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ما بدنا الدوري lyrics
English: We Don't Want the League
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What “ما بدنا الدوري” is about
This song is a football chant from the Levant, sung by fans to express their unconditional love and loyalty to their team. The fans declare that they don't care about winning the league or the cup; their devotion is to the club itself, regardless of its victories or losses. It's a declaration that their love for the team is eternal and transcends any temporary outcomes.
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Each line in the original, in Roman letters and in English. Translation and romanization by AI, to help you follow the song.
[Verse 1]
هل تعرف شيء عن هتاف ما بدنا الدوري و لا بدنا الكأس الذي يبدو أنه هتاف من مدرجات كرة القدم في بلاد الشام؟
Hal ta'rif shay' 'an hutaf ma baddna al-dawri wa la baddna al-ka's alladhi yabdu annahu hutaf min mudarrajaat kurat al-qadam fi bilad al-sham?
Do you know anything about the chant 'We don't want the league, nor do we want the cup,' which seems to be a football chant from the stands in the Levant?
نعم، أستطيع فهم المقصود من الهتاف، وهو من نوع الهتافات الجماهيرية الشامية التي تعبّر عن ارتباط الجمهور بالنادي أكثر من ارتباطه بالبطولات والألقاب.
Na'am, astati' fahm al-maqsud min al-hutaf, wa huwa min naw' al-hutafat al-jamahiriyya al-shamiyya allati tu'abbir 'an irtibat al-jumhur bil-nadi akthar min irtibatih bil-butulat wal-alqab.
Yes, I can understand what the chant means. It's one of those Levantine crowd chants that express the fans' connection to the club more than their connection to championships and titles.
عبارة «ما بدنا الدوري ولا بدنا الكأس» تحمل فكرة لافتة: نحن لا نشجع الفريق من أجل بطولة أو لقب، بل لأننا نحبه وننتمي إليه، سواء فاز أم خسر.
'Abarat «ma baddna al-dawri wa la baddna al-ka's» tahmil fikra lafita: nahnu la nushajji' al-fariq min ajl butula aw laqab, bal li'annana nuhibbuhu wa nantamī ilayhi, sawa' faaz am khasir.
The phrase 'We don't want the league, nor do we want the cup' carries a striking idea: we don't support the team for a championship or a title, but because we love it and belong to it, whether it wins or loses.
لكنني بحثت عن العبارة بصيغتها الحرفية، ولم أجد مصدراً موثوقاً يحدد أصلها أو النادي الذي أطلقها أول مرة.
Lakinnī bahathtu 'an al-'ibara bi-ṣīghatiha al-ḥarfiyya, wa lam ajid maṣdaran mawthūqan yuḥaddidu aṣlahā aw al-nādī alladhī aṭlaqahā awwala marra.
But I searched for the phrase in its literal form and couldn't find a reliable source that specifies its origin or the club that first launched it.
أريد أن أسألك سؤالاً واحداً: هل تقصد الهتاف الذي تتبعه كلمات بمعنى أن الجمهور يريد النادي أو الفريق نفسه، وليس البطولات؟
Urid an as'aluka su'alan wahidan: hal taqṣid al-hutaf alladhi tatba'uhu kalimāt bi-ma'na anna al-jumhur yurid al-nadi aw al-fariq nafsuh, wa laysa al-butulat?
I want to ask you one question: do you mean the chant followed by words meaning that the fans want the club or the team itself, not the championships?
إذا كان كذلك، يمكننا محاولة التعرف على نسخته الأصلية وسياقه، وربما تحديد إن كان سورياً أم لبنانياً أم أردنياً أم فلسطينياً.
Idha kana kadhalik, yumkinuna muhawalat al-ta'arruf 'ala nuskhatih al-asliyya wa siyaqih, wa rubbama tahdid in kana suriyan am lubnaniyan am urduniyan am filastiniyan.
If so, we can try to identify its original version and context, and perhaps determine if it's Syrian, Lebanese, Jordanian, or Palestinian.
الف اغنية على هذا الهتاف..ما بدنا الدوري الدوري و لا بدنا الكأس و انتبه ان كلمة الدوري تتكرر
Alf ughniya 'ala hadha al-hutaf... ma baddna al-dawri al-dawri wa la baddna al-ka's wa intabih inna kalimat al-dawri tatakarrar.
A thousand songs based on this chant... 'We don't want the league, the league, nor do we want the cup,' and note that the word 'league' is repeated.
سأبنيها على إيقاع هتاف المدرجات الشامي، مع تكرار كلمة الدوري مرتين في المطلع، حتى يسهل على الجمهور ترديدها بصوت واحد.
Sa'abniha 'ala iqa' hutaf al-madarrijat al-shami, ma'a takrar kalimat al-dawri marratayn fi al-matla', hatta yashul 'ala al-jumhur tardiduha bi-sawt wahid.
I will build it on the rhythm of the Levantine stadium chant, with the word 'league' repeated twice in the intro, so it's easy for the crowd to chant it in unison.
ما بدنا الدوري
Ma baddna al-dawri
We don't want the league
هتاف ألتراس – لهجة شامية – جمهور وطبول وتصفيق
Hutaf Ultras – lahja shamiyya – jumhur wa tubul wa tasfiq
Ultras chant - Levantine dialect - crowd, drums, and clapping
[المطلع – جميع الجماهير] · Intro - All fans
ما بدنا الدوري الدوري
Ma baddna al-dawri al-dawri
We don't want the league, the league
ولا بدنا الكأس
Wa la baddna al-ka's
Nor do we want the cup
بدنا نغنّي باسمك
Baddna nighanni bismak
We want to sing your name
ونرفع صوت الحماس
Wa narfa' sawt al-hamas
And raise the voice of passion
ما بدنا الدوري الدوري
Ma baddna al-dawri al-dawri
We don't want the league, the league
ولا بدنا بطولات
Wa la baddna butulat
Nor do we want championships
إنت بقلوبنا ساكن
Inta bi-qulubna sakin
You reside in our hearts
وحبك عمره ما مات
Wa hubbak 'umruh ma mat
And your love will never die
[المقطع الثاني] · Second Section
من أول العمر حبّيناك
Min awwal al-'umr habbaynak
From the beginning of life, we loved you
وبكل ملعب ناديناك
Wa bi-kull mal'ab nadaynak
And in every stadium, we called out your name
لو طال الغياب سنين
Law tal al-ghiyab snin
Even if absence lasts for years
بنرجع نهتف ونحيّيك
Binirja' nahtif wa nuhayyik
We'll come back to chant and greet you
إنت الحكاية وإنت الروح
Inta al-hikaya wa inta al-ruh
You are the story and you are the soul
ومهما الزمن فينا يروح
Wa mahma al-zaman fina yiruh
And no matter how time passes us by
لا فوز بيزيد محبتنا
La fawz bi-yazid mahabbatna
No win increases our love
ولا خسارة بتاخدنا وتروح
Wa la khasara bita'khudna wa tiruh
And no loss takes us away
[اللازمة – ترديد جماعي قوي] · Chorus - Strong collective repetition
هييييه... هييييه...
Heeey... Heeey...
Heyyy... Heyyy...
ما بدنا الدوري الدوري!
Ma baddna al-dawri al-dawri!
We don't want the league, the league!
ولا بدنا الكأس!
Wa la baddna al-ka's!
Nor do we want the cup!
بدنا اسمك يضل عالي
Baddna ismak yidall 'ali
We want your name to remain high
يهزّ الأرض بإحساس!
Yahizz al-ard bi-ihsas!
Shaking the earth with emotion!
[الخاتمة – بطيئة ثم تتصاعد] · Outro - Slow then building up
الدوري الدوري... مش مطلبنا
Al-dawri al-dawri... mish matlabna
The league, the league... is not our demand
والكأس... مش حكايتنا
Wal-ka's... mish hikayatna
And the cup... is not our story
حبك أكبر من بطولات
Hubbak akbar min butulat
Your love is greater than championships
وإنت وحدك غايتنا!
Wa inta wahdak ghayatna!
And you alone are our goal!
اقتراح الأداء: يبدأ الهتاف بصوت مجموعة صغيرة، ثم يدخل الجمهور كله عند «ما بدنا الدوري الدوري»، مع ضربتين طبول بعد كل تكرار لكلمة الدوري، وتصفيق جماعي عند «ولا بدنا الكأس».
Iqtirah al-ada': yabda' al-hutaf bi-sawt majmu'a saghira, thumma yadkhul al-jumhur kulluh 'inda «ma baddna al-dawri al-dawri», ma'a darbatayn tubul ba'da kull takrar li-kalimat al-dawri, wa tasfiq jama'i 'inda «wa la baddna al-ka's».
Performance suggestion: The chant starts with a small group, then the entire crowd joins in at 'We don't want the league, the league,' with two drum beats after each repetition of the word 'league,' and collective clapping at 'nor do we want the cup.'
بحثت أيضاً عن أصل العبارة، ووجدت توثيقاً سورياً قديماً لها مرتبطاً بجمهور نادي الكرامة في حمص، بصيغة قريبة جداً: «ما بدنا الدوري وما بدنا الكاس، بدنا لعيبة بتعبي الراس».
Bahathtu ayḍan 'an aṣl al-'ibara, wa wajadtu tawthīqan sūriyan qadīman lahā murtabiṭan bi-jumhūr nādī al-karāma fī ḥimṣ, bi-ṣīgha qarība jiddan: «ma baddna al-dawri wa ma baddna al-kas, baddna la'ība bit'abbi al-ras».
I also searched for the origin of the phrase and found old Syrian documentation related to the fans of Al-Karamah Club in Homs, with a very similar phrasing: 'We don't want the league and we don't want the cup, we want players who fill our heads (with pride).'
بكرا سوريا
Bukra Suriya
Tomorrow Syria
هذه الصيغة تصلح أساساً لهت
Hadhihi al-sigha tasluh asasan li-hutaf
This phrasing serves as a basis for the chant
Lines explained
“ما بدنا الدوري الدوري”
Ma baddna al-dawri al-dawri
We don't want the league, the league
This line, repeated, is the core message: the fans prioritize their love for the team over any trophies or titles, emphasizing unconditional support.
“وحبك عمره ما مات”
Wa hubbak 'umruh ma mat
And your love will never die
This line highlights the eternal nature of the fans' love for their team, suggesting it's a deep-seated, undying affection that goes beyond temporary victories or defeats.
“حبك أكبر من بطولات”
Hubbak akbar min butulat
Your love is greater than championships
This line explicitly states that the team's love is more significant than any championship, reinforcing the theme of loyalty and devotion above all else.
Arabic words from this song
Learning Arabic? These words come straight from the lyrics.
- الدوريal-dawri
- the league
- الكأسal-ka's
- the cup
- نغنّيnighanni
- we sing
- بطولاتbutulat
- championships
- حبكhubbak
- your love
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Questions about “ما بدنا الدوري”
What does “ما بدنا الدوري” mean in English?
“ما بدنا الدوري” means “We Don't Want the League” in English.
What is “ما بدنا الدوري” about?
This song is a football chant from the Levant, sung by fans to express their unconditional love and loyalty to their team. The fans declare that they don't care about winning the league or the cup; their devotion is to the club itself, regardless of its victories or losses. It's a declaration that their love for the team is eternal and transcends any temporary outcomes.
Is there an English translation of the “ما بدنا الدوري” lyrics?
Yes. Every line of “ما بدنا الدوري” is translated into English on this page, and each Arabic line is also written in Roman letters so you can sing along. The translation was written by AI to help you follow the song, so a few lines may lose some nuance.
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