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Lamea Tawfiq - This Boyلميعة توفيق - هذا الحلوHatha al Halew

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So here I have translated "helw (حلو)" "pretty" or "pretty person" as "boy" because it is a woman singing. However if a man were to sing this song, and it seems to be written from the persona of a man, it should be translated as "girl" I think. Lamea Tawfiq - This Boy This boy is killing me auntie I love him so much and I want to tell him So how can you not understand me, auntie? My whole soul is with him Oh auntie, auntie This boy is killing me and I want him My heart has suffered while my soul is his hands I can't bear being far from him So how can I give my heart patience (to bear it) When the fire of passion is burying it My whole soul is with him Oh auntie, auntie He's inflicted me with sadness His light is much more beautiful than the moon I'm lost in my love, auntie So how can I give my heart patience When the fire of passion is burying it My whole soul is with him Oh auntie, auntie Oh woe is me, oh the pain of my lov...