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Ode to Saint Barbara - 'Ideesa Barbara
This Ode to Saint Barbara - 'Ideesa Barbara is from His Excellency / Bishop / Sayedna / Sayidna Nicholas Samra, Titular Bishop of Gerasa, Auxiliary Bishop, and Protosyncellos of Newton, Roslindale, Massachusetts, United States
ODE TO SAINT BARBARA
Refrain: repeated after each verse of the ode:
Id-dee-sa Bar-ba-ra | | O holy Saint Barbara, |
'an dir-rab il moukh-ta-ra | | honored before the Lord, |
Abu-kee hel ka-fir | | Your father, that heathen, |
Hel a-ba-dil hee-ja-ra. | | Worships stone idols. |
Ode:
Abu-kee ha-kim bil a-ra-di sham | | Your father rules in the land of Sham, |
Ha-dal ka-fir ib-nil ee-yam | | That pagan is a hypocrite! |
Rah-e har-rab il ur-ri-wan | | He went to fight the Christians |
Kur-han bi-deen il nas-sa-ra. | | To make her reject them. |
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Ta-lub bin-to 'a di-wan | | He called his daughter to the grotto |
ou ha-ka-ha bi shat-mil ed-yan | | And told her to blaspheme her religion, |
oua-la i'bo-dee il o-san | | And told her to adore the stones |
ou har-be hel nas-sa-ra. | | And leave the Christians. |
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A-lit-lo a-bu-yee ya mis-keen | | Father, you miserable one, she said, |
Ana bi is-mee ma-ba-leen | | I will not change my belief; |
Lo at-'a-oo-nee bis si-keen | | Even if they cut me with a knife |
Ma hab but-'an bi deen il nas-sa-ra. | | I will not depart from the Christians. |
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Al lil kha-dem yakh-doo-ha | | He told the servant to take her |
'A-lil kaz-nee wad-doo-ha | | And put her in a cell, |
ou ish ma-Tal-bit 'a-too-ha | | And give her what she asks |
Tat har-rib il nas-sa-ra. | | If she will fight the Christians. |
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A-lit a-bu-yee mu-jas il nas | | Father, Ruler of the people, she said, |
A-khad 'a-lat hel was-was | | This folly overtakes your mind; |
A-na 'a-lee kil al-mas | | My mind is like a jewel |
E-lah-tak kil-ha hee-ja-ra. | | Your gods are but stone. |
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A lil kha-dem yakh-doo-ha | | He told the servant to take her |
ou kil As-bati as-boo-ha | | And give her many tortures: |
ou yah-la-hu 'a-yoon-ha ou yar-moo-ha | | Remove,her eyes and expel her |
but-til hal fa-ja-ra. | | To stop this foolishness. |
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Jab is-saifta-yadh-ba-ha | | He brought a sword to kill her, |
sar is-saif mee-na-ra | | The sword became a beacon of light; |
Jab il hab-la ta yish-nil-ha | | He brought a noose to hang her, |
Sar-rat il hab-la zan-na-ra | | The noose became a belt; |
Jab an-nar ta-yih-ri'-ha | | He brought fire to burn her, |
Sar-rat an-nar-ra ba-khoo-ra. | | The fire became incense. |
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'E-jit ghay-me ou khuf-fut-ha | | A cloud came and covered her |
li 'in-dal Ma-seeh a-kha-dit-ha | | And took her to Christ. |
At-la-boo kil-kum sha-fa-it-ha | | I ask her intercession for all of you, |
Hel sha-he-di Bar-ba-ra. | | This martyr Barbara. |
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Id-dee-sa Bar-ba-ra | | O holy Saint Barbara, |
'an dir-rab il moukh-ta-ra | | honored before the Lord, |
Nal-lit ka-ra-mi 'an dAl-lah | | Found mercy with God |
Ta-tit shaf-fat bil nas-sa-ra. | | To intercede for Christians. |
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Sel-la' na-lik il slee'-a | | We prepared boiled wheat for you, |
Laysh ma jee-tee a-kal-tee | | Why don't you come and eat. |
Sha'-al na-lik is-sham-'a | | We lit a candle for you |
Laysh majee-tee tha-fay-tee-ha. | | Why not come and blow it out. |
This Ode to Holy Great-Martyr Barbara is in the oral tradition. This Ode is often sung when the slee'a, emeh, ilbee, or iyouk is eaten.
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