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ا​ه​ل​ا ب​ا​ي ب​ا​ي Ahlan Byebye

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1.
كل البسس البيض والسود, بسس العرب وبسس اليهود, بلعبوا سوى وينطوا بالهوى. يا ريت كل الناس يصير عندهن احساس ويعيشوا مبسوطين زي البساس. كل البسس البيض والسود, بسس العرب وبسس اليهود, بلعبوا سوى وينطوا بالهوى. يا ريت السلاطين يصيروا بني آدمين ويعيشوا زي البساس متفاهمين All the Cats: All the cats, black and white / Arab and Jew, will never fight / like playing together / jumping each other // my wish is one day / all men will play / And live happily / The cattish way // All the cats, black and white / Arab and Jew, will never fight / like playing together / jumping each other // I wish those who rule / Will stop being cruel / And live like the cats / Nice and cool
2.
الكبار يموتون والصغار ينسون والأعداء يذكرونا كلما نسينا. كيف ننسى ما كان أمس واليوم مثل أمس والغد أيضا يتوعد بالمثيل؟ مطرودون مطاردون من كمين الى كمين. البعض صاروا قبورا أو زهورا فوق القبور والبعض لا يعرفوا, لا يعرفوا ماذا صاروا والعدالة في السماء سوف تبقى في السماء الكبار يموتون والصغار ينسون والأعداء يذكرونا كلما نسينا. translation: Golda: The old ones are gonna die / And the young ones will forget / But the enemies will remind us / whenever we forget // How to forget the day before / When today there is only more / And tomorrow, very likely / Will have another war // Falling helpless forever in the fall / Wandering from pitfall into trap / Some became a vowelless grave or a rose upon the grave / Some still don't even know Do not even know what they became / But the justice is in heaven / only in heaven it remains // The old ones are gonna die / And the young ones will forget / But the enemies will remind us / Every time we dare to forget / whenever we forget
3.
تهجرني, تحرمني وبعمرها ما ترحمني. تكذب علي وتغشني وترجع بعدين تعاتبني. وأنا واللع مش فاهم شو اللي جنيته حتى تعامليني هيك يا ياسمينه. تشتمني, تضربني, تبهدلني وتعاتبني. تهددني, تطردني من بيتي عشان تعاقبني. وأنا والله مش فاهم شو اللي جنيته حتى تعامليني هيك يا ياسمينه. I've tried, in every possible way To make you satisfied To make me stay I tried ====== Yasmina: She walks away / And keeps me out / She’s never off my case / She lies to me / she cheats me / Then she comes back / to yell at me // I swear I don’t get it / what did I do / To make you treat me so / Yasmina // She curses me / And Beats me up / Then she comes back / to yell at me / She threatens me / And kicks me out / Everything to punish me // I swear I don’t get it / what did I do / To make you treat me so / Yasmina
4.
I can see it in your eyes All your games and all your lies When I look in your face I can solve any case Cause I've got powers of observation I get all the information What you do and where you go Because I need to know So face it and tell me what you do When I turn my back I can feel I can smell All those things you don wanna tell You can hide them for a while But I'll read them in your smile Even when you cry It's nothing but another lie You get caught all the time Still you will always try Cause I got powers of observation I get all the information What you do and where you go Is all I need to know
5.
Always 03:43
Give her the space she wants All the space She says she wants Give her the time she needs Whenever she says Time is what she needs Always make her feel alright And satisfied, treat her right Try to make her feel good And understood When she talks All the time Always believe what she says And always agree With whatever she says Always do what she wants No matter what No matter what she wants Always make her feel alright And satisfied Treat her right Try to make her feel good And understood When she talks All the time
6.
أنا قاعد بستنى, بستناها وبستنى وهي هناك بتتهنا, تتهنا يابا تتهنا بليلي ونهاري, طال انتظاري. بستناها تترجع وتطفي لي ناري قالت حاجي تتحجج, أتحجج أنا بتحجج. والنار فيّ بتأجج, تتأجج يابا تتأجج. كل ما بقرب أكتر, هي بتبعد أكتر. كل ما بجرب بخسر واللهيب بيكبر. أنا قاعد بستنى, بستناها وبستنى وهي هناك بتتهنا, تتهنا يابا تتهنا. شو ما بعطيها ما بكفيها. ما في اشي نافع ولا اشي بيرضيها Waiting: Here I sit , I wait and wait / Wait for her , I always wait / She is out there feeling great / Man, she must be feeling great // All day and night long / I've been waiting far too long / My fire burns for her to come / Put it out and give me some // "Excuses", she keeps telling me / My Excuses, Why not she? / Flames inside, burning me / I swear to you, it's burning me. // And when I try to be near / She says I should stay off clear / Every time I try, I fail / Flames inside me burning pale // Here I sit , I wait and wait / Wait for her , I always wait / She is out there feeling great / Man, she must be feeling great // No matter what I do for her / It is never enough for her / Nothing ever works out well / Nothing satisfies her
7.
New Mask 03:27
I think I'm landing and no one is standing there for me I don't really recognize any of the faces I see From this corner you all look a little bit too strange I can't change the way you feel and I will never change I gotta find a new mask to conceal my disease I think that I am perfect now or this is the best I can Despite all my deep shit I'm a surviving man In the closet I'm trying on another kind of skirt Something longer Something darker To cover up my dirt I gotta find a new mask to conceal my disease
8.
أنا الغلطان, أنا الغلطان. حقك علي , أنا الغلطان. أنا مش زعلان. لا, مش زعلان. ليش تني أزعل وأنا الغلطان؟! أنا ندمان سامحيني هذا جن بييجيني يركب عقلي ويفتني والشيطان يخليني أحكي أشياء وأعمل أشياء الله يخزيك يا شيطان آه يا شيطان, أنت الغلطان انت اللي توسوس بقلب الانسان وأنا انسان و عندي احساس بس برضه بغلط زي كل الناس At fault: I am at fault / I am at fault / You have the right / I am at fault // I do not mind. / I do not mind / Why should I mind / while I am at fault? // I am sorry, forgive me / It's the genie bothers me / On my mind bewitches me / Satan always teases me / Makes me say things / Whoa whoa whoa whoa / Makes me do things / Allah defeat you, ya Satan // ah ya Satan / you are the one / You are the whisper / Inside man's heart // I'm but a man / A touchy man / I also make mistakes / Everyone can // I am sorry, forgive me / It's the genie bothers me / On my mind bewitches me / Satan always teases me / Makes me say things / Whoa whoa whoa whoa / Makes me do things
9.
Easier 07:19
It's easier to change myself Than trying to change my destiny I came to this conclusion now After all these years of questioning It's easier and better to compromise Sometimes giving up is also wise You've made my life harder Than they already are I've made your world so empty As you see It's easier to kill myself Than trying to change myself I came to this conclusion now After all these times of try and fall It's not easy at all to compromise Nevertheless it could be wise You've made my life harder Than they already are I've made your world so empty You've made my life so much harder Than I can take
10.
النهاية تمت الرواية. آن الأوان للعودة للبداية. كان هذا مشوارا مثيرا علمت فيه سرا كبيرا أتمنى أن تروا ما رأيت وتسيروا حيثما مشيت كل كائن يعيش لغاية اذا شاء يصل في النهاية والمصاعب تكون في البداية لتضيف طعما للرواية أتمنى أن تروا ما رأيت وتسيروا حيثما مشيت لكنني لم أفهم سر الحياة ولن يحل أحد لغز الممات... أتمنى... The end: This is the end / Now the story is over / It is the time to start it all over / I have gone through a fascinating way / A secret have I learned / it is here to stay // How I wish you could see / what I've seen / And go to all the places / I have been // every thing has a purpose / under the sky / It would get there if only it would try / all the hardship that is found at the start / adds to the story a flavor of the art // How I wish you could see / what I've seen / And go to all the places / I have been // But still i never got the secret of life / and no one will solve / the mystery of death // How I wish you could see / what I've seen / And go to all the places / I have been

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released March 1, 2009

Lenses: Jowan Safadi, Elad Shufan, Shai Horenstein, David Peretz.
Words and music by Jowan.
Arrangements and music production by Lenses.
Recorded by David and Nadav Azulay at Cactus Studios during 2007.
Cover photo by Niv Vaizer.
Thanks to our friends (specially Yohanan Kressel and Meytal Russo) and families (specially Don, Neta & Ofira).

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