Jerusalem, The Flower of All Cities

An Arabic song about the city of Jerusalem with English subtitles.
The song is by the widely admired and respected Lebanese singer, lady Fairuz.

Here is the original music video of the song from 1967  :




Jerusalem, The Flower of All Cities.

Lyrics :
...
It is for you O city of the prayer that I pray
It is for you O splendid home, O flower of the cities
O Jerusalem O Jerusalem O Jerusalem O city of the prayer
Our eyes are set out to you everyday
They walk through the porticos of the temples (synagogues)
Embrace of the old churches
And take the sadness away from the mosques
O night of Al asra O path of those who left for the sky
Our eyes are set out to you everyday and I pray
The child is in the cave and his mother is Mary two faces crying
For those who were exiled
For children without houses
For those who defended their homeland and were martyred at the gates
And the peace was martyred in the homeland of the peace
And the justice tumbled at the gates of the city
 
When The city of Jerusalem city fell
Love retreated and in the hearts of the world the war was settled
The child is in the cave and his mother is Mary two faces crying
And I'm praying ......
 
The glaring anger is on its way and I am sure of it
The bright anger is arriving, I will overcome the sadness
From everywhere, it will arrive riding the steeds of fear,
As the overwhelming face of God, there is no doubt about it, it will arrive.
 
The gates of our city will not be locked anymore, for I am heading there to pray
I will knock the gates and I will open them
And you, O Jordan river, will wash my face with holy water
And you,O Jordan river, will erase the trace of the Barbaric feet
 
The glaring anger is arriving riding the steeds of the fear
And will defeat whom is in power
This is our home and Jerusalem belongs to us
Bethlehem is ours & Jerusalem is ours
 
And in our hands we will celebrate the splendor of Jerusalem
By our hands the peace will return to Jerusalem
Peace is coming to Jerusalem
 Peace is coming to Jerusalem
Peace is coming to Jerusalem




Here you can enjoy listening to the song while reading the English subtitles :



 

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