{"id":29890,"date":"2024-07-31T15:36:44","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T18:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=29890"},"modified":"2024-07-31T20:28:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T23:28:31","slug":"ms-nancy-hawa-isnt-her-song-about-palestine-entitled-khodni-a-baladi-take-me-to-my-country-refreshing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2024\/07\/31\/ms-nancy-hawa-isnt-her-song-about-palestine-entitled-khodni-a-baladi-take-me-to-my-country-refreshing\/","title":{"rendered":"Ms. Nancy Hawa: isn&#8217;t her song about Palestine, entitled &#8220;Khodni A Baladi&#8221; [Take me to my country], refreshing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"294\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MusicHeart.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29712\" style=\"width:474px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MusicHeart.jpg 611w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/MusicHeart-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Today, Bambi received a beautiful Arabic song, which was kindly shared by her childhood friend Hala from out of Beirut. In turn, she would like to share it with you in this post. The discovered talented singer is called Ms. Nancy Hawa and her song about Palestine, her birth country, is entitled &#8220;<em>Khodni A Baladi&#8221;.<\/em> Ms Hawa&#8217;s song, which is shared below, is about love and nostalgia for her birth country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For your convenience, and thanks to the assistance of Mr. <em>Google Translate<\/em>, you can find an English translation of this song&#8217;s lyrics following the <em>YouTube<\/em> video ( (lyrics and music: Dr. Qasim Younis; Mix master arrangement: Dawoud Ibrahim; Production: Dr. Qasim Younis (Awtari); Photography: Tamim Zoabi, Ahmed Qaddoura Ahmed Alawneh, Muhammad Manna. Muhannad Kabha Direction: Tamim Zoabi).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of note, although the song is meant for the beloved Palestine, it could have easily been for any other country, whether nearby or not, that we love and feel homesick for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks Hala for making this post possible. As for your Ms. Hawa, please keep singing. Palestine as well as the Middle East, and the entire world, need the healing power of music!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Nancy Hawa - Khodni A Baladi \/ \u0646\u0627\u0646\u0633\u064a \u062d\u0648\u0627 - \u062e\u062f\u0646\u064a \u0639 \u0628\u0644\u062f\u064a\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D5c4-pwzgVk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>\u201cA few pictures and a little news from my country<br>A pile of sweet gifts wrapped in memories<br>Advice from my father, a prayer from my mother\u2019s heart<br>And a handful of tenderness from my granny is worth as much as life<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>The colour of the sky in my country is different<br>My god, the sound of rain and even the air is different<br>People go and people come<br>And you remain, my country, in my heart as something else<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Take me with you to my country<br>Let me walk between the neighbourhoods<br>Protect me from the estrangement of life and plant life in me<br>Let me grow up on its streets<br>And with the magic of its moon, I stay awake<br>I swear I won&#8217;t be late<br>Just take me with you<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>A look of hope, a look of shame<br>With the eyes of first love<br>A wedding ceremony that unites neighbours<br>A sweet coffee pot<br>The sound of a bell ringing<br>The joy of a child<br>Starting the first grade<br>The smell of the country in the first rain<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>The stars of the sky sending peace<br>Tree leaves, rose fragrance, pigeons<br>They mention people and talk to people<br>No words can do you justice, O country<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Take me with you to my country<br>Take me back to the old days<br>Steal from me time and throw me to safety<br>Give me nostalgia from my country<br>Give me bread with oil and thyme<br>Truly I do not want more than this, but<br>Please take me with you<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Take me with you to my country<br>Make me forget everything that has passed<br>If only once, I can see the country, and let the heart relax<br>Serve me figs from our land<br>And from our plain green almonds<\/em> <em><br>I swear I won&#8217;t be late&#8230; Just take me with you\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/heart.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29790\" style=\"width:186px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/heart.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/heart-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Bambi received a beautiful Arabic song, which was kindly shared by her childhood friend Hala from out of Beirut. In turn, she would like to share it with you in this post. 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