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Sa'aluni-n-Nass People asked me
From the musical al-Mahatta People asked me about you my love / they wrote letters the air took away / It is too much for me to sing / when for the first time / we are not together / my love. People asked me about you they asked / I told them he'll be back / please don't blame me / and I closed my eyes / afraid that they might see you / hiding there / the air wafted over me / and made me weep / for we are not together / for the first time. He emerged out of the night / and said light up for me. The night met me / and blew my candle out / don't ask me how I found my way. Toward you my heart was the guide / whoever burns with longing / goes on burning / and for the first time / we are not together. |
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Hawa Bairut The love of Beirut Lyrics & music: Rahbani Brothers They put up road-blocks / they dimmed all the signs / they planted cannons / they mined the squares / where are you love / after you we became / the love that screams / we became the distances. For the happy days we longed / the days of staying up on the road / the long walks / the rendezvous at the old restaurant. O love of Beirut / O love of days / They will come back Beirut / the days will come back. It is the second summer / the moon is broken / is it true you may forget me / my defeated love / I went back to my house / my house I didn't find / only smoke and twisted beams / no rose and no fence. |
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| From Fairouz; Legend and Legacy |
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Min 'Iz Innawm Btisri'ni From the height of sleep you steal me
From the musical: Lulu From the height of sleep / you steal me / in the far-off where I run / you precede me /I am at the end of earth my love / the earth walks through me / when I walk / how far will you follow me. We had departed and your voice / died away / empty time bid me in / and when I closed the door on myself / I found you between me / and myself. Draped over the sea / of oblivion / sleep has deserted me now / with everything else / but your face refused / to depart / when I try to see in / it drowns me. Dance and laughter / in festive vigilance / surrounded by my friends / all the eyes are on me / because l'm looking for a new love. The glass keeps falling / from my hand / alone among all / I see you / you steal from among them / you burn me with the ice of the past. |
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