Everyone Sings As He Feels (Kolloun Youghani Ala Leylah)
Lyrics: Elie Shouweiri
Composer: Elie Shouweiri
Everyone sings as he feels. And as I feel; I sing…
I sing for you my country, about those who’ve stolen your moon from me.
Stay awake; our country is on fire
And the streets are empty;
You can't go back.
To where you want to run away?
You can't fly, and you can't change what is going on.
Come, let's sing; let's sing about the unfairness and tears…
About the suppression of the people and their fear.
I sing for you my country, about those who’ve stolen your moon from me.
The city's night is of tears and guns; O love, play on your oud.
Let's listen, maybe the night would get better.
Tomorrow’s lucky, for it has a tomorrow
Were it not for blame and regret, I would have listed all the names.
And a thousand nights pass; destruction and ruin take place;
We might get displaced; our bulbuls might be silence; our plows might dry.
But the land is ours… We are the land.
And Lebanon is our place… our place!!