Feb 2022 needs-music lyrics lyrics-only collaboration needs-vocals looking-for-collaboration
If anyone likes these lyrics and would like to put them to music, I would be very happy. Please, feel free to alter the words any way you like…
Habibe (needs music)
Layla… oh, Layla…
The memories of her are still cherished,
the veiled girl in the white dress,
twenty years ago I was a tourist,
an adventurer lost in the Kasbah of Fez…
She has been working in a small café,
next to Dar-al-Magana, the house of the clock,
a shy girl, by night disappearing in a dark gateway
not far from the Ibn Danan Synagogue…
(Chorus)
Kanbghik... kanbghik…
Habibe habibe habibe, Layla…
Habibe habibe habibe, Layla...
Between Mammoul, Baklava, Namora,
I happened to touch her hands…
by chance, we opened the box of Pandora,
we opened it, unable to close it again…
Our feelings were honest, not prudent,
in a country where love is forbidden by sin…
she has always been dreaming of becoming a student
at the University of al-Karaouine…
(Chorus)
Kanbghik... kanbghik…
Habibe habibe habibe, Layla…
Habibe habibe habibe, Layla...
Her grandfather was not pleased, but rigid,
sat quietly next to the fan,
smoked water pipe, his look became frigid
when he saw how she smiled when me touching her hand…
I knew I’d be forever a tourist
in the souk, the scent of jasmine made me feel low,
pressed into constraints, hidden feelings made her embarrassed,
her dark eyes begged me “stay here”, her lips said “please, go…”
(Bridge)
Kanbghik...
Kanbghik mn kol qalbi...
(Chorus)
Kanbghik... kanbghik…
Habibe habibe habibe, Layla…
Habibe habibe habibe, Layla...
Oh, habibe habibe habibe, Layla…
Habibe habibe habibe, Layla...
@levesinet Feb 2022
This is interesting. Exotic and refreshing. However I find it difficult to find out how everything should be pronounced and what each phrase means. Still, it's refreshing.
"smoked water pipe, his look became frigid
when he saw how she smiled when me touching her hand…"
HAHA