HABBAYTAK BISSAYF

Bi iyyam el bard
w iyyam el-shetee
wel-rasseef bihayra
wel share'a ghareek
teejee hakel bent
men baytal aateek
w'yrouh w yensaha
w tedbal bel-shetee

habbaytak bessayf
habbaytak bel-shetee
natartak bessayf
natartak bel-shetee
w aoonak essayf
w aoonak el shetee
w mal'ana ya habibi
khalf el sayf w khalf el shetee

marret el ghareebee
aatetni risali
katabha habibi
beddame'a el-hazeen
fataht el risali
hroofa day'een
w mara'it iyyam
w gharrabetna sneen
w hrouf el rissali
mehiha el shetee

habbaytak bessayf
habbaytak bel-shetee
natartak bessayf
natartak bel-shetee
w aoonak essayf
w aoonak el shetee
w mal'ana ya habibi
khalf el sayf w khalf el shetee






I LOVED YOU IN THE SUMMER

in the cold days
and in the rainy days
when the pavement is lost
and the street is flooded
comes this girl
from her old house
and he'd leave and forget about her
and she fades under the rain

i loved you in the summer
i loved you in the winter
i waited for you in the summer
i waited for you in the winter
and your eyes are the summer
and your eyes are the winter
and the day we met my love
is far behind the summer and the winter

the stranger passed by
gave me a letter
written by my beloved
with sad tears
i opened it up
its letters are scrambled
and days have passed
and years have split us apart
and the letter's letters
were erased by the rain

i loved you in the summer
i loved you in the winter
i waited for you in the summer
i waited for you in the winter
and your eyes are the summer
and your eyes are the winter
and the day we met my love
is far behind the summer and the winter


Note:
The Lebanese Habbaytak Bessayf was composed by the Rahbani Brothers, and performed by the Lebanese singer Fairouz. Song was also performed by Zehava Ben.

LYRICS
Rahbani Brothers
MUSIC
Rahbani Brothers
SINGER
Fairouz
Zehava Ben

Words transliterated and translated by George Jakubovits of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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