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Ya, Leïla, lia… Alef leïlat ou leïla, ya leïla, lia!

English translation: Oh, Laila, mine.. one thousand and thousand nights, oh Laila, mine!

09:11 Jan 24, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Arabic term or phrase: Ya, Leïla, lia… Alef leïlat ou leïla, ya leïla, lia!
Thami goes on dreaming, after the ‘Chta! Chta! Sebbatou aând al qadi!’ part, his visions continue: “…water bubbled up out of the earth on all sides. He had ordered it all to be. The night is a woman clothed in a robe of burning stars… ‘Ya, Leïla, lia…’ (then comes another interval, to be continued by…) ‘Alef leïlat ou leïla, ya leïla, lia!’”

(considering I’m translating the text to Turkish, can you pls put the Arabic originals too, so I can use them for the Turkish transcription?)
vitaminBcomplex
Local time: 18:00
English translation:Oh, Laila, mine.. one thousand and thousand nights, oh Laila, mine!
Explanation:
It is a play on the name Laila and the word "laila" - night.. you'll need to figure out how to play it in English..
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Sam Berner
Australia
Local time: 01:00
Grading comment
thanx a lot, sam
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +3Oh, Laila, mine.. one thousand and thousand nights, oh Laila, mine!
Sam Berner


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Oh, Laila, mine.. one thousand and thousand nights, oh Laila, mine!


Explanation:
It is a play on the name Laila and the word "laila" - night.. you'll need to figure out how to play it in English..

Sam Berner
Australia
Local time: 01:00
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
thanx a lot, sam

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohsin Alabdali
16 hrs
agree  A Nabil Bouitieh
1 day 4 hrs
agree  Neamaat Shehatah
2 days 15 hrs
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