Je M'appelle Bagdad, Tina Arena

[Kademad]

Hello All,
Nour brought my attention to this song, which is sung by Tina Arena (best known for her dueto with Marc Anthony, "I want to spend my lifetime loving you", the OST of "The Mask of Zorro").

I want to share it with you, it's in french & I tried my best translating it to english;

Here's a link to the song:

Tina Arena - Je M'appelle Bagdad


Here's the french lyrics:

J'ai vécu heureuse
Dans mes palais
D'or noir et de pierres précieuses
Le Tigre glissait
Sur les pavés de cristal
Mille califes se bousculaient
Sur mes carnets de bal

On m'appelait
La Cité pleine de grâce
Dieu
Comme le temps passe

On m'appelait
Capitale de lumière
Dieu
Que tout se perd

Je m'appelle Bagdad
Et je suis tombée
Sous le feu des blindés
Je m'appelle Bagdad
Princesse défigurée
Et Shéhérazade
M'a oubliée

Je vis sur mes terres
Comme une pauvre
Sous les bulldozers
Les esprits me hantent
Je pleure ma beauté en ruine
Sous les pierres encore fumantes
C’est mon âme qu’on assassine

On m'appelait
Capitale de lumière
Dieu
Que tout se perd

Je m'appelle Bagdad
Et je suis tombée
Sous le feu des blindés
Je m'appelle Bagdad
Princesse défigurée
Et Shéhérazade
M'a oubliée
Mes contes des mille et une nuits
N'intéressent plus personne
Ils ont tout détruit

Je m'appelle Bagdad
Et je suis tombée
Sous le feu des blindés
Je m'appelle Bagdad
Princesse défigurée
Et Shéhérazade
M'a oubliée


And here's the english translation:

I have lived happily
in my palace
of black gold & invaluable stones
the Tigris was flowing down
over its crystalline pavement
Thousands of caliphes hustled
over my dance cards

They called me:
"The city full of grace"
God!
How time passes!

They called me:
"Capital of light"
God!
How everything disappears!

My name is Baghdad
and I've fallen
under the fire of guns
My name is Baghdad
The Disfigured Princess
and Shahrazad
has forgotten me

I live on my land
like a poor
under the bulldozers
The spirits haunt me
I cry over my ruined beauty
Under the still burning stones
This is my soul that they have assasined

They called me:
"Capital Of Light"
God!
how all disappears!

My name is Baghdad
and I've fallen
under the fire of guns
My name is Baghdad
The Disfigured Princess
and Shahrazad
has forgotten me
My stories of one thousand and one nights
don't interest anyone anymore
They have destroyed everything

My name is Baghdad
and I've fallen
under the fire of guns
My name is Baghdad
The Disfigured Princess
and Shahrazad
has forgotten me



Take Care

[lavie]

really nice words and nice try by tina arena who knew how to touch our hearts
with these sad words about our great capital which is loosing its shineness day after day

thanks allot kadem for your effort to translate it and for bringing it to us


thanks again

[ali al-kafaji]

thanks alot kade for the translating
really a wonderful song.

ali

[Ghayath]

Brother Kade u do a lot of COOLEST WORK ( no kissing ) ..

PS. check the another song for Tina Arena called ( Chains ) .. touchy one .

[Siran]

Well , i was really surprized , it is really nice !!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for sharing brother

[nourmena]

thanx kadum its very gr8 song but its realy sad...god bless baghdad & help us to pass these hard days...thanx again...bye

[bloodstone]

merci beaucoup,Kadum..
c'est un formidable chonson...

[Reem H.]

Truely great and sad..
thanx alot 4 sharing it with us !!

[Ghayath]

Hello friends ..
i guess the hosting site terminated file hosting , so i think someone who has the song could re-upload it as its a great one

as for now this is a link for the video clip of the song if any is intersted ..
but it takes sorta speedy net to get through

http://videos.tf1.fr/video/musique/clips/c...3297561,00.html

thanks

[yezen]

Link fixed ..