of my mind").

In the final stanza, the bird is again asked to fly to the singer's beloved, this time to the valleys where they used to roam together. The singer pleads with the bird to remind the beloved of the love they once shared and to tell him that this love has consumed them both. Despite the repeated references to the religious prohibition of their love, the singer cannot help but express his love and regret.

Overall, the song is a beautiful, poetic expression of the agony of forbidden love. The repetition of certain phrases underscores the singer's desperation, while the vivid imagery of the bird flying through different cities and landscapes brings the listener deeper into his world.