Fairuz
أنا عندي حنين lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Arabic
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1979
- Genre
- Tarab, Levantine Pop
- Length
- 5:57
انا عندي حنين ما بعرف لمين
I have a longing, I don't know for whom
ليلي اللي بيخطفني من بين السهرانين
My night that steals me from among the night owls
انا عندي حنين ما بعرف لمين
I have a longing, I don't know for whom
ليلي اللي بيخطفني من بين السهرانين
My night that steals me from among the night owls
بيصير يمشيني لبعيد يوديني
It leads me far away, takes me away
تا اعرف لمين وما بعرف لمين
To know for whom, but I don't know for whom
عديت الأسامي ومحيت الأسامي
I've counted the names and erased the names
ونامي يا عينيي اذا راح فيك تنامي
And sleep, oh my eyes, if you can sleep
عديت الأسامي ومحيت الأسامي
I've counted the names and erased the names
ونامي يا عينيي اذا راح فيك تنامي
And sleep, oh my eyes, if you can sleep
وبعدو هالحنين من خلف الحنين
And still this longing comes from behind the longing
بالدمع يغرقني وبأسامي المنسيين
Drowning me in tears and the names of the forgotten
تا اعرف لمين وما بعرف لمين
To know to whom but I don't know to whom
انا عندي حنين ما بعرف لمين
I have a longing I don’t know for whom
ليلي اللي بيخطفني من بين السهرانين
My night that steals me from among the night owls
بيصير يمشيني لبعيد يوديني
Makes me walk far away, takes me there
تا اعرف لمين وما بعرف لمين، لمين
To know to whom but I don't know to whom, to whom
أنا خوفي يا حبي لا تكون بعدك حبي
I am afraid, oh my love, that you might still be my love
ومتهيألي نسيتك وأنتى مخبى بقلبي
And it seems I forgot you, while you're hidden in my heart
أنا خوفي يا حبي لا تكون بعدك حبي
I am afraid, oh my love, that you might still be my love
ومتهيألي نسيتك وأنتى مخبى بقلبي
I feel like I've forgotten you while you're hidden in my heart
وبتودي الحنين ليليي الحنين
And the longing takes me, oh my longing, to the night
يشلحني بالمنفى بعيونك الحلوين
It strips me away in exile with your lovely eyes
تا اعرف لمين وما بعرف لمين
To know for whom, but I don't know for whom
انا عندي حنين ما بعرف لمين
I have a longing, but I don't know for whom
ليلي اللي بيخطفني من بين السهرانين
Oh my night that steals me away from the awake ones
بيصير يمشيني لبعيد يوديني
It makes me walk far, it takes me away
تا اعرف لمين وما بعرف لمين
To know for whom, but I don't know for whom
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Key vocabulary
- حنين
- longing
- بعرف
- know
- لمين
- whose
- ليلي
- my night
- بيخطفني
- kidnaps me
- السهرانين
- night-owls
- بيصير
- happens
- يمشيني
- walks me
- لبعيد
- far away
- يوديني
- takes me
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About this song
Fairuz is a Lebanese singer, actress, and stage performer. Known for classic Arabic music, she is regarded as one of Lebanon’s earliest major artists and a leading voice of the golden era of Lebanese theater and song.