On This Land

de Saint Levant

سوف نبقى هنا .. كي يزول الألمsawf nabqa huna .. kay yazuul al'alam
سوف نحيا هنا .. سوف يحلو النغمsawf nḥya huna .. sawf yaḥlū alnaghm
موطني موطني .. موطني ذا الإباءmawṭinī mawṭinī .. mawṭinī dhā al'ibā'
موطني موطني .. موطني يا أناmawṭinī mawṭinī .. mawṭinī yā anā

I hate that I'm more comfortable in EnglishI hate that I'm more comfortable in English
But everyday I tell myself that it's a privilegeBut everyday I tell myself that it's a privilege
Cuz I can talk about the way my people livingCuz I can talk about the way my people living
And I'll do it on this beat cuz I know you'll wanna listenAnd I'll do it on this beat cuz I know you'll wanna listen

I seen children with a visionI seen children with a vision
Turn to numbers on your TV screenTurn to numbers on your TV screen
I seen dreams and hopes of a college degreeI seen dreams and hopes of a college degree
Turn to dust and get buried up under all this debris uhTurn to dust and get buried up under all this debris uh

Our biggest weapon is our family treesOur biggest weapon is our family trees
We didn't choose to live this life overseasWe didn't choose to live this life overseas
I hear the sounds of the bombs in my sleepI hear the sounds of the bombs in my sleep
But I never in my life heard the sound of defeatBut I never in my life heard the sound of defeat

cuz we are a nation of displaced dreamerscuz we are a nation of displaced dreamers
Heritage keepersHeritage keepers
Overpaid leadersOverpaid leaders
By definition we are overachieversBy definition we are overachievers
Underpaid teachers of life can you hear us uhUnderpaid teachers of life can you hear us uh
And if you have a problem with me speaking upAnd if you have a problem with me speaking up
Tell my assistant 'cause I don't give a fuckTell my assistant 'cause I don't give a fuck
Imagine thinking you can censor usImagine thinking you can censor us

ما مننساش شهدانا يا سيديma minnansāsh shuhadānā yā sīdī
و على ارض الوطن تلاقينيwa 'alā arḍ alwatan talāqīnī
ما مننساش شهدانا يا سيديma minnansāsh shuhadānā yā sīdī
و على ارض الوطن تلاقينيwa 'alā arḍ alwatan talāqīnī
حتى لو سدو الميدانḥattá law sadū almaydān
حتى لو سرقوا العنوانḥattá law suriqū al'unaan
تراب القدس الغالية، بيت حنينة الطيبةturāb alquds alghāliyyah, bayt ḥanīnat altayyibah
اه يا بلدي ما بننساكah yā baladī mā bannāsak
تراب القدس الغالية، بيت حنينة الطيبةturāb alquds alghāliyyah, bayt ḥanīnat altayyibah
اه يا بلدي ما بننساكah yā baladī mā bannāsak

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