Beirut! O the Queen of the World
Who sold your ruby-chiselled braceles?
Who took away your majic ring,
And cut your golden nails?
Who killed the joy in your green eyes,
Salshed your face with a knife,
And threw burning acid on your lovely lips?
Who poisoned the sea water
And sprinkled hatred on your rosy beaches?
Here we come... to apologize... to confess
That we fired on you with a tribal spirit...
And killed a women... once called Liberty..
Rise out of your sleep...
Radiant princess
A lamp shining in our hearts...
Rise up -- Beirut!
So that the world revives
So that we revive
And loves revives..
Rise up...
Most beautiful pearl,gift of the sea...
Now we know what it means
To kill a bird at dawn
Now we know what it means...
To pour a bottle of ink on the summery sky
Now we know..
That we stood against GOD..
That we stood against poetry...
Rise out of your sorrow
Revolutions are born out of the womb's sorrow
Rise up to glorify the forests...
The rivers....
The valleys....
Rise up to glorify man...
We were guilty, Beirut
And have come begging for absorbtion...
I still love you, crazy Beirut...
I still love you, kind-hearted Beirut...
Chaotic Beirut,
Bierut of outrageous hunger...
And outrageous surfeit...
I still love you impassioned Beirut...
I still love you despite human folly
I still love you
Why don't we start right now?!
موضوع: Beirut! O Queen of the World 
الأربعاء مايو 05, 2010 8:24 pm
