Aziza [English translation]

Tell me, who is the one who stays up for days?

Tell me, who is the one who doesn't sleep unless you do?

Tell me, who is the one who stays up for days?

Tell me, who is the one who doesn't sleep unless you do?

Tell me, who is the one who stays up for days?

Tell me, who is the one who doesn't sleep unless you do?

This woman,

The Arab woman

This woman, this,

The Arab woman

the one that lives her whole life for you

for you

This woman

The Arab woman

This woman

The Arab woman

the one that lives her whole life for you

in its entirety, for you

She is precious1

She is worth a hundred others

and six hundred also if you wanted it to be so

Outside she is a princess

and in every time

she also remains a princess when at home

She is precious1

She is worth a hundred others

and six hundred also if you wanted it to be so

Outside she is a princess

and in every time

she also remains a princess when at home

She is content with an ounce of bread, oh boy

and with some lupin beans along the Corniche2

Tell her then and don't hide

Oh boy, oh boy

that you are jealous because of her, oh boy

and that there is big love in your heart, oh boy

It is a chance that needs no thinking

Oh boy, oh boy

She is content with an ounce of bread, oh boy

and with some lupin beans along the Corniche2

Tell her then and don't hide

Oh boy, oh boy

that you are jealous because of her, oh boy

and that there is big love in your heart, oh boy

It is a chance that needs no thinking

Oh boy, oh boy

1. a. b. This word "Aziza", the title, can mean "precious" or "full of pride."2. a. b. The Corniche of the Nile is a place in Cairo famous as a spot for lovers to meet. It is traditional to eat lupin beans, hummus and drink tea there, hence the reference.

• Artist:Carole Samaha
• Album:Zakrayati