Ya Ba Ye

يا بنية!
Tell me why
Tell me why
You run?

My mother's always told me
يا بنتي،
Don't forget
من فين إنتي؟،
Remember who you are
Listen to the voice
That plays in your head
Make the right choice

Tell me why
Tell me why?
يا بنية!
Tell me why
Tell me why
You run?

My mother says, my mother says
يا بيي، يا بيي،
Tell me why
Tell me why
You run?

I had to see it my way
'Cause life is very short
The more I try to learn
The less I seem to know
Oh, I cry in my bed
Ye, I miss my home
The home I can't forget
I hear my mother's voice

Tell me why
Tell me why?
يا بنية!
Tell me why
Tell me why
You cry?

My mother says, my mother says
يا بيي، يا بيي!
Don't run away!
يا بيي، يا بيي!
Tell me why
Tell me why?
يا بنية!
Tell me why
Tell me why
You run?

My mother says, my mother says
يا بيي، يا بيي،
Tell me why
Tell me why?
يا بنية!
Don't run away!
يا بيي، يا بيي!
Tell me why
Tell me why
You cry?

Don't run away!
يا بيي، يا بيي!
Don't run away!
يا بيي، يا بيي!