Raoui (The Storyteller)

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"CDE'* 39'/ E'3J "'D1'HJ [Arabic] J' 1'HJ -CJ -C'J) E'/'(C *CHF 1H'J) -CJ DJ 9DI F'3 'D2E'F -CJ DJ 9DI #DA DJD) HDJD) H9DI DF,) (F* 'D:HD) H9DI HD/ 'D3D7'F -',J*C E'F,J*C /JF' (9J/ EF G'/J /FJ' -',J*C E',J*C CD H'-/ EF' AJ BD(G -C'J) -CJ H'F3I (DJ '-F' C('1 AJ ('DC 1'F' 5:'1 -CJ DF' 9DI 'D,F) -CJ DF' 9DI 'DF'1 9DI 7J1 9E1G E' 7'1 AGEF' E9'FI 'D/FJ' J' 1'HJ -CJ CE' -CH' DC E' *2J/ E' FB5 EF 9F/C C'JF F4AH' 9DI ('DC -CJ DF3JF' AJ G'/ 2E'F .DJF' AJ C'F J' E' C'F *** [Phoneticized Arabic] A'Hki ya raoui 'Hki 'Hkaya Madabik tkoun riwaya 'Hkili �la nass zman 'HKili �la alef lila w'lila Wa �la loundja bent el ghoula Wa �la wlid es'soltane 'Hadjitek madjitek Eddina b�id m'had eddenya 'Hadjitek madjitek Koul wa'Hed mena f'Qalbou 'Hkaya Koul wa'Hed mena f'Qalbou 'Hkaya A'Hki we'nssa beli 'Hna kbar Fi balek kelli 'Hna sghar Ou namnou koul 'Hkaya 'Hkina �'l djenna 'Hkina �la nar Wa �la ettir elli �omrou ma tar Fahemna ma�na eddenia 'Hadjitek madjitek Eddina b�id m'had eddenya 'Hadjitek madjitek Koul wa'Hed mena f'Qalbou 'Hkaya Koul wa'Hed mena f'Qalbou 'Hkaya A'Hki ya raoui kima 'Hkawlek Ma tzid ma t'nakass men �andek Ki nachfa wa �la balek A'Hki w'nessina man had ezzmen Khalina fi kan ya ma kan Fi kan ya ma kan 'Hadjitek madjitek Eddina b�id m'had eddenya 'Hadjitek madjitek Koul wa'Hed mena f'Qalbou 'Hkaya Koul wa'Hed mena f'Qalbou 'Hkaya [English] Oh storyteller tell us a story Make it a tale Tell me about the people of old Tell me about 1001 Nights And about Lunja daughter of the Ghoul And about the son of the Sultan I'm about to tell a story We'll be far from this world I'm about to tell a story Every one of us has a story in their heart Narrate and forget we're adults In your mind we're young Tell us about heaven and hell About the bird that never flew in its life Make us understand the meaning of the world Oh storyteller tell it just as they told you Don't add anything, don't leave anything out We could see into your mind Narrate to make us forget this time Leave us at once upon a time