A Kurdish Folksong || Majid Karimi

[This is a very popular folk song from Kurdistan. Almost every living soul in the region knows the lyrics by heart. It is not clear who had composed them originally, as in the case of most folk songs. Famous Kurdish singers like Shahram Nazeri has covered them. According to Nazeri he remembers the song being sung by his mother and grandmother. This is the first time the song is translated in English.]

​What did I say that made you sad? I swear to your beautiful hair, that it was not my fault.
With that silk-like skin, and delicate features of yours…, Darling, why are you late?

Paro and Bisetoon* were brothers, but god separated them apart.
With that silk-like skin, and delicate features of yours…, Darling, why are you late?

After you I don’t want to see anyone else, I cannot find someone like you.
With that silk-like skin, and delicate features of yours…, Darling, why are you late?

What did I say honey? What did you hear? For a villain’s lie, I am far away from you.
With that silk-like skin, and delicate features of yours…, Darling, why are you late?

*two mountains in Kermanshah