A tribute concert for the artist Magdi Boulos at New South Wales Parliament by Dr. Bahia Abou Hamad
Magdi, great artist, rejoice!
O Egypt, sing today and be glad!
He gave music the great voices,
And they were enraptured!
O eyes of the envious, be slaughtered!
“Umm Kulthum” came to him like a song,
Its melody is wine without a cup,
And diamonds flow over a fingertip,
She annihilated the tear of sorrow
With her playing,
For the wound in its melodies is hope,
O splendour of melodies, be wounded!
And the Nile, the river of goodness He adores it
And the head rises above the date palm
O our coming glory in our exile
Colour us a rainbow
Guide the artist's steps on his journey
Make him a star without adornment
The radiant one, a note that resounded
Say: O beautiful one of art, sweep away
The name is a treasure and passion a string
O treasures of the universe, open up
Is Boulos lives for our nation?
And the people weep for the phantom's tyranny
Your singing strings Revive him
Pour upon him a cloud of joy
Your precious honour honours us
O medals of glory, prostrate yourselves
For the chest, like the pyramids, is its source
Prostrate yourselves upon the marble of the chest
Magdi... does the glory have a homeland?
O Muse of Poetry... Praise him.
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