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Mira Awad - Our Relationshipميرا عوض - علاقتناOlaqatuna

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Mira Awad (Arabic ميرا عوض Hebrew מירה עווד) is an Arab-Israeli. Her father is a Palestinian from the Galilee and her mother is Bulgarian. In recent years, she has become famous and controversial as the first person of Arab descent to represent Israel in Eurovision, singing in Arabic. This, of course, was controversial for both Israelis and Arabs, since some Israelis see non-Jews as non-Israeli, while many Palestinians felt that Mira was being used as a token to falsely portray Israel as a pluralistic society. Still, other Arabs and Palestinians outside of Israel were outraged because Mira is an Arab with Israeli citizenship, pointing to tensions between Arabs and Palestinians descended from families that remained in Israel. This song, sung in Modern Standard Arabic, is one of the most lyrically strange songs available on the site. Reader SimplyME has provided us with more info. Mira reportedly writes her own songs. Mira Awad - Our Relationship Our relationship has bonds of blood It ha...

Natacha Atlas - A Knightنتاشا أطلس - فارسFeres

I got thse lyrics from a Russian lyrics site but I'm not sure they are all correct. I did my best to correct them, but Natacha's accent is absoultely impenetrable sometimes. Natacha Atlas - A Knight A handsome knight snatched me up onto his horse And took me with him to an island with ferocious monsters And quickly he drew his sword with knightly courage I found the beasts of the city torn to shreds all over the place You me forever A handsome knight He came to me He approached me, carrying pile of wood I told him, "in the city there are many unhappy people. The monsters in our city are hidden in our clothing." (???) "Come back with me and see Kill the people's fears" But he was just quiet, until the sun went down Then he said to me, "tomorrow I will try. And everything is written (meaning everything is up to fate)" Everything is written نتاشا أطلس - فارس فارس جميل الملامح خطفني فوق الحصان وأخذني ويّاه جزيرة فيها الوحوش القوّى فارس جميل الملام...