Assyrian Christian Folk Song - "Lamentation of the Land" (Zlomya D Dora) by Jack Wale

"Lamentation of the Land" / "Zlomya D Dora" ("ܙܠܘܡܝܐ ܕܕܘܪܐ") is a poignant Neo-Assyrian folk song written by Robert Bet Sayad, and popularised by Sweetlana Baitnazar, which expresses themes of lamentation, grief, and perseverance in relation to the experiences of the Assyrian People. Please forgive any of my mistakes in pronunciation or translation! With deepest regards, sympathies and respects to the Assyrian People.

[@vegardarntzen1556]

Great stuff, can really feel the sorrow in the song.

[@Herlossfragrance]

this is very impressive Jack good for you! love from a assyrian myself

[@mrjackwale]

Thank you for the kind words my friend!

[@leornendeealdenglisc]

Impressive.

[@colombianblitz]

Very nice, your sureth pronunciation is really good as well. Khaya Ashur :) Btw "zlomya d dora" means "the cruelty of time"/"cruelty of the ages" Bezmarewan b'qala mayra w haqoweh khda haqyet kheshanta eh haqyat bosh marta d'dora monsheeta go doonyeh kheshkanta bot deh yimma bosh khubanta Hal mpelta durbenta mosleeta bot deh milat bosh lebanta Ha shmita borbezta mosmeeta Yawanet bahra qa kula brita Edyoom ha peesheh awara Dakhi qoblalokh azalimouta Nakhpetwa El Alam Ya Dora Yima Peshta tkherta b'kheqra Bot dwakhto bot khesho bot khamo Bot echa yarkheh joonjara d'Mamoseh qa zar3o min dimo Yimman Atour apen wela janjoreh b'Darbato w aulsano "Qa Kma" alpeh shenneh klela Mamoseh eetota qa bnoono Yawanet bahra qa kula brita Edyoom ha peesheh awara Dakhi qoblalokh azalimouta Nakhpetwa El Alam Ya Dora

[@mrjackwale]

Thank you very much for the kind comment and transliteration! Fondest wishes and Khaya Ashur!

[@colombianblitz]

​​@@mrjackwale Basima :) I also want to mention that the original version was by Robert Bet Sayad (1976) but these lyrics version is from 1985, composer and writer is Simon Amirkhas for it

[@Lost7one]

Zlomya D Dora to me sounds like "Cruelty of the surroundings"

[@colombianblitz]

Cruelty of Time / Cruelty of the Ages / Cruelty of the Centuries

[@Lost7one]

@@colombianblitz ah I see thank you, in my dialect Dor/Dora is surrounding and Dewr is period/ages/timespan etc

[@colombianblitz]

@@Lost7one That's nice, where are you from? The girl who sings the original song is Sweetlana Beitnazar and she is from Iran so she speaks a different dialect, she now lives in the USA. I have the album