Shankoty, Essam Karika . Anyone able to translate?

topic posted Tue, May 26, 2009 - 12:37 PM by  Amira
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I believe he is Egyptian [may be wrong] so I presume it is Arabic. Anyone able to give me even a sense of what he is saying? Had this one specifically requested- and I hate dancing to something where I don't know what they are saying.
Thanks in Advance!
A.
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Amira
South Africa
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  • "shankooty" is not an arabic word. It is a made up word to fit into the song. From the lyrics, it looks like it means a "player, bad boy, someone without feelings"

    example part of the lyrics go like this:

    a person who stays up on the phone all night talking to his best friend's girl is a shankooty.

    ha ha... hope that helps.
    • Thanks for that!

      For the record, someone else supplied me with the following:
      el-wad el-wad el-wad da eih, shankouty // What's that guy, that guy, that guy? Shankouty!
      el-wad el-wad el-wad da eih, shankouty // What's that guy, that guy, that guy? Shankouty!

      elli ykoun kaddab wabu lama3a weyshaghel fe banat el-gam3a // The guy who's a big liar and tries to flirt with college girls
      yeb'a l-wad da eih, shankouty // What does that make him? Shankouty!

      welli beyes-har wayya l-shilla ye3akes fel-telefoon // The guy who stays up late with his buddies and says the opposite on the phone
      weykallem fe Habibet SaHbu wa-yoghdor bih weykhoun // And talks to his friend's girlfriend and backstabs and betrays him
      yeb'a l-wad da eih, shankouty // What does that make him? Shankouty!

      elli maloush shoghl wa-mefalles wa-beyeshar lel-SobH yehalles // The guy who doesn't have a job, is broke, and stays up till the morning messing around with girls
      yeb'a l-wad da eih, shankouty // What does that make him? Shankouty!

      welli ykoun zayy el-barashoot law shafak ma3a nas // The guy who comes out of nowhere if he sees you with people
      yigi yoHshor nafsu fel-'a3da wa-ma3andoush eHsas // And comes to butt in, sitting down without any consideration
      yeb'a l-wad da eih, shankouty // What does that make him? Shankouty!

      elli 3amel nafsu Valentino wa-koll banat el-koon 3agbinu // The guy who tries to act like Valentino and likes every girl in the universe
      yeb'a l-wad da eih, shankouty // What does that make him? Shankouty!

      welli elli ye3ashshem bent gamila wa-ya3mel basha wa hi // The guy who makes big promises to a pretty girl and makes himself look like a rich guy
      ya3mellaha mel-baHr TaHina wey'ollaha bye-bye // Exaggerates a lot and then says bye-bye
      yeb'a l-wad da eih, shankouty // What does that make him? Shankouty!

      Combine it with your explanation, and all is revealed! Thanks guys.

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