Ashur Bet Sargis - Shewoti

I yearn for those days, we used to all sleep, on those rooftops
The quiet/tranquil breezes of the East, the quiet/tranquil breezes of the East
Our sky used to twinkle, with stars at night and dawn, we would count them one by one
Then again from the beginning, then again from the beginning

My neighbours were very blessed, such a loving family
They had a young daughter, her eyes and eyebrows were mesmerising
Even if I was not sleepy, I would quickly go up to the roof
With a hope that I would see her, laying down her white sheets

I yearn for those days, we used to all sleep, on those rooftops
The quiet/tranquil breezes of the East, the quiet/tranquil breezes of the East

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My neighbour did not let me know, about her great hidden love
But my heart revealed it, to the beats of her young heart
She said instead that day, pull me away from my neighbourhood
I will jump over this wall, and separate from my father's roof

That beautiful dream of mine, one day flew from my head
A new cruel dream, tore down the wall of our neighbourhood
My neighbour without saying googbye, left me, journeying away, and departed
Two hearts with one arrow, drawn to that torn-down wall

I yearn for those days, we used to all sleep, on those rooftops
The quiet/tranquil breezes of the East, the quiet/tranquil breezes of the East
Our sky used to twinkle, with stars at night and dawn, we would count them one by one
Then again from the beginning, then again from the beginning

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Then years passing, a foolish conflict arose, what did my eyes see
A cruel war began, a cruel war began
How many of the sons of my nation, drenched in blood, in this war of strangers
Saying mother Assyria will live, mother Assyria will live

Amidst those massive bombs, amidst the great heat of the fire
I am huddled in a trench, darkness on the edge of the mountain
Weeping won over my courage, I gazed upon the stars of the sky
Blessed are you, if you've seen her, my beloved shining like the sun

I yearn for those days, we used to all sleep, on those rooftops
The quiet/tranquil breezes of the East, the quiet/tranquil breezes of the East

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Oh my neighbour I am not angry, although you left me and departed
My hope is very great, that the separation between us will end
My only fear is that, you may have another neighbour
His image instead of my face carried in the light of your eyes

I will wait for you until eternity, right by our torn-down wall
I will count those stars, of our days slowly, slowly
If you return to that roof, and do not see me in front of the wall
Know the beloved of your heart, rested as a martyr for his nation

I will wait for you until eternity, right by our torn down wall
I will count those stars, of our days slowly by slowly, of our days slowly by slowly
If you return to that roof, and do not see me before the wall
Know the beloved of your heart, rested as a martyr for his nation, rested as a martyr for Zowaa