"YAFA" lyrics

[Arabic :]

الزيتون شجر
الأرض في مربوط
تحميه والشمس
المحروق والشجر
بضل
بسقيه الحب
والنجم
والقمر
والمي
والبحر
جاي أنا وين من بنسى ما
ايدي وعلى بالهوا طار عصفور
البيت مفتاح
بالنعناع والشاي
الصيف ريحة
يافا وهوا
والنجم
والقمر
والمي
والبحر
جاي أنا وين من بنسى ما
جاي أنا وين من بنسى ما
جاي أنا وين من بنسى ما

Life was just different...
First of all, we lived in a big house
It would fill up with people once a month
We used to host a gathering every Saturday
All our friends would come
Inaya would sing, and Manwa would dance!
I'm telling you, we lived like royalty
We went to Nazareth for what was supposed to be a month
And we stayed indefinitely...
They say home is where the heart is
But what if you don't have one?
Would it be where I'm most honest?
I say home is where my art is
My penmanship's my anthem
More committing than a promise
Got my family by my side for life
Every day I'm reaching a new height
Freedom in my thoughts, they raised me right
They can't ever stop my inner child

And what happened to your house?
It's gone. They demolished it.
It's part of the sea now
But I lived a full life
From when I was young to when I got older
A life so full, so alive
It was amazing


[English Translation:]

The olive trees
Are rooted in the ground
The sun protects them
The burnt trees
Stay standing
They're watered by love
And the stars
And the moon
And the water
And the sea
I will never forget where I come from
A bird flew in the wind and onto my hands
The house key
And mint tea
The smell of summer
And the breeze of Yafa
And the stars
And the moon
And the water
And the sea
I will never forget where I come from
I will never forget where I come from
I will never forget where I come from

Life was just different...
First of all, we lived in a big house
It would fill up with people once a month
We used to host a gathering every Saturday
All our friends would come
Inaya would sing, and Manwa would dance!
I'm telling you, we lived like royalty
We went to Nazareth for what was supposed to be a month
And we stayed indefinitely...
They say home is where the heart is
But what if you don't have one?
Would it be where I'm most honest?
I say home is where my art is
My penmanship's my anthem
More committing than a promise
Got my family by my side for life
Every day I'm reaching a new height
Freedom in my thoughts, they raised me right
They can't ever stop my inner child

And what happened to your house?
It's gone. They demolished it.
It's part of the sea now
But I lived a full life
From when I was young to when I got older
A life so full, so alive
It was amazing