يسمعنيhe makes me hear.. حـينwhen يراقصنيhe dances with me
يسمعني.. حـين يراقصني
كلماتٍwords ليستare not كالكلماتlike other words
كلماتٍ ليست كالكلمات
He tells me, as he dances with me...
He lets me hear... as he dances with me,
words unlike any other words.
Words unlike other words.
يأخذنيhe takes me منfrom تحـتbeneath ذراعيmy arm
يأخذني من تحـت ذراعي
يزرعنيhe plants me فيin إحدىone of الغيماتthe clouds
يزرعني في إحدى الغيمات
He takes me by the arm
He takes hold of me beneath my arm,
and plants me in one of the clouds.
He plants me in one of the clouds.
والمطـرand the rain الأسـودblack فيin عينيmy eyes
والمطـر الأسـود في عيني
يتساقـطfalls زخاتٍin showers.. زخاتshowers
يتساقـط زخاتٍ.. زخات
And the black rain in my eyes
And the black rain in my eyes
falls in showers... showers.
Falls in showers... showers.
يحملـنيhe carries me معـهwith him.. يحملـنيhe carries me
يحملـني معـه.. يحملـني
لمسـاءٍto an evening ورديrose-colored الشـرفـاتthe balconies
لمسـاءٍ وردي الشـرفـات
He carries me with him... carries me
He carries me with him... carries me
to an evening with rose-pink balconies.
To an evening with rosy balconies.
وأناand I.. كالطفلـةlike a little girl فيin يـدهhis hand
وأنا.. كالطفلـة في يـده
كالريشةlike a feather تحملهاcarry it النسمـاتthe breezes
كالريشة تحملها النسمـات
And I... like a little girl in his hand,
And I... am like a little girl in his hand,
like a feather borne by the breezes.
Like a feather carried by the breezes.
يحمـلhe carries ليfor me سبعـةseven أقمـارٍmoons
يحمـل لي سبعـة أقمـارٍ
بيديـهin his two hands وحزمـةand a bundle of أغنيـاتsongs
بيديـه وحزمـة أغنيـات
He brings me seven moons
He carries seven moons for me
in his hands, and a bundle of songs.
In his two hands, and a bundle of songs.
يهدينيhe gives me شمسـاًa sun.. يهـدينيhe gives me
يهديني شمسـاً.. يهـديني
صيفاًa summer.. وقطيـعand a flock of سنونواتswallows
صيفاً.. وقطيـع سنونوات
He gives me a sun... gives me
He gives me a sun... gives me
summer... and a flock of swallows.
A summer... and a flock of swallows.
يخـبرنيhe tells me.. أنيthat I am تحفتـهhis masterpiece
يخـبرني.. أني تحفتـه
وأساويand I am worth آلافthousands of النجماتthe stars
وأساوي آلاف النجمات
He tells me I am his masterpiece,
He tells me... that I am his masterpiece,
and worth thousands of stars;
And am worth thousands of stars.
وand بأنـيthat I am كنـزٌa treasure... وبأنيand that I am
و بأنـي كنـزٌ... وبأني
أجملthe most beautiful ماwhat شاهدhe has seen منof لوحاتpaintings
أجمل ما شاهد من لوحات
and that I am a treasure... and that I am
And that I am a treasure... and that I am
the loveliest of all the paintings he has seen.
The loveliest of the paintings he has seen.
يرويhe recounts أشيـاءthings تدوخـنيmake me dizzy
يروي أشيـاء تدوخـني
تنسينيmake me forget المرقصthe dance hall والخطواتand the steps
تنسيني المرقص والخطوات
He tells me things that make me dizzy,
He recounts things that make me dizzy,
that make me forget the dance floor and the steps:
That make me forget the dance hall and the steps.
كلماتٍwords تقلـبoverturn تاريخيmy history
كلماتٍ تقلـب تاريخي
تجعلنيmake me امرأةًa woman فيin لحظـاتmoments
تجعلني امرأةً في لحظـات
words that overturn my history,
Words that overturn my history,
that make me a woman in moments.
That make me a woman in moments.
يبنيhe builds ليfor me قصـراًa palace منof وهـمٍillusion
يبني لي قصـراً من وهـمٍ
لاnot أسكنI dwell فيهin it سوىexcept لحظاتmoments
لا أسكن فيه سوى لحظات
He builds me a palace of illusion
He builds me a palace of illusion,
in which I dwell for only moments.
I dwell in it for only moments.
وأعودand I return.. أعودI return لطـاولـتيto my table
وأعود.. أعود لطـاولـتي
لاno شيءthing معيwith me.. إلاexcept كلماتwords
لا شيء معي.. إلا كلمات
And I return... return to my table,
And I return... return to my table,
with nothing... but words.
I have nothing with me... but words.
Sol 6.1