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كتبنا وما كتبنا – Fairuz

Fairuz

كتبنا وما كتبنا lyrics with English translation

Language
Arabic
Level
Intermediate
Released
1966
Genre
Tarab, Levantine Pop
Length
5:01
  1. """""

  2. كتبنا و ما كتبنا و يا خسارة ما كتبنا

    We wrote and we didn't write, oh what a pity for what we didn't write.

  3. كتبنا و ما كتبنا

    We wrote and we didn't write

  4. و يا خسارة ما كتبنا

    Oh what a shame, we didn't write.

  5. كتبنا مية مكتوب و لهلأ ما جاوبنا

    We wrote a hundred letters, and till now, no response has come.

  6. كتبنا و ما كتبنا و يا خسارة ما كتبنا

    We wrote and what we didn't write, oh what a loss for what we didn't write.

  7. كتبنا مية مكتوب و لهلأ ما جاوبنا

    We’ve written a hundred letters, and still, we haven’t received a reply.

  8. كنا نبعث له مكتوب يبعث مكتوبين

    We used to send him a letter, he would send letters back.

  1. شو قالولك يا محبوب مغير من شهرين

    What did they tell you, oh beloved, who has changed for two months?

  2. كنا نبعث له مكتوب يبعث مكتوبين

    We used to send him letters, he would send back written words.

  3. شو قالولك يا محبوب مغير من شهرين

    What did they tell you, my beloved, you’ve changed for two months

  4. آخر مرة تلاقينا، تصافينا و تراضينا

    The last time we met, we made up and reconciled

  5. ان كنك زعلان علينا عالقليلة عاتبنا

    If you're upset with us, at least let us know

  6. كتبنا و ما كتبنا و يا خسارة ما كتبنا

    We wrote and we didn’t write, oh what a shame we didn’t write

  7. كتبنا مية مكتوب و لهلأ ما جاوبنا

    We wrote a hundred letters and until now we haven't got a reply

  8. بتذكر لما عالدار مسوية طليت

    I remember when you came to the house, you looked so beautiful

  9. ما بعرف كيف قلبي طار و صار يطير البيت

    I don’t know how my heart flew and started soaring the house

  10. بتذكر لما عالدار مسوية طليت

    I remember when you came to the house, you looked so beautiful

  11. ما بعرف كيف قلبي طار و صار يطير البيت

    I don’t know how my heart flew and started soaring the house

  12. و لما قلتلي اسقيني، صارت تبكي الياسمينة

    And when you told me to drink, the jasmine started to weep

  13. و قالتلي يا مسكينة قلنا تبنا، و ما تبنا

    And she said to me, oh poor soul, we said we've repented, yet we haven't.

  14. كتبنا و ما كتبنا و يا خسارة ما كتبنا

    We wrote and we didn't write, what a shame we didn't write.

  15. كتبنا مية مكتوب و لهلأ ما جاوبنا

    We wrote a hundred letters, yet until now we haven't received a reply.

  16. """""

  17. يا مالكين القلب، يا مالكين القلب

    O owners of the heart, O owners of the heart.

  18. يا مالكين القلب لما النوى مالكهن

    O owners of the heart when fate takes them away.

  19. قلنا احباب النا مين يا ترى مالكهن

    We said, our beloveds, who do you think owns them?

  20. يا مالكين القلب لما النوى مالكهن

    O owners of the heart when fate takes them away.

  21. قلنا احباب النا مين يا ترى مالكهن

    We said, our beloveds, who do you think owns them?

  22. عودوا قبل ما الجفا يغمر ليالي العمر

    Return before the estrangement overwhelms the nights of our lives.

  23. غير الأحبة القدامى عالوفاء مالكهن

    The old lovers of loyalty have lost their hold on you

  24. أوف أوف، أوف حبيبي

    Oh-oh, oh my darling

  25. بلمح شباكه من بعيد عالوادي مفتوح

    I catch a glimpse of his window from afar, the valley wide open

  26. و تزيد الغصة و تزيد بها القلب المجروح

    And the ache intensifies, along with this wounded heart

  27. بلمح شباكه من بعيد عالوادي مفتوح

    I catch a glimpse of his window from afar, the valley wide open

  28. و تزيد الغصة و تزيد بها القلب المجروح

    And the ache intensifies, along with this wounded heart

  29. الهيئة حبك مش صافي، و لانك عالجيرة لافي

    Your love isn't pure, and because you're stuck on the neighbor, you're fading

  30. رجعوا طيور الصفصافة و ما رجعوا حبايبنا

    The willow birds have returned, but our beloveds did not come back

  31. كتبنا و ما كتبنا و يا خسارة ما كتبنا

    We wrote and didn't write, and what a shame we didn't write

  32. كتبنا مية مكتوب و لهلأ ما جاوبنا

    We wrote a hundred letters, and till now we haven't received a reply

  33. كتبنا و ما كتبنا و يا خسارة ما كتبنا

    We wrote and we didn't write, oh what a pity we didn't write

  34. كتبنا و ما كتبنا

    We wrote and we didn't write

  35. و يا خسارة ما كتبنا

    Oh what a pity we didn't write

  36. كتبنا مية مكتوب و لهلأ ما جاوبنا

    We wrote a hundred lines, and till now we haven't answered

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Key vocabulary

مية
hundred
طليت
painted
بعرف
know
كيف
how
قلبي
my heart
طار
fly
صار
became
يطير
flies
مسكينة
poor thing
قلنا
we said

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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.

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كتبنا وما كتبنا

"""""

كتبنا و ما كتبنا و يا خسارة ما كتبنا

We wrote and we didn't write, oh what a pity for what we didn't write.

كتبنا و ما كتبنا

We wrote and we didn't write

و يا خسارة ما كتبنا

Oh what a shame, we didn't write.

كتبنا مية مكتوب و لهلأ ما جاوبنا

We wrote a hundred letters, and till now, no response has come.

كتبنا و ما كتبنا و يا خسارة ما كتبنا

We wrote and what we didn't write, oh what a loss for what we didn't write.

كتبنا مية مكتوب و لهلأ ما جاوبنا

We’ve written a hundred letters, and still, we haven’t received a reply.

كنا نبعث له مكتوب يبعث مكتوبين

We used to send him a letter, he would send letters back.

شو قالولك يا محبوب مغير من شهرين

What did they tell you, oh beloved, who has changed for two months?

كنا نبعث له مكتوب يبعث مكتوبين

We used to send him letters, he would send back written words.

شو قالولك يا محبوب مغير من شهرين

What did they tell you, my beloved, you’ve changed for two months

آخر مرة تلاقينا، تصافينا و تراضينا

The last time we met, we made up and reconciled

ان كنك زعلان علينا عالقليلة عاتبنا

If you're upset with us, at least let us know

كتبنا و ما كتبنا و يا خسارة ما كتبنا

We wrote and we didn’t write, oh what a shame we didn’t write

كتبنا مية مكتوب و لهلأ ما جاوبنا

We wrote a hundred letters and until now we haven't got a reply

بتذكر لما عالدار مسوية طليت

I remember when you came to the house, you looked so beautiful

ما بعرف كيف قلبي طار و صار يطير البيت

I don’t know how my heart flew and started soaring the house

بتذكر لما عالدار مسوية طليت

I remember when you came to the house, you looked so beautiful

ما بعرف كيف قلبي طار و صار يطير البيت

I don’t know how my heart flew and started soaring the house

و لما قلتلي اسقيني، صارت تبكي الياسمينة

And when you told me to drink, the jasmine started to weep

و قالتلي يا مسكينة قلنا تبنا، و ما تبنا

And she said to me, oh poor soul, we said we've repented, yet we haven't.

كتبنا و ما كتبنا و يا خسارة ما كتبنا

We wrote and we didn't write, what a shame we didn't write.

كتبنا مية مكتوب و لهلأ ما جاوبنا

We wrote a hundred letters, yet until now we haven't received a reply.

"""""

يا مالكين القلب، يا مالكين القلب

O owners of the heart, O owners of the heart.

يا مالكين القلب لما النوى مالكهن

O owners of the heart when fate takes them away.

قلنا احباب النا مين يا ترى مالكهن

We said, our beloveds, who do you think owns them?

يا مالكين القلب لما النوى مالكهن

O owners of the heart when fate takes them away.

قلنا احباب النا مين يا ترى مالكهن

We said, our beloveds, who do you think owns them?

عودوا قبل ما الجفا يغمر ليالي العمر

Return before the estrangement overwhelms the nights of our lives.

غير الأحبة القدامى عالوفاء مالكهن

The old lovers of loyalty have lost their hold on you

أوف أوف، أوف حبيبي

Oh-oh, oh my darling

بلمح شباكه من بعيد عالوادي مفتوح

I catch a glimpse of his window from afar, the valley wide open

و تزيد الغصة و تزيد بها القلب المجروح

And the ache intensifies, along with this wounded heart

بلمح شباكه من بعيد عالوادي مفتوح

I catch a glimpse of his window from afar, the valley wide open

و تزيد الغصة و تزيد بها القلب المجروح

And the ache intensifies, along with this wounded heart

الهيئة حبك مش صافي، و لانك عالجيرة لافي

Your love isn't pure, and because you're stuck on the neighbor, you're fading

رجعوا طيور الصفصافة و ما رجعوا حبايبنا

The willow birds have returned, but our beloveds did not come back

كتبنا و ما كتبنا و يا خسارة ما كتبنا

We wrote and didn't write, and what a shame we didn't write

كتبنا مية مكتوب و لهلأ ما جاوبنا

We wrote a hundred letters, and till now we haven't received a reply

كتبنا و ما كتبنا و يا خسارة ما كتبنا

We wrote and we didn't write, oh what a pity we didn't write

كتبنا و ما كتبنا

We wrote and we didn't write

و يا خسارة ما كتبنا

Oh what a pity we didn't write

كتبنا مية مكتوب و لهلأ ما جاوبنا

We wrote a hundred lines, and till now we haven't answered

كتبنا وما كتبنا

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