Fairuz
رجعت ليالي زمان lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Arabic
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1972
- Genre
- Tarab, Levantine Pop
- Length
- 7:09
رجعت ليالي زمان، رجعوا أهالينا
The nights of old have returned, our loved ones are back,
ورجعوا حبايب زمان يتحكموا فينا
And the sweethearts from the past are ruling over us again.
رجعت ليالي زمان، رجعوا أهالينا
The nights of old have returned, our loved ones are back,
ورجعوا حبايب زمان يتحكموا فينا
And the sweethearts from the past are ruling over us again.
آه، آه أمر الهوى، بأمر الهوى
Ah, ah, the decree of love, by the decree of love,
أمر الهوى بأمر الهوى
The decree of love by the decree of love.
وسلم يا هوى وقول للزمان
And say, oh love, to time,
قول، قول، قول، قول للزمان
Say, say, say, say to time,
والله زمان، زمان، زمان
Oh truly, it's been a while, a while, a while,
والله زمان، زمان، زمان
Oh truly, it's been a while, a while, a while.
والله زمان، يا زمان
By God, it's been a long time, oh time
عهدك بقلبي قديم، عهد الصبا الغالي
Your promise in my heart is old, a precious youth's promise
ليل القمر والنسيم بعدهن على بالي
The night of the moon and the breeze still lingers in my mind
عهدك بقلبي قديم، قديم، قديم
Your promise in my heart is old, old, old
عهد الصبا عهدك بقلبي
The promise of youth is your promise in my heart
عهدك بقلبي قديم (آه) قديم (آه) قديم
Your promise in my heart is old (Ah) old (Ah) old
عهد الصبا، عهد الصبا الغالي
The promise of youth, the precious promise of youth
عهدك بقلبي، عهدك بقلبي عهد الصبا
Your promise in my heart, your promise in my heart, the promise of youth
عهد الصبا، عهد الصبا الغالي
The promise of youth, the precious promise of youth
ليل القمر والنسيم (ليل القمر والنسيم)
The night of the moon and the breeze (the night of the moon and the breeze)
ليل القمر والنسيم (ليل القمر والنسيم)
The night of the moon and the breeze (the night of the moon and the breeze)
ليل القمر، ليل القمر (ليل القمر والنسيم)
The night of the moon, the night of the moon (the night of the moon and the breeze)
ليل القمر، ليل القمر (ليل القمر والنسيم)
The night of the moon, the night of the moon (the night of the moon and the breeze)
ليل القمر والنسيم بعدهن على بالي
The night of the moon and the breeze is still on my mind
بعدهن على بالي، بعدهن على بالي، بعدهن على بالي
Still on my mind, still on my mind, still on my mind
أمر الهوى، بأمر الهوى
The command of love, by the command of love
أمر الهوى، بأمر الهوى
The command of love, by the command of love
وسلم يا هوى وقول للزمان
And peace, oh love, tell time
قول، قول، قول، قول للزمان
Say, say, say, say to time
والله زمان، زمان، زمان
By God, it’s been a while, a while, a while
والله زمان، زمان، زمان
By God, it's been a long time, a long time, a long time
والله زمان، يا زمان (الله)
By God, it's been a long time, oh time (God)
Key vocabulary
- ليالي
- nights
- زمان
- time
- أهالينا
- our people
- ورجعوا
- and they returned
- حبايب
- loves
- يتحكموا
- control
- فينا
- in us
- أمر
- order
- الهوى
- desire
- بأمر
- by order
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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.