Majida El Roumi
مع جريدة lyrics with English translation
- Language
- Arabic
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1994
- Genre
- Tarab, Levantine Pop
- Length
- 12:00
أخرج من معطفه الجريدة وعلبة الثقاب
He took out the newspaper and a matchbox from his coat
ودون أن يلاحظ اضطرابي. ودونما اهتمام
And without noticing my restlessness. And without a care
تناول السكر من أمامي
He took the sugar from in front of me
ذوب في الفنجان قطعتين. وفي دمي ذوب وردتين
Melt two pieces in the cup. And in my blood, two roses melt
ذوبني. لملمني. بعثرني
Melt me. Gather me. Scatter me
شربت من فنجانه. سافرت في دخانه
I drank from his cup. I traveled in his smoke
وما عرفت أين
And I didn't know where
كان هناك جالسا. ولم يكن هناك
He was sitting there. And he was not there
يطالع الأخبار
He reads the news
وكنت في جواره
And I was beside him
تأكلني الأفكار. تضربني الأمطار
Thoughts consume me, the rains strike me down.
يا ليت هذا الرجل المسكون بالأسرار
Oh, if only this man, filled with secrets,
فكر أن يقرأني. ففي عيوني أجمل الأخبار
Would think to read me, for in my eyes lie the finest tales.
وبعد لحظتين
And after just moments,
دون أن يراني
Without ever seeing me,
ويعرف الشوق الذي اعتراني
He knows the longing that has overtaken me.
تناول المعطف من أمامي
He took the coat before me,
وغاب في الزحام
And vanished in the crowd,
مخلفا وراءه الجريدة وحيدة
Leaving behind the newspaper, lonely,
مثلي أنا وحيدة
Like me, I am alone.
Key vocabulary
- أخرج
- take out
- معطفه
- his coat
- الجريدة
- newspaper
- وعلبة
- and box
- الثقاب
- drill
- ودون
- without
- يلاحظ
- notice
- اضطرابي
- my anxiety
- ودونما
- and without
- اهتمام
- attention
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About this song
Majida El Roumi is a Lebanese singer and a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador, as well as a FAO ambassador.