Gabriel Yared

Es gibt einen Vogel,
den haben Matrosen zum Herrscher gekront;
er fliegt um die Erde
vom Sudpol nach Norden. Kein Ziel ist zu weit:
Der Albatros kennt keine Grenzen.

Er segelt mit Wurde,
durchwandert die Lufte, als war er ein Gott;
er folgt ihren Schiffen
auf Hochsee, durch Klippen, berauschend sein Flug:
Er sucht ihren Weg durch die See.

Und kraschen die Sturme mit rauher Gewalt
auf den Ozeanen so unendlich weit,
dann fliegt er mit Feuer und steigt ungeheuer
zur Freiheit der Meere.

Doch wenn er gefangen
in armdicken Schlingen mit Tucke und List,
dann brechen die Schwingen;
es trauert das Meer, das den Herrscher vermißt:
Gefangen sein heißt fur ihn tot.

Die Sklaven der Erde,
verhohnt und geschunden, sie teilten sein Los,
wenn er lag gefesselt,
verblutend am Ufer, gebrochen sein Flug:
Der Albatros war ihr Symbol.

Doch ruft ihn die Weite, die endlose Macht,
dann sturmt er ins Freie mit maßloser Kraft;
er schwingt seine Flugel, sprengt Schlosser und Riegel
der Fesseln und Ketten.

Und turmen sich Wande
und greifen ihn Zwingen aus Wolken wie Blei;
und schlagen ihn Blitze,
er kampft mit den Schwingen das Hindernis frei.
Er findet den Weg auch im Orkan.

And am I born to die
To lay this body down
And as my trembling spirit fly
Into a world unknown

A land of deepest shade
Unpierced by human thought
The dreary region of the dead
Where all things are forgot

Soon as from Earth I go
What will become of me
Eternal happiness or woe
Must then my fortune be

A long, long time ago
I can still remember
How that music used to make me smile
And I knew that if I had my chance
I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while

Did you write the book of love
And do you have faith in God above
If the Bible tells you so
Now do you believe in rock 'n roll
And can music save your mortal soul
And can you teach me how to dance real slow

Well I know that you're in love with him
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
[both kicked off your shoes]
Man, I dig those rhythm 'n blues

I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew that I was out of luck
The day the music died
I started singin'

Chorus:

Bye bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
And good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin', "This will be the day that I die,
This will be the day that I die."

I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away
Well I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd heard the music years before
But the man there said the music wouldn't play

Well now in the streets the children screamed
[the children screamed]
The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
[the poets dreamed]
But not a word was spoken [not a word was spoken]
The church bells all were broken

And the three men I admire the most
The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died
We start singin'

(chorus)
(chorus)

We started singin'
(repeat 3 times)

Spend all your time waiting
for that second chance
for a break that would make it okay
there's always one reason
to feel not good enough
and it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction
oh beautiful release
memory seeps from my veins
let me be empty or weightless
and maybe I'll find
some peace tonight
In the arms of the angel
fly away from here
from this dark, cold hotel room
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverie
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort here
So tired of the straight line
and everywhere you turn
there's vultures and thieves
at your back
and the storm keeps on twisting
you keep on building the lies
that you make up for all
that you lack
it don't make no difference
escape one last time
it's easier to believe
oh in this sweet madness
this glorious sadness
that brings me to my knees
In the arms of the angel
fly away from here
from this dark, cold hotel room
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverie
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort there
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort here
some comfort here

I'm looking for a way to feel you hold me
To feel your heart beat just one more time
I'm reaching back, trying to touch the moment
Each precious minute that you were mine
How do you prepare, when you love someone this way,
To let them go a little more each day?

The stars we put in place
The dreams we didn't waste
The sorrows we embraced
The world belonged to you and me
The oceans that we crossed
The innocence we've lost
The hurting at the end
I go there again,
'cause it was beautiful.
It was beautiful.

Some days missing you is overwhelming
When it hits me you're not coming back
And in my darkest hours, I have wondered
Was it worth it for the time we had?
My thoughts get kinda scattered, but one thing I know is true
I bless the day that I found you

The stars we put in place
The dreams we didn't waste
The sorrows we embraced
The world belonged to you and me
The oceans that we crossed
The innocence we've lost
The hurting at the end
I go there again,
'cause it was beautiful.
It was beautiful.

*musical bridge*

The rules we stepped aside
The fear that we defied
The thrill of the ride
The fire in our hearts that burned
The oceans that we crossed
The innocence we've lost
The hurting at the end
I go there again,
'cause it was beautiful.
So beautiful.
It was beautiful.

Mama was queen of the mambo
Papa was king of the Congo
Deep down in the jungle
I started bangin' my first bongo

Every monkey'd like to be
In my place instead of me
Cause I'm the king of bongo, baby
I'm the king of bongo bong

I went to the big town
Where there is a lot of sound
From the jungle to the city
Looking for a bigger crown
So I play my boogie
For the people of big city
But they don't go crazy
When I'm bangin' in my boogie
I'm the "king of the bongo, king of the bongo bong"
Hear me when I come
King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong

They say that I'm a clown
Making too much dirty sound
They say there is no place for little monkey in this town
Nobody'd like to be in my place instead of me
Cause nobody go crazy when I'm bangin' on my boogie
I'm the king of the bongo, king of the bongo bong
Hear me when I come
"King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong"
Bangin' on my bongo all that swing belongs to me
I'm so happy there's nobody in my place instead of me
I'm a king without a crown hanging loose in a big town
But I'm the king of bongo baby I'm the king of bongo bong
King of the bongo, king of the bongo bong
Hear me when I come, baby, king of the bongo, king of the bongo bong...

A boom boom ba
A boom boom ba
A boom boom ba
A boom boom ba

Kele, filla, saba, nani, norou

A boom boom ba
Can you hear my heart beat in this world?
A boom boom ba
Do you know that behind all these words
A boom boom ba
Lies a deep desire Kamele he?
A boom boom ba
Me kouman me fora y bame
Are my dreams to be all I can do?
Lay o lay above, lay o lay below
And he said Annie will show them a new way
Me kouman me fora y bame
Kele, filla, saba, nani, norou

A boom boom ba
Can you hear my heart beat in this world?
A boom boom ba
Do you know that behind all these words
A boom boom ba
Lies a deep desire Kamele he?
A boom boom ba
Me kouman me fora y bame
Are my dreams to be all I can do?
Lay o lay above, lay o lay below
And he said Annie will show them a new way
Me kouman me fora y bame
Kele, filla, saba, nani, norou

A boom boom ba
Can you hear my heart beat in this world?
A boom boom ba
Do you know that behind all these words
A boom boom ba
Lies a deep desire Kamele he?
A boom boom ba
Me kouman me fora y bame

Kele, filla, saba, nani, norou

A boom boom ba
Aligna donguiri ma digne
A boom boom ba
Me kouman me for a y bame
A boom boom ba
Aligna donguiri ma digne he!
A boom boom ba
Me kouman me for a y bame

Kele, filla, saba, nani, norou
Can you hear my heart beat in this world?
Kele, filla, saba, nani, norou
Can you hear my heart beat in this world?
Kele, filla, saba, nani, norou
Can you hear my heart beat in this world?
Kele, filla, saba, nani, norou

Carolina...
Her tears are falling like the spanish moss
Disappearing...
Into beauty found in beauty lost

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So it goes, the summer blooms and
s away
Like moonlight falling on a bed
And there can be no solace in remembering
The words we never said


d postcards...
Of all the places she loves best
Take her far away...
As she presses wrinkles from her cotton dress



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So it goes the summer blooms and
s away
Like moonlight crashing to the earth
And there can be no solace in remembering
The way things never were