Song Name (English): Our Beloved Have Arrived
Song Name (Arabic): طلّوا حبابنا
Romanized: Tallou Hbabna
This is an Arabic classic song by the Lebanese singer Wadih El Safi from the album “Wadih El Safi Collection”, released in the 1960s. It is a soulful, evocative piece lasting approximately 7 minutes. The song was both written and composed by Wadih El Safi.
Verse 1
طـلـّوا حـبـابـنـا طـلـّوا نـسّـم يـا هـوا بـلادي
Our beloved ones have arrived; the breeze, oh wind of my country, has come.
Tallou hababna, tallou nassam ya hawa biladi
بـيـن ربـوعـنـا حـلـّوا وضـحـكـت زهـرات الـوادي
Among our lands, they blossomed, and the valley’s flowers smiled.
Bayn rubu’ana hallaw wa dahikat zahraat al-wadi
وبـالـفـّيـات غـنـّـيـنـا وعـالـمـيـّـات إتـلاقـيـنـا
And with the airs, we sang, and with the harmonies, we united.
Wa bil-fiyaat ghannayna wa ‘alamiyyat itlaqeena
وعـلى الأغـصـانـا حـلـّـوا ويـنـسـانـا الـطـّيـر الـشّـادي
And on our branches, they blossomed, and the melodious bird reminded us.
Wa ‘ala al-aghsaana hallaw wa yinsana al-tayr al-shaadi
ونـحـنـا حـكـايـات في بـالـه، مـنـّـا نـغـمـات مـوّالـه
And we are tales in our minds, from us come flowing melodies.
Wa nahnu hikayat fi balah, minna naghmāt mawwāla
ونـحـنـا حـكـايـات في بـالـه، مـنـّـا نـغـمـات مـوّالـه
And we are tales in our minds, from us come flowing melodies.
Wa nahnu hikayat fi balah, minna naghmāt mawwāla
ولـمّـا الـنـّـسـمـات تـحـلالـه بـيـن الـغـابـات بـيـنـادي
And when the breezes danced between the forests, calling out.
Wa lamma al-nasamaat tahalla bayn al-ghabaat baynadi
لـمّـا الـنـّـسـمـات تـحـلالـه بـيـن الـغـابـات بـيـنـادي
And when the breezes danced between the forests, calling out.
Wa lamma al-nasamaat tahalla bayn al-ghabaat baynadi
فـوق جـبـالـنـا الـسّــمـره طـلّ الـفـجـر يـحـاكـيـنـا
Over our dark mountains, dawn has come to speak to us.
Fawq jabalna al-samra, tall al-fajr yuhakina
وبـيـن مـروجـنـا الـخـضـره، صـار الــورد يـنـاديـنا
And amidst our green meadows, the roses began calling us.
Wa bayn maroujna al-khudra, saar al-ward yunadina
والأطـيـار ع المـيـلـيـن تــروي خــبــار دروب الـعـيـن
And the birds on the railings narrate the news of the paths of the eye.
Wa al-atyaar ‘al al-meeleen tarwi khabar droub al-‘ain
فـوق جـبـالـنـا الـسّـمـره طـلّ الـفـجـر يـحـاكـيـنـا
Over our dark mountains, dawn has come to speak to us.
Fawq jabalna al-samra, tall al-fajr yuhakina
ونـحـنـا مـن بـعـيـد نـهديـلـه عـن حـبّ جـديـد نـحـكـيـلـه
And we, from afar, dedicate to him the tale of a new love.
Wa nahnu min ba’id nahdeeluh ‘an hubb jadeed nahkeeluh
ونحـنـا مـن بـعـيـد نـهديـلـه وعـن حـبّ جـديـد نـحـكـيـلـه
And we, from afar, dedicate to him—and about a new love, we tell him.
Wa nahnu min ba’id nahdeeluh wa ‘an hubb jadeed nahkeeluh
وعـالـسّـمـر الـغـيـض نـومـيله من خـمـر الـعـيـد يـسـقـيـنـا
And on the dark gatherings, we bestow upon him; from the wine of the feast, he gives us drink.
Wa ‘al al-samr al-ghaydh numeeluh min khamr al-‘eid yasqeenah
عـالـسّـمـر الـغـيـض نـومـيله، من خـمـر الـعـيـد يـسـقـيـنـا
And on the dark gatherings, we bestow upon him; from the wine of the feast, he gives us drink.
Al-samr al-ghaydh numeeluh, min khamr al-‘eid yasqeenah
Verse 2
طـلـّوا حـبـابـنـا طــلـّوا نـسّــم يـا هـوا بـلادي
Our beloved ones have arrived; the breeze, oh wind of my country, has come.
Tallou hababna, tallou nassam ya hawa biladi
بـيـن ربـوعـنـا حـلــّوا وضـحـكـت زهـرات الـوادي
Among our lands, they blossomed, and the valley’s flowers smiled.
Bayn rubu’ana hallaw wa dahikat zahraat al-wadi
وبـالـفـّيـات غـنـّـيـنـا وعـالــمـيـّـات إتـلاقـيـنـا
And with the airs, we sang, and with the harmonies, we united.
Wa bil-fiyaat ghannayna wa ‘alamiyyat itlaqeena
وعـلى الأغـصـانـا حـلـّـوا ويـنـسـانـا الـطـّيـر الـشّـادي
And on our branches, they blossomed, and the melodious bird reminded us.
Wa ‘ala al-aghsaana hallaw wa yinsana al-tayr al-shaadi
ونـحـنـا حـكـايـات في بـالـه، مـنـّـا نـغـمـات مـوّالـه
And we are tales in our minds, from us come flowing melodies.
Wa nahnu hikayat fi balah, minna naghmāt mawwāla
ونـحـنـا حـكـايـات في بـالـه، مـنـّـا نـغـمـات مـوّالـه
And we are tales in our minds, from us come flowing melodies.
Wa nahnu hikayat fi balah, minna naghmāt mawwāla
ولـمّـا الـنـّـسـمـات تـحـلالـه بـيـن الـغـابـات بـيـنـادي
And when the breezes danced between the forests, calling out.
Wa lamma al-nasamaat tahalla bayn al-ghabaat baynadi
لـمّـا الـنـّـسـمـات تـحـلالـه بـيـن الـغـابـات آه بـيـنـادي
And when the breezes danced between the forests, ah, calling out.
Wa lamma al-nasamaat tahalla bayn al-ghabaat, ah baynadi