A vava inouva [English translation]

(daughter Ghaliba)- Please, open the door, Daddy, my doo-dah Daddy my doo-dah

( father behind the door) -Clink together your bracelets if that’s you my daughter Ghaliba

(daughter Ghaliba)- I’m scared of the ogre of the forest, daddy my doo-dah

Daddy my doo-dah

( father, behind the door) -And I’m scared either, my daughter Ghaliba

Granddad wrapped in his burnous

Heats up by the fireplace

his son must earn his living

thinking about tomorrow

Daughter-in-law behind the weaving loom

pulls up the threads

Children around grandma listen to ancient tales

When the snow covers the doorsteps

and the slops boil in the pots

and the villagers dream of spring

while the moon and the stars are hiding

and that the oak logs in the fire replace the branches

All the household gathers

and listens to ancient tales

Please, open the door, Daddy, my doo-dah Daddy my doo-dah

Clink together your bracelets if that’s you my daughter Ghaliba

I’m scared of the ogre of the forest, daddy my doo-dah

Daddy my doo-dah

And I’m scared either, my daughter Ghaliba