{"id":5615,"date":"2020-07-29T16:43:35","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T19:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=5615"},"modified":"2020-07-29T18:43:38","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T21:43:38","slug":"ms-carole-samaha-singing-at-the-dawn-of-the-third-millennium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2020\/07\/29\/ms-carole-samaha-singing-at-the-dawn-of-the-third-millennium\/","title":{"rendered":"Ms. Carole Samaha singing “At the dawn of the third millennium”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Bambi lives on a different planet sometimes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although this song is 20 years old, Bambi just discovered it recently :).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to the internet radio she listens to whilst working, she now knows this beautiful song’s title and history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Lebanese Arabic, it means \u201cAt the dawn of the third millennium<\/em>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This song was composed for Ms. Carole Samaha by Mr. Osama Al Rahbani, a musician and composer (son of the famous musician and poet, Mr. Mansour Rahbani). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below you can find an English translation of the lyrics (taken from https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=paNxQMQi0eA<\/a>), followed by the fantastic performance of this singer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“At the dawn of the third millennium, there is still hunger<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Homeless\nchildren, crying and tears!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let us\nend all wars, oh powerful nations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No to\npoverty<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No to\noppression<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No to\nracism<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who are\nyou? I would not question (I would not care)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But your\nsadness told me who you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t\nknow (care) which colour nor which religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All I\nknow is that you are my brother<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My\nbrother in humanity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the\ndawn of the third millennium, yet, there are still those exiled<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People\nwho have been in detention for years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let us,\nat the dawn of this new era when the world is so longing for peace<\/p>\n\n\n\n

End all\noppression<\/p>\n\n\n\n

End all\nfear<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And agree\non justice<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who are\nyou?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would\nnot question (I would not care),<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But your\nsadness told me who you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t\nknow (care) which colour nor which religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All I\nknow is that you are my brother, my brother in humanity<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I come\nfrom the East<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The land\nof faith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our\nvillages are the home of the sunrise and the colours of the time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From here\nto all the people (of the whole world) we send our greetings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May\ngenerations go and come on the path of freedom!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who are\nyou?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would\nnot question (I would not care),<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But your\nsadness told me who you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don’t\nknow (care) which colour nor which religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All I know is that you are my brother, my brother in humanity\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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