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shams - ش​م​س

by nabeel (نبيل)

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1.
لازم الشمس لازم يدج نتفرج الجهال دائر ما دلئر الشجرة ينزل الشمس إذا گلت اريدج شگد يطول وقتنا؟ لازم يدج (گدام البيت) نتفرج الجهال (يرقصون) دائر ما دلئر الشجرة (ينتهي اليوم) ينزل الشمس إذا گلت اريدج شگد يطول وقتنا؟ [english translation] holding the sun (lazim alshams) [a section] holding your hand we watch the kids dance around the tree –the sun sinks [b section] if i told you i need you how long would it last?
2.
رأس السنة‎‎ فتحت الباب على رأس السنة و ما ادري شصار بالواحد الفات شفتك ماشي على نفس الشارع جننا نتمشى من جننا زغار و انا واگف جاهز بس ما ادري ليش الغرفة فارغة و راسي همين كنست المطبخ بس ما اريد اتاكد انا واگف على رأس السنة البزونا اتموي من الشباج- شتتمنى؟ و انا واگف جاهز بس ما ادري ليش [english translation] new years day [verse 1] i opened the door on a new year not knowing what happened in the last i saw you walking the same street we used to walk when we were young [chorus] and i'm standing ready but i don't know why and i’m standing ready but i don’t know why [verse 2] the room is empty and my head too i swept the kitchen but i can’t be sure im standing on the head of the year the cat meows from the window but what for? [chorus] i'm standing ready but i don’t know why
3.
خولي‎‎ احتفل وحدي انتظر الناس گدام بيتي و العالم ظل يفتر شفتج يم النهر نايمة بالشمس الهوى بشعرج و الخولي جواج و الخولي جواج و أحلم بيج حتى ما انساج بس اخاف اجيج لن أعرف ما الگاج أنهزم وحدي ابعد من الناس أرسم عيونج والعالم ظل يفتر [english translation] towel [verse 1] i celebrate alone waiting for the crowd to pass -out front- and the world stays in motion i saw you by the river sleeping in the sun with the wind in your hair and a towel beneath you a towel below [chorus] i dream of you to keep from forgetting too scared to come see you where i know i won’t find you [verse 2] i escape alone further from the crowd i draw your eyes –and the world stays in motion [chorus] i dream of you to keep from forgetting too scared to come see you where i know i won’t find you
4.
بيتنا‎‎ هذا هذا بيتنا بتاريخنا نسيتنا لا تسجل شيء ما تريد اتشوف هذا هذا بيتنا بتاريخنا نسيتنا لا تسجل شيء ما تريد اتشوف امسح الناس من هذا الگاع our home [repeated line] this is our home in our own history you forgot us [chorus/break] don’t record the things you don’t want to see [repeated line] this is our home in our own history you forgot us [chorus/break 2] don’t record what you don’t want to see erase the people from the land
5.
مصلخ‎‎ مصلخ بفراشج الشمس على شعرج و ما اريد اگوم naked naked in your bed the sun in your hair i don’t want to get up
6.
سكران ‎‎ شفتك أول من رجعنا نايم بنصف الگاع احجي و أنت اتهز برأسك سكران سكران گلنا جهالكم خوش اوادم الى ان واحد عض اللاخر شلناه و رزلناهم تمام؟ تمام؟ و من اتگوم الاول فكرة ابالك يگولك گوم راويهم انت تستاهل ما لازم نتغيير ما بينا شي ما لازم نستحي ما بينا شي شفتك اول من طلعنا بايل بنصف الشارع احجي و أنت اتهز برأسك سكران سكران drunk [verse 1] i saw you when i came in sleeping on the floor i speak and you shake your head drunk, drunk we thought the kids were well behaved until one bit the other we picked him up and gave him a talking to “got it? got it?” [bridge] and when you wake up the first thought in your head tells you to move –to show them what you deserve [chorus] we don’t need to change there's nothing wrong don’t be ashamed there's nothing wrong [verse 2] i saw you right when we left pissing in the street i speak and you shake your head drunk, drunk we don’t need to change there's nothing wrong don’t be ashamed there's nothing wrong

credits

released August 29, 2023

all songs written by yasir razak
all songs recorded/mixed/mastered/drums by danny gibney
most songs second guitar by jake golibart
most songs bass by kyle grim

special thanks to my family, joumana altallal, and sama'an ashrawi

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