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بطاقة حب
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This page contains a translation into English of the lyrics to the Moroccan song "Bitaqat Hob", which was popularized by Samira Said. Also included is a transliteration of the Arabic lyrics into the Roman alphabet so you can sing along if you like.
Song lyrics are provided for educational purposes. If you like the song, please purchase either the album or a download from an authorized source. About this SongSamira Said represented Morocco with this song in the April 1980 Eurovision competition, where she placed 18th. It is common in the Middle East for popular songs to be released in more than one language. Record companies do business in more than one country, and when they achieve a hit song in one place, they work with lyricists and artists to create versions in other languages to release elsewhere. The original song was created with Arabic lyrics by a Moroccan composer and lyricist duo. A version with Greek lyrics named "Tosi Kardia, Tosi Agapi" was released later in the year by Filippos Nikolaou. About Samira SaidSamira Said is a Moroccan pop singer. She was born in Morocco in 1958. After being discovered on a Moroccan television program named Mawaheb, she moved to Egypt in 1977 to launch her career. She now holds both Moroccan and Egyptian citizenship. In 1980, she represented Morocco in the Eurovision competition, placing 18th out of 19 contestants. In the years that followed, she achieved success in Egypt, releasing a number of recordings. In 2000, she released "Leila Habibi", which won best video in the Arab world in 2001 at the Cairo Arabic Music Festival. She has gone on to win more than 40 awards. |
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Lyrics
Numbers in parentheses refer to footnotes that appear at the bottom of the translation.
Arabic Lyrics |
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| نحن أطفال كلّ الدنيا | Nahna atfal kull el-dunya | We are the children of the whole world |
| طالبين عيشة رضية هنية | Talbeen aisha radhia hanya | Asking for a decent happy life |
| ما فيهاش حقد, ما فيهاش نار | Ma feehash heqd, ma feehash nar | Asking a life free of greed and fire |
| و لا خصام بين جار و جار | W la khissam beyn jar w jar | And no antagonism with neighbors |
| نحن أطفال كلّ الدنيا | Nahna atfal kull el-dunya | We are the children of the whole world |
| طالبين عيشة رضية هنية | Talbeen aisha radhia hanya | Asking for a decent happy life |
| ما فيهاش حقد, ما فيهاش نار | Ma feehash heqd, ma feehash nar | Asking a life free of greed and fire |
| و لا خصام بين جار و جار | W la khissam beyn jar w jar | And no antagonism with neighbors |
| ما فيهاش شميس بين الألوان | Ma feehash shmeys beyn el-alwan | A place with no color discrimination |
| و الأصل واحد, و الكل أخوان | W el-assl wahed, w el-kull ikhwan | And the essence is one and we are all brothers |
| ما بغينا حروب و لا آلام | Ma bghina hroub w la alam | We don't want either wars or pain |
| بغيين حياة كلها سلام | Baghyin hayat kulha salam | We want a life filled with peace |
| ما فيهاش شميس بين الألوان | Ma feehash shmeys beyn el-alwan | A place with no color discrimination |
| و الأصل واحد, و الكل أخوان | W el-assl wahed, w el-kull ikhwan | And the essence is one and we are all brothers |
| ما بغينا حروب و لا آلام | Ma bghina hroub w la alam | We don't want either wars or pain |
| بغيين حياة كلها سلام | Baghyin hayat kulha salam | We want a life filled with peace |
| فيها الأمان و الحق و الخير | Feeha el-aman w el-haq w el-kheir | A safe place where you can find justice and prosperity |
| فيها الوفاء و الحب الكبير | Feeha el-wafa' w el-hobb el-kbeer | Where there's loyalty and great love |
| بطاقة حب و أشواق حارة | Bitaqet hobb w eshwaq harra | A postcard of love with warm greetings |
| مش مو من جبين غادرة | Mesh mou men jbeen ghadra | Not sent by the traitors of peace |
| معها الرجاء, كل الرجاء | Ma'aha er-rajaa, kull er-rajaa | With the postcard we send our wishes |
| ليلاقي عالم يلبي النداء | Leylaqi aalam youlabbi en-nida' | That the world receives the postcard and responds to our call |
| نحن أطفال كلّ الدنيا | Nahna atfal kull ed-dunya | Signed by the children of the whole world |
| طالبين عيشة رضية هنية | Talbeen aisha radhia hanya | Who are asking for a decent happy life |
| ...لا لالالالا | La lalalala... | La lalalala... |
| ...لالا لالالالا | Lala lalalala... | Lala lalalala... |
| ...لالا لالالالا | Lala lalalala... | Lala lalalala... |
| ...لالالالا لالا لالا | Lalalala lala lala... | Lalalala lala lala... |
| ...لا لالالالا | La lalalala... | La lalalala... |
| ...لالا لالالالا | Lala lalalala... | Lala lalalala... |
| ...لالا لالالالا | Lala lalalala... | Lala lalalala... |
| ...لالالالا لالا لالا | Lalalala lala lala... | Lalalala lala lala... |
Translations of
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Translations on this web site for songs performed by Samira Said include:
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