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العتابا و الميجانا

English translation: The Ataba and Mijana folk songs

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Arabic term or phrase:العتابا و الميجانا
English translation:The Ataba and Mijana folk songs
Entered by: Tharaa Hafez

13:22 Dec 30, 2002
Arabic to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
Arabic term or phrase: العتابا و الميجانا
كان جميل الصوت ينشد العتابا و الميجانا و .....
Are they types of chants sung during Mass or ceremonies or they are type of popular lebanese songs ? Please advise . Thanks .
Saraa
Tharaa Hafez
Egypt
Local time: 11:11
The Ataba and Mijana folk songs
Explanation:
Just additional information to help you decide how to handle the translation.

العتابا: غناء لبناني القافية للمقطع الرابع فيه يجب أن تكون با. سمي هذا الغناء بالعتابا لأنه في روحه نوع من العتاب والتذكير بالماضي. ز

الميجانا: نوع من الغناء البلدي وله وزن معين من الشعر.ز

Note that these two types of folk songs, more so Mijana, are also part of the popular culture of neighbouring countries (Palestine, Jordan and Syria) and are not strictly Lebanese.

Check out this link: http://users.ox.ac.uk/~neareast/middle.htm

Cheers
Ali

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Ali Darwish
Australia
Local time: 19:11
Grading comment
Thank you .
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5 +2The Ataba and Mijana folk songs
Ali Darwish
5 +1They are popular songs
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
They are popular songs


Explanation:
They are still sung to this day in Lebanon.


    Lebanese
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Local time: 05:11
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 389

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agree  Sami Khamou
42 mins
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
The Ataba and Mijana folk songs


Explanation:
Just additional information to help you decide how to handle the translation.

العتابا: غناء لبناني القافية للمقطع الرابع فيه يجب أن تكون با. سمي هذا الغناء بالعتابا لأنه في روحه نوع من العتاب والتذكير بالماضي. ز

الميجانا: نوع من الغناء البلدي وله وزن معين من الشعر.ز

Note that these two types of folk songs, more so Mijana, are also part of the popular culture of neighbouring countries (Palestine, Jordan and Syria) and are not strictly Lebanese.

Check out this link: http://users.ox.ac.uk/~neareast/middle.htm

Cheers
Ali



Ali Darwish
Australia
Local time: 19:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in pair: 49
Grading comment
Thank you .

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agree  Talal Owaidah
4 hrs
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agree  mónica alfonso
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