Ghammadt Ouyounak 'a Ghinniyyi you closed your eyes to a lullaby
Wa Sawt Bi 'llayl shou khifan and a scared sound in the middle of the night
W' rahh bit dal hayk layliyi init sihran and you'll stay awake every night in this state
Shi marra mshit bi hal mada, w' marra hrabt aw min hada
La indak jayi 'al ghada w' kinit ta'ban
On a Lebanese night, on a Lebanese night;
Ghammadt Ouyounak 'a Ghinniyyi you closed your eyes to a lullaby
Wa Sawt Bi 'llayl shou khifan and a scared sound in the middle of the night
W' rahh bit dal hayk layliyi init sihran and you'll stay awake every night in this state
Shi marra mshit bi hal mada, w' marra hrabt aw min hada
La indak jayi 'al ghada w' kinit ta'ban
On a Lebanese night, on a Lebanese night;
Ana Ma 'areft illa makan
Ma rahh bi fil minnou 'ssalam
Fi hadaya ktar min ywazze'on
Mish killi el oulad fi hdiyyi ilon
I've known a place where peace can never fade!...there...
Ana Ma 'areft illa makan
Ma rahh bi fil minnou 'ssalam
Fi hadaya ktar min ywazze'on
Mish killi el oulad fi hdiyyi ilon
I've known a place where peace can never fade!...there are lots of gifts but not every kid can get to have one :((
I think it describes the tragedies that war caused for lebanese children due to occupation of south lebanon :/
this song is so beautiful, yet tragic. the juxtaposition of the sweet childhood images and the war images is especially effective for me.
i want to see the arabic for the verses that elissa sings, though.
Ghammadt Ouyounak 'a Ghinniyyi you closed your eyes to a lullaby Wa Sawt Bi 'llayl shou khifan and a scared sound in the middle of the night W' rahh bit dal hayk layliyi init sihran and you'll stay awake every night in this state Shi marra mshit bi hal mada, w' marra hrabt aw min hada La indak jayi 'al ghada w' kinit ta'ban On a Lebanese night, on a Lebanese night;
Ghammadt Ouyounak 'a Ghinniyyi you closed your eyes to a lullaby Wa Sawt Bi 'llayl shou khifan and a scared sound in the middle of the night W' rahh bit dal hayk layliyi init sihran and you'll stay awake every night in this state Shi marra mshit bi hal mada, w' marra hrabt aw min hada La indak jayi 'al ghada w' kinit ta'ban On a Lebanese night, on a Lebanese night;
Ana Ma 'areft illa makan Ma rahh bi fil minnou 'ssalam Fi hadaya ktar min ywazze'on Mish killi el oulad fi hdiyyi ilon I've known a place where peace can never fade!...there...
Ana Ma 'areft illa makan Ma rahh bi fil minnou 'ssalam Fi hadaya ktar min ywazze'on Mish killi el oulad fi hdiyyi ilon I've known a place where peace can never fade!...there are lots of gifts but not every kid can get to have one :(( I think it describes the tragedies that war caused for lebanese children due to occupation of south lebanon :/