
Fairuz
كتبنا وما كتبنا lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Arabic
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1966
- Genre
- Tarab, Levantine Pop
- Length
- 5:01
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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.
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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
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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.