Hadschi Halef Omar

They traveled through the wild Kurdistan
Two who had often faced death
They rode side by side
Were friends for life
Hadschi was the little man

His master was Kara Ben Nemsi
His turban was much too big for him
His horse looked like it could hardly walk
But when he fought, everyone quickly stopped laughing

For he was a man, a man, a man, a man

Ha ha ha
Hadschi Halef Omar
Ha ha ha
Hadschi Halef Omar Ben
Ha ha ha
Hadschi Abul Abbas Ibn
Hadschi Dawuhd Al Gossara

Hey Hadschi Ho Hadschi
Hadschi Halef Omar

And if your head was already in the noose
Then Hadschi quickly pulled off a great trick
And everyone lay on the ground
He stood laughing beside them
His prophet was Mohammed - and Allah helped him
He swung the saber like a son of the desert
He rode away from the devil and the wind
Longing drove him forward - towards great freedom

Yes, he was a man, a man, a man, a man

Ha ha ha
Hadschi Halef Omar
Ha ha ha
Hadschi Halef Omar Ben
Ha ha ha
Hadschi Abul Abbas Ibn
Hadschi Dawuhd Al Gossara

Through the Valley of Death and from Baghdad to Istanbul
In the sunshine
They traveled on, on the trail of adventure
He and his friend
Through the cold starry nights and the hot sand
They were free
They rode and from afar he was recognized
Look there comes
Hadschi Halef Omar Ben Hadschi Abul Abbas Ibn Hadschi Dawuhd
Al Gossarah

Ha ha ha
Hadschi Halef Omar
Ha ha ha
Hadschi Halef Omar Ben
Ha ha ha
Hadschi Abul Abbas Ibn
Hadschi Dawuhd Al Gossara