Palestinian Wedding Candle dance Etmakhtari ya helwa ya zena

The bride holds two candles and slowly dances to the song "Etmakhtari ya helwa ya zena," "Walk with a swinging gait, o beautiful, o lovely one," accompanied by her entourage of candle-holding ladies. At one point, her mother and mother-in-law hold the candles alongside her. The Arabic lyrics: Etmakhtari Ya helwa ya zena Ya warda men gowwa gnena Ya ud oronfel ya arusa El ward dallel alena Verse 1: Esh sham 'ayed hawaleki Wes-sehr bayen fi eneki En el-hasud ma lehash fiki Etmakhtari w mili alena Verse 2: Etmakhtari b-helwe awamek Arisek el-kheffa d-dahek Aref ghalawtek we ma'amek Ya badr nawwar hawalena Verse 3: El ward elahmar fe khdud Fattah we nawwar ala udek Wel-lela dih ketti hasudek Ya helwa tefdi be-enena English translation: Walk with a graceful gait, oh beautiful, pretty one oh flower inside a garden oh bride you are a carnation stem and flower The flowers give us shade in our procession The candles are all around you Your eyes have magic and charm The evil eye is unable to reach you and do you harm Walk with graceful swing and lean over us Walk you beautiful body with a graceful gait Your lighthearted and smiling bridegroom knows your worth and status O full moon shine over us The red flowers that are part of your cheeks Have opened up and illuminated your body Tonight you have made those envious of you even more jealous O beautiful, we shall sacrifice even our eyes for your sake." اتمخطرى ياحلوة يازينة اغانى افراح