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

1. I had a sweet mother, but she is no more, ; Because the great flood of Arad took her away, ; Nine days have passed since I have been fishing for her, ; The flood is great, I still can't find her anywhere. ; ; 2. I gave a grain of wheat to the bird, ; Yesterday they buried my sweet mother, ; I don't have a mother either, my lover has left me, ; Oh, my God, but I will remain an orphan. ; ; 3. They took off her shawl for nine days, ; I sewed her name in the middle, ; I put a wreath on the corner, ; Oh, my God, but I remained an orphan.