I had a mother too, but she's gone now.

1. I had a mother too, but she is no more, ; Because the great flood of Arad took her away, ; For nine days I have been fishing for her, ; The flood is great, I cannot find her anywhere. ; ; 2. I have taken out her shawl for nine days, ; I have sewn her name on its four corners, ; I have put a wreath of mourning in the middle, ; Oh, my God, but I have also remained an orphan. ; ; 3. I gave a grain of wheat to the bird, ; Yesterday they buried my mother. ; I have no mother either, my lover has also left me, ; Oh, my God, but I have also remained an orphan.