It was late in a Lebanese restaurant
In the heat of a Lebanese night
There was dancing, people were singing
She came in from the garden outside
And in her eyes
I saw the stars
And I felt something happen in my heart

Then I knew I was going to meet
Her in the heat of a Lebanese night
And the girl inside the woman
Who came over to sit by my side
And when she smiled
The whole world stopped
It was then I heard the echoes of a child

And did you go to your bed with a sweet lullaby
And the sound of the guns in the night
And did you dance in the fields
Did you run for your life
From the hell that came down from the sky
On a Lebanese night, on a Lebanese night

We went down to the edge of the water
By the light of a Lebanese dawn
And she told me all the stories
Of her beautiful land in the war
Her tears fell down
The sun came up
And I saw again the young girl in her eyes 

Guammadt Ouyounak 'a Guinniyyi
Wa Sawt Bi 'llayl shou khifan
W' rahh bit dal hayk layliyi init sihran
Shi marra mshit bi hal mada, w' marra hrabt aw min hada
La indak jayi 'al guada w' kinit ta'ban
On a Lebanese night, on a Lebanese night

Ana Ma 'areft illa makan
Ma rahh bi fil minnou 'ssalam
Fa Hatha yashta' min ywazze'on
Mish killi el oulad fi 'hdiyyi ilon

And did you go to your bed with a sweet lullaby
And the sound of the guns in the night
And did you dance in the fields
Did you run for your life
From the hell that came down from the sky
On a Lebanese night, on a Lebanese night


VERTALING VAN DE TEKST VAN ELISSA
(Translation of the lyrics of Elissa)

You closed your eyes to a song
And a voice at night, oh so afraid
And you'll stay awake, at night you'll stay awake
That you walk in this road and run away from a fire or a person
For you I'm coming for lunch and I was tired

I know not but one place
Peace won't ever leave it
There's someone missing (someone else), who will give them away
Don't all children have a gift for them?