[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckiWv-BHoTY]Lhasa de Sela Sings Fairuz "Aatini al-Nay"[/ame]
Give me the flute and sing because singing is the secret of life
and the whine of the flute will remain even after the end of existence
Give me the flute and sing because singing is the secret of eternity
and the whine of the flute will remain even after the end of existence
Did you choose, like me,woodlands as a home instead of palaces ?
And did you follow the streams and climb up the rocks ?
Did you bathe with perfumes and dry up under the light of the sun ?
Did you sip the dawn as a wine served in ethereal glasses ?
Give me the flute and sing because singing is the secret of life
and the whine of the flute will remain even after the end of existence
Give me the flute and sing because singing is the secret of eternity
and the whine of the flute will remain even after the end of existence
Have you ever sat like me at nightfall among the gripevines ?
Their drooping bunches are like gold chandeliers
Have you ever slept on the grass at night just covered by the sky ?
Not interested in future and forgotten of the past
Give me the flute and sing because singing is moderation for the hearts
and the whine of the flute will remain even after the sins have perished
Give me the flute and sing and forget the illnesses and the medications
because men are no more than lines written with water
