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ANKAWA - There are only a handful of Assyrian singers out there that can actually make you feel the music. Perhaps non other then Evin Aghassi is known for such power in his songs. Evin takes you to atra and let's you breathe the cool fresh air that hits your face. Check out this classic tune by Aghassi titled "Atra D Qdmeh" from the 1980s:
Lyrics provided by AssyrianLyrics.com: dishta min kolleh geba, momerta bekhzayowin madinkha gaheh kheeta, mordinta bekhzayowin bekhzayowin bareya midreh mleeta, min 6onta bekhzayowin d la 6yopoh d la porshonyeh, khayoota bekhzayowin bekhzayowin
kolleh bozbiqqeh jimyeh, khot ah khda ata kilyeh omtan kolleh khoyidta, b khda eta bekhzayowin bekhzayowin kolleh yaloh jomeeteh, al kha sopra moteeteh yemma d atour kol zona, rakhmanta bekhzayowin bekhzayowin
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atour midreh qarmanta, al dishminnoh ghalbanta shimmoh al sorta d ar3a, ramanta bekhzayowin donyeh hadooroh ganoh, qa qabalta d parqanoh arra midreh m oshaneh, showeeta bekhzayowin
batwateh marmar o shosha, go nahra d khalwa o doosha dishta lajloojeh kolleh, min zroota bekhzayowin b shopa d nora min hawa, manna m shmaya beraya ar3a kolleh qa alma, yartoota bekhzayowin
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teyeh kolleh l etoota, na'abayateh d oreta go atra d atour midreh, malkoota bekhzayowin bekhzayowin ah ata a atourayeh, b dipneh d atreh illayeh go beta d knoshya d shlama, moramta bekhzayowin bekhzayowin
alma kolleh mabsoomeh, b kha lishana hamzoomeh midreh dirta al maroh, haqoota bekhzayowin bekhzayowin preeqeh min shishilyateh, modaleh bnooneh o bnateh azad hweeta m qolloota, nashoota bekhzayowin bekhzayowin
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teeweh l korseyeh d dyanta, sapreh dyanteh khelanta midreh maseta khqirta, kenoota bekhzayowin kho6anoh masleyaneh, qa nokhrayeh sandaneh jandakeh min al kholeh, tondilta bekhzayowin
kho6anoh masleyaneh, qa nokhrayeh sandaneh gada min al kholeh, tondilta bekhzayowin