ليلة عيد ليلة عيد الليلة ليلة عيد زينة و ناس صوت جراس عم بترن بعيد ليلة عيد ليلة عيد الليلة ليلة عيد صوت ولاد تياب جداد و بكرا الحب جديد عم يتلاقوا الأصحاب بهديي خلف الباب في سجرة بالدار و يدوروا ولاد صغار و السجرة صارت عيد و العيد اسوارة بأيد و الأيد تعلق عالسجرة غنيي و عناقيد يا مغارة كلا بيوت تلمع متل الياقوت كيف جبتي عالدار تلج شرايط و قمار مين اللي جاي بعيد عم بيرش مواعيد يدق بواب الناس و يمشي و الخير علينا يزيد
وإن عطل صوتها أحلامكم وبددها كما تجعل الريح الشمالية البستان قاعاً صفصفاً.
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لأنه كما أن المحبة تكللكم, فهي أيضا تصلبكم.
وكما تعمل على نموكم, هكذا تعلمكم وتستأصل الفاسد منكم.
وكما ترتفع إلى أعلى شجرة حياتكم فتعانق أغصانها اللطيفة المرتعشة أمام وجه الشمس,
هكذا تنحدر إلى جذورها الملتصقة بالتراب وتهزها في سكينة الليل.
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المحبة تضمكم إلى قلبها كأغمار حنطة.
المحبة على بيادرها تدرسكم لتظهر عريكم.
المحبة تغربلكم لتحرركم من قشوركم.
المحبة تطحنكم فتجعلكم كالثلج أنقياء.
المحبة تعجنكم بدموعها حتى تلينوا,
ثم تعدكم لنارها المقدسة, لكي تصيروا خبزاً مقدساً يقرّب على مائدة الرب المقدسة.
كل هذا تصنعه بكم لكي تدركوا أسرار قلوبكم, فتصبحوا بهذا الإدراك جزءاً من قلب الحياة.
غير أنكم إذا خفتم, وقصرتم سعيكم على الطمأنبنة واللذة في المحبة.
فالأجدر بكم أن تستروا عريكم وتخرجوا من بيدر المحبة إلى العالم البعيد حيثما تضحكون, ولكن ليس كل ضحككم; وتبكون, ولكن ليس كل ما في ماقيكم من الدموع.
المحبة لا تعطي إلا ذاتها, المحبة لا تأخذ إلا من ذاتها.
لا تملك المحبة شيئاً, ولا تريد أن أحد يملكها.
لأن المحبة مكتفية بالمحبة.
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أما أنت إذا أحببت فلا تقل: "أن الله في قلبي", بل قل بالأحرى: "أنا في قلب الله".
ولا يخطر لك البتة أنك تستطيع أن تتسلط على مسالك المحبة, لأن المحبة إن رأت فيك استحقاقاً لنعمتها, تتسلط هي على مسالكك.
والمحبة لا رغبة لها إلا في أن تكمل نفسها.
ولكن, إذا أحببت, وكان لا بد من أن تكون لك رغبات خاصة بك, فلتكن هذه رغباتك:
أن تذوب وتكون كجدول متدفق يشنف آذان الليل بأنغامه.
أن تخبر الآلام التي في العطف المتناهي.
أن يجرحك إدراكك الحقيقي للمحبة في حبة قلبك, وأن تنزف دماؤك وأنت راض مغتبط.
أن تنهض عند الفجر بقلب مجنح خفوق, قتؤدي واجب الشكر ملتمساً يوم محبة آخر.
أن تستريح عند الظهيرة وتناخي نفسك بوجد المحبة.
أن تعود إلى منزلك عند المساء شاكراً:
فتنام حينئذ والصلاة لأجل من أحببت تتردد في قلبك, وأنشودة الحمد والثناء مرتمسة على شفتيك.
2. Gibran on Love...
Then said Almitra, "Speak to us of Love." And he raised his head and looked upon the people, and there fell a stillness upon them. And with a great voice he said: When love beckons to you follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you believe in him, Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden. For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth. Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself. He threshes you to make you naked. He sifts you to free you from your husks. He grinds you to whiteness. He kneads you until you are pliant; And then he assigns you to his sacred fire, that you may become sacred bread for God's sacred feast. All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life's heart. But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure, Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing-floor, Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears. Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself. Love possesses not nor would it be possessed; For love is sufficient unto love. When you love you should not say, "God is in my heart," but rather, I am in the heart of God." And think not you can direct the course of love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course. Love has no other desire but to fulfil itself. But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires: To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night. To know the pain of too much tenderness. To be wounded by your own understanding of love; And to bleed willingly and joyfully. To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving; To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy; To return home at eventide with gratitude; And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.
اومن أن خلف الحبات الوادعات I believe that behind the gentle seeds تزهو جنات lies flowering Heavens اومن أن خلف الليل العاتي الأمواج I believe that behind the violent waves of the night A lantern rises اومن أن القلب الملقى في الأحزان I believe that the heart that is suffering in grief يلقى الحنان ... will find gentle love كلي إيمان I am full of faith اومن أن خلف الريح الهوجاء شفاه I believe that behind the reckless wind there are lips تتلو الصلاة that say a prayer اومن أن في صمت الكون المقفل I believe that in the silence of the closed universe من يصغي لي someone is listening to me أني إذ ترنو عيناي للسماء and when my eyes look at the sky , تصفو الأضواء the lights get clear تعلو الألحان ... and the music rises كلي إيمان I am full of faith
This post in copied entirely from Dj DocRemy - it was posted on Saturday, October 3, 2009 , the weekend that she featured my music :) !
I am super thankful to Dj DocRemy for her great show and for featuring my Audio Art track : October 22. Here is a link to Dj DocRemy's original post where you can check other very cool music and listen to October 22. here is the Original October 22 piece uncut :
Here is what Dj DocRemy said on her blog: "DjDrRemy - @Lubzi: Empathy for Blending on Discord-Resolve-and-Celebration by DjDocREMY
This #WeeklyMusicCelebration set is featuring our talented friend @Lubzi. I specifically name it: Empathy for Blending of Emotions: Discord, Resolve & Celebration. And the following is what @Lubzi explains about her music:
“The track name is “Oct22”. In fact it is about September 11. I called it October 22 because in those days (2002) Arabs living in the west couldn’t even discuss 9/11 without receiving at least accusing looks. So I was being ironic on the terrorizing of Arab immigrants in the name of fighting terrorism. In the beginning, things are moving in a steady pace somewhat peaceful and then all of sudden the world blows up and all the crazy events that happened afterward were too overwhelming and surreal: that is how 911 went and what I am expressing in the track.I did not have specific goal in mind: Only let my emotions take the helm as I had a load of hard to handle feelings about 9/11 and I needed to wear my heart over my sleeve.My hope is that people would feel some of my feelings….”
As for me, I picked this track of Lubzi’s (out of the 5 tracks she sent me) as somehow I resonate with the tune though I had no idea what the tune means – not until she tweeted me with the explanation.
On this set, I have added how I feel for her music as you may catch it at ~2:24 mins. then her track resumes at ~3.49 mins. I remix “Daft Punk” songs for two reasons: 1) It is entirely electronic sound – This is to emphasize how technological science of music program allows us to produce music. 2) It resonates how our humanity become stronger as a human race, faster in technology and outreach of communications which allows us to share and have more empathy as we try harder by the closing song which is a celebration to our spirit of Being - as One."
This song is an interesting song from the 80s, from Jordan. It was a very popular song during the mid/late eighties. Check out the headbands and women's hairdos.The music also reminds me of Cindy Lauper, early Madonna stuff, David Bowe, you know, pop music of the 80s, notice the base, the synth... so 80s . I loved this song , especially the part where she is walking with a bunch of her girlfriends friends wearing Bedouin clothes and 80s headbands and tights, so funny...
The band that sings this song is a Jordanian band called Mirage, was called Mirage, they stopped singing unfortunately. They were a talented couple, a man and a woman , who are married. They got into a really bad scandal though, After which I heard they immigrated to Canada and left Jordan. So, this poor couple, who are married, it seems they enjoyed taping themselves having sex and watching themselves later, uhumm, so one day a thief came and stole their house and included in the stuff that was stolen was their VCR with guess whic tape in it?? Yes, you guessed right. Next the tape was all over the black market and with every pimple-faced teenager in Jordan and many arab countries ... the poor couple were shamed and destroyed. They had to run away to the land of the west..They say they immigrated to Canada.. masakeen..
Now isnt this is story?
I wonder what they are doing now.. I wonder if they are alive .. I hope they are .. I hope they are alive and making some very cool music .. Cheers to Suheir and I forgot the name of her husband Sha-sha-a (sha3sha3a) سهير شعشاعة / فرقة الميراج الأردنية
Here are the lyrics translated by your truly for your pleasure.
تقول اهواك You say I love you
انا مانساك I will not forget you
ليه Why
وتروح وما نرجع and you leave and never come back? تقول انتي القمر you say you are (like) the moon
بليل السهر In the long night
مثل السحر فلّيت like magic you went away
وليلي طويل and my night is long
اسأل نجوم الليل I ask the stars of the night
ما تيجيب They dont answer
صمت الحجر قاسي
silence of the stone is cruel
واقول اخطيت I say I did wrong
يمكن أكون اخطيت
maybe i did wrong
ونسيت or I forgot
وقليبي مش ناسي but my heart is not forgetting تقول اهواك انا مانساك you say I love you I will never for get you
وتروح وما ترجع and you leave and never come back
يركض بينا العمر Time runs fast
شاب الشعر my hair is getting grey
بتمنى طلتك I wish for you show up
وابعث مرسال ورا مرسال I send to you
time after time
الك
مادري تقول حسيت I wonder if you feel me
تقولي كلام you tell me words
احلى من الاحلام
that are sweeter than dreams
واجمل and more beautiful
ويضيع معانيه and then all the meanings are lost
تغيب سنين
you disappear for years! وسنين تغيب وما تسأل
and years you disappear
and you never ask والعشق لمّا زال but in love , I still am
الفراق being away from you
يا عمري طال has gone for too long
my precious
وصعب الحال My situation is hard
ما يهدا البال my mind never eases تقول اهواك you say I love you
