Luciano Berio: Azeri love song
(Folk song arranged for Cathy Berberian,
from Folk Songs, no. 11.)
("From distant lands and peoples...", Track 2)

Love is like an oven.
Once it's on it makes any kind of food.
But when the flame goes out
Nothing happens any more.

da maesden bil de maenaes
di dilamnanai ai naninai

go shadaemae hey ma naemaes yar
go shadaemae hey ma naemaes
sen ordan chaexman boordan
tcholoxae mae dish ma naemaes yar
tcholoxae mae dish ma naemaes
kaezbe li nintché dirai nintché
lebleri gontchae derai gontchae
kaezbe linini je deri nintché
lebleri gontcha de le gontcha

na plitye korshis sva doi
ax kroo gomshoo nyaka mae shi
ax pastoi xanaem pastoi
jar doo shi ma nie patooshi

go shadaemae hey ma naemaes yar
go shadaemae hey ma naemaes
sen ordan chaexman boordan
tcholoxae mae dish ma naemaes yar
tcholoxae mae dish ma naemaes
kaezbe li nintché dirai nintché
lebleri gontchae derai gontchae

nie didj dom ik diridit
boost ni dietz stayoo zaxadit
ootch to boodit ai palam
syora die limtchésti snova papalam