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كان كيفى فى ساعة الصبحيه انزل عالقهوه اللى فى حارتى على ريحة الفول والطعميه افطر واتمزج بسجارتى اسلم على ناسى و اهلى و اصبح على جارى و جارتى الحلوه تشوفنى و تندهلى مظبوطه ساعتها على ساعتى اتمشى معاها ونتكلم اضحك واحكيلها وتحكيلى لحد الدنيا اما تضلم اسكت فتقول طب غنيلى اغنى فاشوف لمعة عينها الاقيها تصلى وتدعيلى اتوشوش كده بينى و بينها منا صايع اصلى فى حواريه تسرح وتقول عرفاك شاعر تلعب بالكلمه و تفاصيلها تسلك فى متاهه يا واد شاطر تحبكها و ترجع تلايمها انا اصلا مشكلتى فى عينها تاخدنى بلاد و تودينى وبلادى اللى انا اصلا منها بايعانى و بتطلع عينى سيبتك يا حبيبتى و سبتينى وانا عاشق لسه بحنلها محتاج تحضنى تخبينى انا هرجع تانى على الحاره لريحة الفول والطعميه انا زى السمكه فى سناره طلعت روحها بره المياه كلمات: كريم مجدى Still longing for her In the morning, I used to like going to the café in my hood And have breakfast to the smell of beans and falafel And enjoy my cigarette Greet my people and my family Say good morning to my neighbor and the girl next door The beautiful one who calls me when she sees me And has her clock synched with mine I walk with her and we talk Laugh and exchange stories Until it goes dark And I fall silent and she says “sing to me’ I sing and see the twinkle in her eyes She prays for me and wishes for me I whisper in her ear Cause I’m the cool guy of my hood Lost in thought, she says you’re a poet Who plays with words and their meanings You find your way around a maze, you’re clever You’re all tough and then soft again My problem is with her eyes That take me away and back But the country I’m from Sold me out and beat me down My problem is with her eyes That take me away and back But the country I’m from Sold me out and beat me down I left you my love and you left me But I’m a lover still longing for you I need you to hold me and hide me away I will return to my hood once more To the smell of beans and falafel I’m like a fish caught on a rod I will return to my hood once more To the smell of beans and falafel I’m like a fish caught on a rod Whose life ends outside of the water Lyrics by: Karim Magdy Music by: Ramy Essam Ramy Essam - Vocal and acoustic guitar Andreas Unge - Bass and electric guitsrs Vindla String Quartet Caroline Karpinska - violin Maria Bergström - violin Elina Nygren - viola Gerda Holmquist - violoncell Recorded at Stureparken Studio by Andreas unge Mixed by: Jerker Eklund at Sound Habits Produced by: Andreas Unge Special thanks: Shady Habash Filmed by: Mai Diab Translation: Ferida Jawad Follow Ramy Essam
