Ahmed Kaabour - I'm Calling You I'm calling you (the you in this song is the plural you or y'all if you prefer) I shake your hands I kiss the ground beneath your feet (literally, 'soles') And say, "I'd die for you/I will redeem you" (the word fada "فدى" is a verb that means to "redeem", but in this context it has the meaning that he would die for them, because this word has the connotation of sacrificing yourself for someone else. Jesus Christ "the Redeemer" is sometimes call فادي in English, for example |
I dedicated to you the light of my eyes (also kind of like giving your life to someone)
And I give you the warmth of my heart
And the tragedy that I live is that my fate is the same of yours
I have not become worthless in my country
Nor have I shrunk in fear
I stood in the face of my oppressors
A naked, barefoot orphan
I've carried my blood on my hands and never half-masted my flags
And I've preserved the green grass on the graves of my ancestors
أناديكم
أشد على أياديكم..
أبوس الأرض تحت نعالكم
وأقول: أفديكم
وأهديكم ضيا عيني
ودفء القلب أعطيكم
فمأساتي التي أحيا
نصيبي من مآسيكم
أناديكم
أشد على أياديكم..
أنا ما هنت في وطني ولا صغرت أكتافي
وقفت بوجه ظلامي
يتيما، عاريا، حافي
حملت دمي على كفي
وما نكست أعلامي
وصنت العشب أخضر فوق قبور أسلافي
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