The Secret of Eternity
Poem by Khalil Gibran, as sang by Fayrouz, the legend. Most definitely one of my favorite songs ever.
Listen to song link: Ateeny Il Nay
Bring the flute and sing, that is the secret of eternity…
And the wailing of the flute remains, even after the end of existence…
Have you taken the forest, rather than the palace, to be your home?
Have you climbed up the creeks and the rocks?
Have you bathed in perfume and then dried yourself with sunlight?
Have you tasted the wine of the early morning from goblets of ether?
Bring the flute and sing, that is the secret of eternity…
And the wailing of the flute remains, even after the end of life…
Have you sat alone at dusk among the grapevines…
Among their clusters hanging like chandeliers of gold…?
Have you made the grass your night-time bed?
Have you wrapped yourself in the evening air with the sky for a blanket?
So that you can allow the future to come and let go of the past?
Bring me the flute and sing, so our hearts may be in balance…
And the wailing of the flute remains, even after the end of all sins…
Bring me the flute and sing, forget maladies and their cures…
For people are but lines of poetry written in the water…
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