15.09.2017
You say: May I be stabbed on behalf of you
She says: May I be stabbed (on behalf of you), and I respond: May I die before you 1I'm a Southern guy, spread his sorrow on a Southern cloud 2
When she says: 'I would sacrifice my life for you my love' Oh people
I feel like I'm on the top of Abha's mountain 3, feeling the Northern breeze
And keeps me thinking
When she says: May I carry you burden on behalf of you
She showers me with her sacrifices, day and night
And I dance on its music 4 a Southern dance 5
- 1. May I be stabbed on behalf of you, is a phrase used in the Southern region of Saudi, it's only said to the very close and loved ones, whether a mother, father, son, husband, wife. It means the one would sacrifice his life for this beloved.
The second phrase: it has almost the same meaning but it's used as a response. - 2. The Southern region of Saudi Arabia is rainy almost all of the year. So this could be a metaphour like his emotions comes out as rain drops over his land.
- 3. Abha: a Southern city known of it's mountains and cool weather
- 4. Like if hearing such phrases from his beloved is music to his ears. It could also mean that hearing it raises his heart beats to a level where he can dance on his heart beats. I mean Arabian gulf music is based on beats check this video on 4:30 , that's why such metaphour is used in poems.
- 5. Saudi Southern dance called 'Khatwa Jenoubia' means 'Southern step' this is a video of the dance The video footage is in Saudi Southern region.
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