Asmahan Commemoration Festival at Dr. Bahia Abou Hamad's Salon 2019
O Asmahan, your voice has revived you
You are the princess, and fragrance is your world
Amal Fahd from the mountains of Arabia,
Did the heart of the East call you by name?
For the name is a source of pride for the world,
O star that shone here...
Thanks to the one who named you
You surpassed all creation with a magical melody,
Like the song of birds in the heavens
What is the beloved "Al-Atrash"
But a nickname that shone like light on wires?
This is Farid Al-Atrash,
Whose pride is in the splendour of his melodies.
Vienna... and what joy could there be
In a night there
If you didn't wish for a lifetime in your presence?
Even the birds whispered in paradise,
Saying to the Lord of the universe,
"How sweet you are!"
All hearts Her desires changed
When you commanded the heart to love you
Behold, Egypt has given you a warm cradle
And the Nile has covered you with glories
No, you did not die in the folds of a canal
For the water embraced you
At "Al-Bahia" we gathered together
Our joys...no,
They would not have been without you
We have not forgotten the notes
Of the songs...our fear
In the hustle and bustle of work,
That we might forget you
And the voice sings despite the distance
Indeed, in Sydney, we have raised your banner
How many nations have perished in their graves
They vanish...but your memory remains eternal
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