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نفسي أقوله – Elissa

Elissa

نفسي أقوله lyrics with English translation

Language
Arabic
Level
Intermediate
Released
2018
Genre
Levantine Pop
Length
5:33
  1. قبله واستنيته ليه؟

    Why did I wait for him before?

  2. كنت صورة حلوة ناقصة

    I was a beautiful picture, but incomplete.

  3. حاجة كملها بعينيه

    I need to complete it with my own eyes.

  4. كنت عايشة عمري خوف

    I was living a life full of fear.

  5. تحت رحمة الظروف

    Under the mercy of circumstances.

  6. كنت قصة ناقصة تكمل

    I was a story, incomplete, waiting to finish.

  7. أو كلام ناقص حروف

    Or words lacking the letters.

  8. نفسي أقوله إيه كمان؟

    I want to say, 'What else?'

  1. كنت قبله من زمان

    I was before him a long time ago.

  2. وردة دبلت وأما قرب

    A wilted rose, but still close.

  3. فتحت قبل الأوان

    I opened too soon

  4. نفسي أقوله يا

    I want to say it, oh

  5. حلم كنت هموت وأطوله

    A dream I thought I’d die to keep

  6. نفسي أقوله يا

    I want to say it, oh

  7. إسم برتاح أما أقوله

    The name brings me peace whenever I say it

  8. نفسي أقوله يا

    I want to say it, oh

  9. حب أنا سنيني اتعاشوله

    Love I’ve lived for years, I’ll keep it alive

  10. واتعاشت عليه

    And I’ve thrived on it

  11. نفسي أقوله يا

    I want to say it, oh

  12. حلم كنت هموت وأطوله

    A dream I thought I’d die to keep

  13. نفسي أقوله يا

    I want to say it, oh

  14. إسم برتاح أما أقوله

    A name I feel at ease when I say it

  15. نفسي أقوله يا

    I want to say it, oh

  16. حب أنا سنيني اتعاشوله

    Love, I've lived through the years for it

  17. واتعاشت عليه

    And I thrived on it

  18. حالي كان وأنا مش معاه

    My state was as I wasn't with him

  19. زي طفل في سكة تاه

    Like a child lost on the path

  20. واتحرم من حضن أمه

    Deprived of his mother's embrace

  21. واتنسى ويا الحياة

    And he forgets with life

  22. حالي كان وأنا مش معاه

    My state was as I wasn't with him

  23. زي حد الخوف ملاه

    Like the edge of fear, I'm lost

  24. حد كان غرقان في همه

    An edge that was drowning in its worries

  25. ومش لاقيله طوق نجاة

    And I can't find a life raft for it

  26. نفسي أقوله كنت إيه

    I wish I could tell him, what was I?

  27. قبل ما يقربني ليه

    Before he brings me closer, why?

  28. كنت عنوان حلم ضايع

    I was the title of a lost dream

  29. واتلقى وأنا بين إيديه

    And it meets me while I'm in his hands

  30. نفسي أقوله يا

    I wish I could tell him, oh

  31. دنيا لياليها اتعدولي

    Oh world, your nights count me out

  32. نفسي أقوله يا

    I wish I could tell him, oh

  33. فرحة وشموعها اتقادولي

    Joy and its candles are fading,

  34. نفسي أقوله يا

    I wish to say it, oh,

  35. حضن دفي وشال حمولي

    A warm embrace and a heavy shawl,

  36. لما هربت فيه

    When I ran into it,

  37. نفسي أقوله يا

    I wish to say it, oh,

  38. حلم كنت هموت وأطوله

    A dream I was dying for, to hold on to,

  39. نفسي أقوله يا

    I wish to say it, oh,

  40. إسم برتاح أما أقوله

    A name that brings me peace when I speak it,

  41. نفسي أقوله يا

    I wish to say it, oh,

  42. حب أنا سنيني اتعاشوله

    Love, I have lived for years to cherish it.

  43. واتعاشت عليه

    And I lived for him

  44. نفسي أقوله يا

    I want to say it, oh

  45. دنيا لياليها اتعدولي

    Oh world, your nights are unmatched

  46. نفسي أقوله يا

    I want to say it, oh

  47. فرحة وشموعها اتقادولي

    Happiness and its candles warm me up

  48. نفسي أقوله يا

    I want to say it, oh

  49. حضن دفى وشال حمولي

    A warm embrace that carries my burdens

  50. لما هربت فيه

    When I fled into him

  51. نفسي أقوله يا

    I want to say it, oh

  52. حلم كنت هموت وأطوله

    A dream I would die to prolong

  53. نفسي أقوله يا

    I long to say it, oh

  54. إسم برتاح أما أقوله

    The name brings me peace whenever I speak it

  55. نفسي أقوله يا

    I long to say it, oh

  56. حب أنا سنيني اتعاشوله

    Love, I've lived with it for years

  57. واتعاشت عليه

    And I've cherished it dearly

Key vocabulary

قبله
before him
واستنيته
and I waited
ليه
why
صورة
picture
حلوة
sweet
ناقصة
missing
حاجة
thing
بعينيه
with his eyes
عايشة
alive
عمري
my age

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About this song

Elissa is a Lebanese Arabic pop singer known for her charting albums and singles, including “Baddy Doub” and “Bitghib Betrouh.” She is also recognized for high-profile promotional music videos and major brand sponsorships.

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نفسي أقوله

قبله واستنيته ليه؟

Why did I wait for him before?

كنت صورة حلوة ناقصة

I was a beautiful picture, but incomplete.

حاجة كملها بعينيه

I need to complete it with my own eyes.

كنت عايشة عمري خوف

I was living a life full of fear.

تحت رحمة الظروف

Under the mercy of circumstances.

كنت قصة ناقصة تكمل

I was a story, incomplete, waiting to finish.

أو كلام ناقص حروف

Or words lacking the letters.

نفسي أقوله إيه كمان؟

I want to say, 'What else?'

كنت قبله من زمان

I was before him a long time ago.

وردة دبلت وأما قرب

A wilted rose, but still close.

فتحت قبل الأوان

I opened too soon

نفسي أقوله يا

I want to say it, oh

حلم كنت هموت وأطوله

A dream I thought I’d die to keep

نفسي أقوله يا

I want to say it, oh

إسم برتاح أما أقوله

The name brings me peace whenever I say it

نفسي أقوله يا

I want to say it, oh

حب أنا سنيني اتعاشوله

Love I’ve lived for years, I’ll keep it alive

واتعاشت عليه

And I’ve thrived on it

نفسي أقوله يا

I want to say it, oh

حلم كنت هموت وأطوله

A dream I thought I’d die to keep

نفسي أقوله يا

I want to say it, oh

إسم برتاح أما أقوله

A name I feel at ease when I say it

نفسي أقوله يا

I want to say it, oh

حب أنا سنيني اتعاشوله

Love, I've lived through the years for it

واتعاشت عليه

And I thrived on it

حالي كان وأنا مش معاه

My state was as I wasn't with him

زي طفل في سكة تاه

Like a child lost on the path

واتحرم من حضن أمه

Deprived of his mother's embrace

واتنسى ويا الحياة

And he forgets with life

حالي كان وأنا مش معاه

My state was as I wasn't with him

زي حد الخوف ملاه

Like the edge of fear, I'm lost

حد كان غرقان في همه

An edge that was drowning in its worries

ومش لاقيله طوق نجاة

And I can't find a life raft for it

نفسي أقوله كنت إيه

I wish I could tell him, what was I?

قبل ما يقربني ليه

Before he brings me closer, why?

كنت عنوان حلم ضايع

I was the title of a lost dream

واتلقى وأنا بين إيديه

And it meets me while I'm in his hands

نفسي أقوله يا

I wish I could tell him, oh

دنيا لياليها اتعدولي

Oh world, your nights count me out

نفسي أقوله يا

I wish I could tell him, oh

فرحة وشموعها اتقادولي

Joy and its candles are fading,

نفسي أقوله يا

I wish to say it, oh,

حضن دفي وشال حمولي

A warm embrace and a heavy shawl,

لما هربت فيه

When I ran into it,

نفسي أقوله يا

I wish to say it, oh,

حلم كنت هموت وأطوله

A dream I was dying for, to hold on to,

نفسي أقوله يا

I wish to say it, oh,

إسم برتاح أما أقوله

A name that brings me peace when I speak it,

نفسي أقوله يا

I wish to say it, oh,

حب أنا سنيني اتعاشوله

Love, I have lived for years to cherish it.

واتعاشت عليه

And I lived for him

نفسي أقوله يا

I want to say it, oh

دنيا لياليها اتعدولي

Oh world, your nights are unmatched

نفسي أقوله يا

I want to say it, oh

فرحة وشموعها اتقادولي

Happiness and its candles warm me up

نفسي أقوله يا

I want to say it, oh

حضن دفى وشال حمولي

A warm embrace that carries my burdens

لما هربت فيه

When I fled into him

نفسي أقوله يا

I want to say it, oh

حلم كنت هموت وأطوله

A dream I would die to prolong

نفسي أقوله يا

I long to say it, oh

إسم برتاح أما أقوله

The name brings me peace whenever I speak it

نفسي أقوله يا

I long to say it, oh

حب أنا سنيني اتعاشوله

Love, I've lived with it for years

واتعاشت عليه

And I've cherished it dearly

نفسي أقوله

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