
Fadel Chaker
لو على قلبي lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Arabic
- Level
- Intermediate
- Genre
- Levantine Pop
- Length
- 5:27
لو على قلبي داب في هواك وكفايه
If my heart melts in your love, that's enough for me
ليل وسهر وعناد ويايا
Nights, sleeplessness, and stubbornness with me
جوه عيوني حنين وغرام مشتاق لعينيك
Inside my eyes, there's longing and a love yearning for your gaze
قلبي ندالك حن في يوم وتعالى
My heart called out for you, it yearned one day, and came forth
واديك روحي بس تعالى
And I give you my soul, just come back
ياللي بحبك قرب طمن قلبي عليك
Oh you, whom I love, come closer and reassure my heart about you
بتغيب ايام وليالي
Days and nights may disappear
وانت ما بتغيب عن بالي
But you never fade from my mind
وتروح وتسيبني عليك مشغول
And you leave me when you're busy with someone else
بحلم بعينيك وغرامك
I dream of your eyes and your love
وبدوب في هواك وكلامك
And I melt in your love and your words
وانا ليه لياليا عليا تطول؟؟؟
Why do my nights stretch endlessly for me???
لو على قلبي داب في هواك وكفايه
If my heart melts in your love, that's enough
ليل وسهر وعناد ويايا
Nights, stay awake, and stubbornness with me
جوه عيوني حنين وغرام مشتاق لعينيك
Within my eyes, there's longing and love yearning for your gaze
اسمع مني وعيش مع قلبي زماني
Listen to me and live with my heart for a while
وتدوب فيا واحبك تاني
And you'll melt into me, and I'll love you again
كفايه عشت كتير من قبلك بحلم بيك
I've lived enough before you, dreaming of you
تبعد عني ليه؟ طب مانا قدامك
Why do you distance yourself from me? I'm right in front of you
بسال قلبك ايه احلامك
I ask your heart, what are your dreams?
لو تتمنى الدنيا بحالها تكون في ايديك
If you wish for the whole world to be in your hands,
بتغيب ايام وليالي
Days and nights may fade away,
وانت ما بتغيب عن بالي
But you never leave my mind,
وتروح وتسبني عليك مشغول
You go and leave me worried about you,
بحلم بعينيك وغرامك
I dream of your eyes and your love,
وبدوب في هواك وكلامك
And I melt in your affection and your words,
وانا ليه لياليا عليا تطول؟؟؟
Why do my nights feel overly long?!!
على قلبي داب في هواك
In my heart, I dissolve in your love,
وكفايه ليل وسهر وعناد ويايا
And enough with the night, the staying up, and the stubbornness with me,
جوه عيوني حنين وغرام مشتاق لعينيك
Inside my eyes, there's longing and love, yearning for your gaze.
قلبي ندالك حن في يوم وتعالى
My heart called out to you, yearning one day, so come closer.
واديك روحي بس تعالى
My spirit is yours, just come to me.
ياللي بحبك قرب طمن قلبي عليك.
Oh, the one I love, come near and reassure my heart about you.
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Key vocabulary
- قلبي
- my heart
- داب
- now
- هواك
- your love
- وكفايه
- and enough
- ليل
- night
- وسهر
- sleeplessness
- وعناد
- stubbornness
- ويايا
- yo yo
- جوه
- inside
- عيوني
- my eyes
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About this song
Fadel Chaker is a Lebanese singer known for his emotionally driven vocal style rooted in classic Arabic music, influenced by artists such as Umm Kulthum and Abdel Halim Hafez. He began performing early at popular events in South Lebanon, including during his upbringing in the Ain al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon.