full song lyrics

Lena Chamamian - Before Dinner Not before dinner sir After dinner yes, yes With who can I send my greetings to you With my soul (literally "apple of the eye") or my heart? Oh lighting send them my regards whenever you strike When you were far away I used to hear your news Now that you're close I can't stop looking at you I won't die, no I won't die even if they bring the burial shroud I won't I'll go down to the Straight Street market and have a coffin made One nail made of silver and gold and the other nail of ruby The people will be amazed when they see us both in the coffin You have a apricot tree in your house and we have a peach tree in ours The apricot tree has leaned towards the peach tree (it makes a little more sense in Arabic, but to lean towards someone means to like them so it's a play on words) Quit coming and going Oh lord give us some rain, the Earth is longing (also a metaphor) لينا شاماميان - قبل العشا قبل العشا لا يا سيدي وبعد الع...

Nawal al-Kuwaiti - The Days of Our Love Such wonderful days were the days of our love You were coursing through my veins (literally, "you were spreading in my soul") And I was loving you madly Your heart is hard, but my heart was in your heart Where has the moment that brought us together gone? Where is that wonderful place? And where is that smile we shared, and the love and tenderness You would overturn the entire universe if you were just a moment late I lost you in an instant You were worth more than the world to me/It's not worth living without you (I think دنيا ماتسوى means both of these things in English) نوال الكويتي - أيام حبك أيام حلوه كانت أيام حبك كنت في روحي تسري كنت بجنون أحبك قاسي القـلب لكـن كــان قلــبي بقــلبك ويــن مـوعــــد جمعـــنا وين ذاك المكان وضــحكــنا الي ضـــحكناه والوله والحنان تقـلـــب الكــون كله لو تأخرت خــــــطوه ضعـت مني بثــواني والله دنـيا ما تسوى