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Lisanki
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FROM BAR 1-25 
Chapter 6 
She
 3 
I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine; 
Ana li 7abeebi wa 7abeebi li 

he browses among the lilies. 
ar raa3i beyn as sowsani 

Chapter 8 
She 
6 
Place me like a seal over your heart, 
Ij3alni ka khatamin 3ala qalbika 

like a seal on your arm; 
Ka khatamin 3ala sa3idika 

for love is as strong as death, 
Li2annal ma7abbata qawiyyatun kal mowt 

It burns like blazing fire, 
Lahibuha laheebu nari 

like a mighty flame.[b] 
laThar rab 

FROM BAR 26-59 
The fragrance of your garments 
wa ra2i7atu thiyabiki 

is like the fragrance of Lebanon. 
ka ra2i7ati lubnan 

FROM BAR 60-73 
11 
Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride; 
Shafataki ya 3arousou taqturani shahdan 

milk and honey are under your tongue. 
ta7ta lisaniki 3asalun wa labanun 

BAR 73 
Chapter 1 
She[a] 
2 
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth— 
Liyu qabbilni bi qubulati famihi

Dogan sings: 
1.2 - Beni dudaklarıyla öptükçe öpsün! 
Çünkü aşkın şaraptan daha tatlı. 

BAR 76 
1.3 - Ne gü-zel ko-kuyor sür-dü-ğün e-sans, 
Dö-kül-müş e-sans san-ki adın, 
Kızlar bu yüz-den se-viyor se-ni. 

BAR 77-80 
Chapter 4 
He 
8 
Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, 
Halummi ma3i min Lubnana 

come with me from Lebanon. 
Ya 3arousou ma3i min Lubnan 

FROM BAR 82-92 in Syriac 
Chapter 4: 11 
Your lips drop sweetness as the honeycomb, my bride; 
Kekorithu motfon sefwotekh 

milk and honey are under your tongue. 
kul dipshu 7albu 

The fragrance of your garments 
t7et sefwatekh ree7 

is like the fragrance of Lebanon. 
taqsitekh akh ree7 lebnon 

including BAR 83 TO END 
Dogan sings: 
Chapter 4 
11. Ey yavuklum, bal damlar dudaklarından, 
Bal ve süt var dilinin altında, 
Lübnanın kokusu geliyor giysilerinden! 

FINAL BAR 
Chapter 1 
She[a] 
2 
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth— 
Nasqan min noscotot foumeh 

for your love is more delightful than wine. 
motolto be ra7mek men 7amro

Text Authorship:

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Bushra El-Turk (b. 1982), "Lisanki", 2015 [ voices and instrumental ensemble ], Composers Edition
        Publisher: Composers Edition [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-08-19
Line count: 77
Word count: 318

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