-1-
.. And what's the end result?!
A handful of years have passed
And the raven of separation
Is still shaking its feathers
In a land lost between
The ambitions of “Hanna” and “Zain”
And it choked on its own blood!
-2-
.. And what's the end result?!
And our children,
Who have the right to sleep
And dream of light
Will stay awake in the darkness
From the sheer number of oppressions,
They have suffered
In a land of injustice
And drowning in seas
Of lies and selfishness
Of financial deals
Of deceit and fraud!
-3-
..And what will be the end result?!
No house remains with us
Standing against the wind
Calling out to the silent one:
If only they had drawn a line
Between falsehood and truth
My light wouldn't be so dim
Nor would my wall have cracked
"Oh, our house, cast aside on the roads
And your loved ones are scattered
And on your doorstep
The love of virtue died
And was buried in your dust
For the days will never relent
From their injustice the intended meaning
And rulers change in the name of the people
Even worms are disgusted by them...
-4-
...And what will be the end result?!
Sometimes so-and-so is satisfied
And sometimes he attacks
And Lebanon is burning
And skulls are flying
We don't know whose?!
Neighbours who lived their lives
Always united
They didn't ask about religion
Their religion was faith and pride
In the cedars and the mountains
But in a moment of despair
They walked the path of treachery
With a band of devils
-5-
.. And what was the end result?!
The days left us
Swimming softly in a sea of sin
And forgot the traces of our laughter
From the glow of our laughter
From the colour of the sweetest clouds
Passed over our hill
"I remembered the torrents of hatred
That swept us away long ago
And swept away the letters of glory
From our page!"
-6-
..And what was the end result?!
And we're still in Lebanon
We bow down to so-and-so
We worship so-and-so
And we go around in his orbit
Man, God created man
So that he may raise his banner
And glorify Him
Alone, the God of love and power
From his breath, he bends
The greatest leader...
And from the dust of his wind
His supporters scatter like flies
-7-
...And what will be the end result?!
We're all drained of blood
From all our suffering
And our troubles have increased
We're lost in the corners of darkness
The sun is no longer the sun
Nor does its light shine
Even yesterday's songs
We can barely hear them
We've become the torment of the soul
And we've become sighs
And if a wedding were to pass by
We'd tear down the decorations
-8-
.. And what will be the end of it all?!
And we are the ones who are losing
This land and our loved ones
Who have turned to dust
So that the vile,
Deceitful leader can strut about
Above it
He whose mouth is full of fangs
Whose dagger is jiggled
-9-
I wish I could save my country
From all its pain
From the deceit of its rulers
From the kissing of hands
And I wish I could buy with my blood
The security of all the people
And replace the "tribe"
And sanctifies "the nation"
And unite my people
Then, no army can occupy us anymore.
-10-
.. And what's the end result?!
We're fed up with talk, people
We're fed up with drinking and the glass
We're fed up with love and flowers
We're fed up going to mosque at dawn
Or attending Mass
We're fed up with continuing this life
Empty of feeling.
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