{"id":1967,"date":"2020-01-14T14:43:50","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T18:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=1967"},"modified":"2024-09-14T22:57:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T01:57:13","slug":"a-lebanese-song-that-stood-the-test-of-time-what-wisdom-can-we-learn-from-its-lyrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2020\/01\/14\/a-lebanese-song-that-stood-the-test-of-time-what-wisdom-can-we-learn-from-its-lyrics\/","title":{"rendered":"A Lebanese song that stood the test of time. What wisdom can we learn from its lyrics?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"307\" src=\"http:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SingLebanon-1024x307.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SingLebanon-1024x307.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SingLebanon-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SingLebanon-768x230.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SingLebanon-1200x360.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\u064a\u0627 \u0646\u0627\u0637\u0631\u064a\u0646... \u0634\u0648 \u0646\u0627\u0637\u0631\u064a\u0646\u061f\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/avybcgYxSHs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From MTV, Lebanon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bambi discovered this song whilst visiting Beirut in December.\nIt seems that it naturally became one of the songs of the Lebanese revolution, although\nit is an older one written in a different time and context. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is the current context that different from the earlier\none(s)? Maybe but in as much as a context can be different when history tends\nto repeat itself, sometimes endlessly. This happens especially when people do\nnot seem to learn valuable lessons from their rich history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyhow, an amusing story about the famous singer (video above), Mr. Rabih El Khawli, is that he became a priest it seems. Yes, this rather handsome former artist turned his back to his artistic success and international career. It seems that he found his inner happiness in his faith during a personal spiritual journey, after the tragic death of his brother in a motorcycle accident. Good for him for his new life, if he is happier. Bambi is grateful for this beautiful song. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is an English translation of the lyrics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRevolt for once, revolt\u201d (title)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You who were waiting, what are you waiting for? What do you expect from those who stole the sunshine and sold the wind, along with their conscience? From those who stole the country and built houses larger than its squares?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You who were waiting, what are you waiting for?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Revolt for once. Stand up in those squares and tell them: You have stolen, you have killed, yes you have assassinated the people, the country, and the dream\u2026. And you turned this land into a refuge for the Pharisees (or self-righteous)\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the Lebanese population went down to the\nstreets again, calling for a \u201cweek of wrath\u201d (\u201csemaine de la col\u00e8re\u201d). After\nover 90 days of revolt, their politicians are still stuck at square one, with\nno government. They are simply demanding: (1) the formation of a government,\nthat is independent of them, AND (2) new parliamentary elections. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, some would say that the first demand may be too idealistic in a country known for sectarian politics. Maybe but how do you solve this issue of this increasingly severe economic crisis, disconnected politicians, and the resulting distrust of a nation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyhow, Bambi\u2019s heart goes to the people of Lebanon today more than ever, hoping that the dark days will end and the sun (of hope) will shine again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bambi discovered this song whilst visiting Beirut in December. It seems that it naturally became one of the songs of the Lebanese revolution, although it is an older one written in a different time and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1967"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30311,"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1967\/revisions\/30311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}