| Hella wish y dit ralebelli | Hella — a wish flares in my secret tongue, |
| Wen end you allez bellez lit | Where twilight finds you — beauty’s lamp unstrung, |
| No elle salacha Hadi Ma vie | No, she, Salacha — Hadi, pulse of my days, |
| Hella wish y dit ralebelli | Hella — a wish flares in my secret tongue, |
| Ha et dou you her Hadi Ma Vie | A sigh unwinds your name — Hadi, my breath’s phrase, |
| Soirée en mode de toute les sicha | Night drapes itself in every clandestine word, |
| Recherche de veille Cha et de Rihanna | I prowl for shadows: Cha, and Rihanna’s guard-bird, |
| Ma di ali Wesh ni convok | My tongue stumbles—Wesh, what calls me forth in gloom? |
| Le matin près de toi | Dawn unfurls, close by you, in an amber-lit room, |
| Reralebelli mousse reba | Ralebelli—foam in the chalice of reverie, |
| (Merci à Perrine pour cettes paroles) | (My thanks to Perrine, who lent these lines to me) |