Mashrou’ Leila is a Lebanese seven-mem… Read Full Bio ↴Beirut, Lebanon (2008 – 2022)
Mashrou’ Leila is a Lebanese seven-member alternative rock band. The band formed in Beirut, Lebanon in 2008 as a music workshop at the American University of Beirut. Led by frontman and co-founder Hamed Sinno, the band has released one studio album while causing numerous controversies due to their satirical lyrics and themes.
Raksit Leila
مشروع ليلى Lyrics
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و أنا بيني و بينك مليونين
غنيلي عن ألباتنجان
كل شي ما عدا كيف تعبان
الوضع بالمعاملتين
و أنا مني واقف تحت أمرين
أمير و ملاك و سيستين
The lyrics to "Raksit Leila" by مشروع ليلى (Mashrou' Leila) reflect a sense of frustration with the way things are in the singer's life. The first two lines, "Not everything that seems good is actually good / And between you and me, there are millions," suggest that the singer may be feeling disillusioned or uncertain about their current circumstances. The repetition of the phrase "between you and me" adds a sense of intimacy to the lyrics, as though the singer is confiding in someone close to them.
The third and fourth lines, "Sing to me about eggplants / Everything except how tired I am," present a contrast between the mundane and the profound. The singer is asking for a simple distraction, something to take their mind off their exhaustion and the difficulties they're facing. The choice of eggplants as the subject of the song adds an element of humor to the lyrics, and may be interpreted as a deliberate attempt to lighten the mood.
The final three lines, "Caught between two worlds / I'm standing under two commands / A prince and an angel and sixty devils / It's no use who strikes," suggest that the singer is struggling with conflicting desires or obligations. The reference to "sixty devils" may be a nod to the Islamic concept of jinn, supernatural beings who are sometimes seen as tempters or troublemakers. Overall, the lyrics to "Raksit Leila" convey a sense of complexity and ambivalence, as the singer grapples with their emotions and the challenges of their situation.
Line by Line Meaning
مش كل شي نفع ضاربة عين
Not everything that glitters is gold.
و أنا بيني و بينك مليونين
There's a big difference between you and me.
غنيلي عن ألباتنجان
Sing to me about eggplants.
كل شي ما عدا كيف تعبان
Everything is fine except for how tired I am.
الوضع بالمعاملتين
The situation is complicated.
و أنا مني واقف تحت أمرين
I'm stuck in the middle of two conflicting opinions.
أمير و ملاك و سيستين
A prince, an angel, and sixty-six.
مش نافعة دخل المضربان
Entering into a fight is pointless.
Writer(s): mashrou' leila
Contributed by Nolan L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@bananabread8178
2010: omfg this is amazing
2011: omfg this is amazing
2012: omfg this is amazing
2013: omfg this is amazing
2014: omfg this is amazing
2015: omfg this is amazing
2016: omfg this is amazing
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2019: omfg this is still amazing
OMG I CANT BELIEVE IT I MADE THROUGH 2020 & 2021 AND OMFG THIS IS STILL AMAZING
@Rageify
There are many comments posting the lyrics and their translation (most are very literal) below, so I'll give you my personal interpretation of it instead but I'm sorry if my post isn't clear, I really don't know how to explain, lol. The genius of this song is that in 8 sentences (or expressions) they cover a bunch of topics: from superstition, to love, sex, politics, personal struggles and sometimes different topics in one sentence, depending on how you interpret that sentence. "Sing to me about eggplants," is an expression used 1- to dismiss something someone tells you -2- it can also mean "let's talk about silly stuff" and 3 - An "eggplant" also refers to penis, so it can also be interpreted as "Let's talk about sex." All that said, here's one way to look at it:
Not everything that works is jinxed
Money (can also be distance/class) comes between us
Sing to me about eggplants
Everything except your troubles
The situation is fucked up
And I'm not following two orders (can also be two things/commands)
A prince, an angel and two policies (to me, I see this as reference to Lebanon being ruled by foreign countries, religious leaders and its different internal political factions, unless by "mlek" he means "malik", i.e. "king")
Repression doesn't work (The literal translation is "it's not working in the jar." It can also be interpreted as a play on the English expression "in a pickle" or "jar of pickles.")
@sethappleton7628
If you speak Arabic , but have no idea what the song is about, you're not alone. It's a regional thing
@zolfis4719
It says in general I rather that you talk about eggplants not about the condition in Lebanon or your bad mood
@taliacool151
LOL
@shapereinhardt3151
Lebanese language are way different from arabic language even thou both what now called drives from semitic lang.
@mariamshohayeb6707
@@shapereinhardt3151 they are all similar and we all understand the each other except the north african arabic dialects besides Egypt are very different
@shapereinhardt3151
@@mariamshohayeb6707 not true...we dont all understand eachother.
@rllnd
10 years later if you still watch this ur legend.
@halayaniss9469
They’re legends 😍!
@saravlogs7659
🥺🥺
@salmagharby656
😭😭😭❤