Fairuz - لبيروت (Li Beirut) (English translation #2)

Fairuz – لبيروت

English translation

Arabic

Original lyrics

لبيروت

من قلبي سلامٌ لبيروت

و قُبلٌ للبحر و البيوت

لصخرةٍ كأنها وجه بحارٍ قديمِ

هي من روحِ الشعب خمرٌ

هي من عرقِهِ خبزٌ و ياسمين

فكيف صار طعمها طعم نارٍ و دخانِ

لبيروت

مجدٌ من رمادٍ لبيروت

من دمٍ لولدٍ حُملَ فوق يدها

أطفأت مدينتي قنديلها

أغلقت بابها

أصبحت في السماء وحدها...

وحدها و ليلُ

أنتِ لي أنتِ لي

أه عانقيني أنتِ لي

رايتي و حجرُ الغدِ و موج سفري

أزهرت جراح شعبي

أزهرت دمعة الأمهات..

أنتِ بيروت لي

أنتِ لي

آه عانقيني

English

Translation1#23 4 5

To Beirut

A heartfelt greeting to Beirut,

Kisses to the sea, to the houses,

To a rock like an old sailors face.

The city was made from the people’s soul,

from their wine, their sweat, bread and jasmin

But how does she taste now?

She tastes of fire and smoke.

Beirut’s ashes are witness to her glory

Now my city has turned out her lights

With the blood of children on her hands

She shut her door, and became alone in the sky

Alone with the night

You are mine, you are mine

Ah, embrace me, you are mine

You are my flag today, tomorrow stone.

The waves travel,

The wounds of my people have grown

And mothers cry

You are mine, you are mine

Ah Hug me

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Liz Barnard on 2015-06-20

Author's comments:

This is a free translation meant to have meaning in English, rather than being a literal translation from the Arabic. In other words it is intended to capture the spirit of the lyrics. As a poet myself I wanted to catch the poesy of the original.

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