“Yana Yana” (Arabic: يانا يانا, Romanized: Yana Yana) is a classic Arabic song by Lebanese artist Sabah. The song was first featured in the 1970 Egyptian film “Kanit Ayam” (Those Were the Days) before being released as a single in the album “Ashqa wa Ghalbana” (Poor Woman in Love). It is a passionate and emotive song, with a duration of approximately 5 minutes and 57 seconds. The lyrics were written by Morsy Jamil Aziz, and the music was composed by Baligh Hamdi.
Song Lyrics:
يانا يانا
Yana Yana
Yana Yana
يانا يانا
Yana Yana
Yana Yana
بحبيبي أموت أنا أموت أنا بحبيبي
In my beloved, I die; I die in my beloved
Bihabibi amut ana, amut ana bihabibi
واموت أنا بلهيبي بعذابي وحبيبي مادرايبي
And I die in my flame, in my torment, and my beloved is unaware
Wa amut ana bilahibi, bi’azabi, wa habibi madaraybi
علشانه اموت انا
For his sake, I die
Alashanoh amut ana
يانا يانا يا تعبني يانا يانا يا سيبني
Yana Yana, oh, you tire me; Yana Yana, oh, you leave me
Yana Yana ya ta’bani, Yana Yana ya sayibni
بالعذاب يظهر عليا و السهر يتسلى بيا
With torment, it appears on me, and the sleepless nights entertain themselves with me
Bil’azab yazhar alayya, wa al-sahar yatasalla biya
لو صحيح مش داري بيا ليه بتتلفت عليا
If you’re truly unaware of me, why do you turn towards me?
Law sahih mish dari biya, leih btetlafet alayya
ليه بتهرب من عنيا
Why do you escape from my eyes?
Leih btehrob min anaya
واموت انا بـحبيبي
And I die in my beloved
Wa amut ana bihabibi
لو تشرق أو تغرب مهما تبعد راح تقرب
Whether you go east or west, no matter how far you go, you’ll come closer
Law tishriq aw tighrib, mahma tibhid rah tiqrab
راح تجرب ناري بيا يا جميل تصعب عليا
You’ll experience my fire; oh beautiful, you make it hard for me
Rah tjarrab nari biya, ya jamil, tis’ab alayya
لو تخلي التلج يغلي راح تصرخ منها قبلي
If you make the ice boil, you’ll scream from it before me
Law tkhalli al-talj yaghli, rah tasrukh minha qabli
والي حينجّيك عينيا يا جميل تصعب عليا
And what will save you are my eyes; oh beautiful, you make it hard for me
Wa illi haynajjik ‘inaya, ya jamil, tis’ab alayya
انت خايف من رموشي يجرحوك مايجرحوشي
You’re afraid my eyelashes will hurt you; they don’t hurt
Inta khayif min rumushi yijrahuk, ma yijrahushi
دول حبايبك يا حبيبي
They’re your loved ones, my darling
Doul habaybak ya habibi
ولا خايف حبي ياخذك بحر تغرق فيه لوحدك
Or are you afraid my love will take you to a sea where you’ll drown alone
Wala khayif hubbi yakhudak bahr tighraq fih lawahdak
لا دنا معاك يا حبيبي
No, I’m with you, my darling
La dana ma’ak ya habibi
ولا أقولك طب بحبك غصب عنك راح بحبك
Or should I tell you, fine, I love you; whether you like it or not, you’ll love
Wala aqoullak tab bahibbak, ghasb ‘annak rah tahibb
ذنبك أيه؟ ذنبك بحبك
What’s your fault? Your fault is my love
Zanbak eh? Zanbak bahibbak
هو بعد الحب ذنبك
Is love a sin after all?
Huwa ba’d al-hubb zanbak
علشانه اموت انا
For his sake, I die
Alashanoh amut ana