jenni - 7-25-2010 at 12:10 AM
Hello! Would someone please be willing to write this song out for me in english letters? it's this: Ommi - Ummi (My Mother) أمي -
مرسيل خليفة
And the link where you can listen is below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_uG0XaJLT8&feature=related
The recording isn't quite clear enough for me to transcribe myself. A translation would be nice as well 
Thanks a lot!
Jack_Campin - 7-26-2010 at 06:16 AM
Nobody?
It's a beautiful song and a very moving video. It would be good to have more information.
ALAMI - 7-27-2010 at 05:30 AM
This a poem by the great Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish,
You can find the translation here
http://www.arabicmusictranslation.com/2007/04/marcel-khalifa-to-my-...
jenni - 7-27-2010 at 11:16 AM
Thanks, Alami! So anyone for the transcription? here's the arabic:
مارسيل خليفة - إلى أمي
أحنُّ إلى خبز أُمي
وقهوة أُمي
ولمسة أُمي..
وتكبرُ فيَّ الطفولةُ
يومًا على صدر يومِ
وأعشَقُ عمرِي لأني
إذا مُتُّ،
أخجل من دمع أُمي!
خذيني، إذا عدتُ يومًا
وشاحًا لهُدْبِكْ
وغطّي عظامي بعشب
تعمَّد من طهر كعبك
وشُدّي وثاقي ..
بخصلة شَعر ..
بخيطٍ يلوِّح في ذيل ثوبك ..
عساني أصيرُ إلهًا
إلهًا أصير ..
إذا ما لمستُ قرارة قلبك !
ضعيني، إذا ما رجعتُ
وقودًا بتنور ناركْ ..
وحبل غسيل على سطح دارك
لأني فقدتُ الوقوفَ
بدون صلاة نهارك
هَرِمْتُ، فردّي نجوم
الطفولة
حتى أُشارك
صغار العصافير
درب الرجوع ..
لعُش انتظارِك
Also, is this in classical Arabic or a dialect?
Reda Aouad - 7-28-2010 at 09:43 AM
You can listen to a better-recorded (clearer) version here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pYLscVFPXk
Tell me if you still need transcription after listening to it..
Reda Aouad - 7-28-2010 at 09:45 AM
And it's in classical Arabic..
jenni - 7-28-2010 at 11:28 AM
Thanks reda!
Okay, here's what I have... the best i could do. I apologize it may be confusing because i don't speak or read arabic so i'm just guessing on how the
words are separated lol.
as far as the foreign sounds, i use capital H, q, 3, capital D, T and S - the numbers just confuse me.
Please help I would really like to be able to sing this THANK YOU!!!!
aHm ila Hobzy ummi wa qahou aty um
walam sati ummi afn
watak bourou fey ya Toufou la tou
ya ouman 3ala saDri ya ummi
wa a3shaq wa3omri li anni itha mou tou akhe ja min dan 3ay ummi
ah min dan 3ay ummi
hothi ummi itha 3atou yawman
wi sha Hanli oubeki wa ghati 3ay tha mi bi 3osh bin
da3anada min touhri kabiki
wa shoudi witha qi bi khos lati sha3 bi khayti nyu lawH
fi thayri thawbik bi khayti nyu lawH
3asani aSirou il ahan, il ahan aSi
itha ma la mas tou qarala Taqalbi
ummi...
Da3ini itha mara sha3atou ou kou dan bi tannouri nari kya ummi
waHablagha silin 3ala saTHi dari
li 'ani faqa toulou qoufa bi douni sala salaTinahari
harim tou farou di noujou matou foul
Hata ou shariga si gharala asa fi - ????
dara baroujou li3aoshinTi thari ummi
Reda Aouad - 7-28-2010 at 11:46 AM
I will try my best to correct:
aHennou ila Hobzy ummi wa qahou aty ummi
walam sati ummi
watak bourou fey ya Toufou la tou
ya ouman 3ala saDri ya oumi
wa a3shaqou 3omri li anni itha mou tou akhe jal min
dam 3i ummi
ah min dam 3i ummi
Hothini ummi itha 3odtou yawman
wi sha Hanli hodbiki wa ghati 3ay tha mi bi 3osh bin
ta3ammada min touhri ka3biki
wa shoudi witha qi bi khos lati sha3ren bi khaytin yu lawH
fi thayli thawbik bi khayti nyu lawH
3asani aSirou il ahan, il ahan aSir
itha ma la mas tou qararata Taqalbik
ummi...
Da3ini itha mara je3tou wou kou dan bi tannouri nari kya ummi
waHablagha silin 3ala saTHi darik
li 'ani faqa toul wou qoufa bi douni sala salaTinaharik
harim tou farou di noujou matou foula
Hata ou sharika si gharala asa fir
dara baroujou3 li3oshinTi tharik ummi
Reda Aouad - 7-28-2010 at 11:47 AM
So when will we listen to you singing it ? 
jenni - 7-28-2010 at 11:59 AM
SHOKRAAAN!!!!!!!!!! 
haha welll i promise once i've learned it i'll record it and post it on here. so maybe in a couple weeks