Marcel Khalifé (Arabic: مرسيل خليفة) was born in 1950 in Amchit, Mount-Leba… Read Full Bio ↴Marcel Khalifé (Arabic: مرسيل خليفة) was born in 1950 in Amchit, Mount-Lebanon. He studied the oud (the Arabic lute) at the Beirut National conservatory. His music works around the classical Arabic oud but also includes jazz piano and many other influences. His playing techniques expand far outside those of classical oud playing, however, and he is attributed for having greatly expanded the horizons of this traditional Arabic instrument.

Afraid of the Moon
Marcel Khalife Lyrics

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خبئيني أتى القمر
ليت مرآتنا حجر
ألف سر سرى
وصدرك عارى
و عيون على الشجر
لا تغطى كواكبا
ترشح الملح و الخدر
خبئيني. من القمر

وجه أمسى مسافر
ويدانا على سفر
منزلى كان خندقا
لا أراجيح للقمر
خبئينى. بوحدتى
و خذى المجد والسهر
و دعى لى مخدتى
أنت عندى
أم القمر
خبئيني أتى القمر
ليت مرآتنا حجر
ألف سر سرى
وصدرك عارى
و عيون على الشجر
لا تغطى كواكبا

ترشح الملح و الخدر
خبئيني. من القمر

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Marcel Khalife's song "Afraid of the Moon" (Kha'if Min Al Qamr) express the desire to be hidden and protected from the moon's gaze. The opening line "Hide me, the moon has come" sets the tone for the sense of vulnerability and exposure that the moon represents in the song. The next line "If only our reflection was a stone" suggests that if their image was not visible, they would not feel as exposed.

Line by Line Meaning

خبئيني أتى القمر
Hide me when the moon arrives

ليت مرآتنا حجر
If only our mirror is a stone

ألف سر سرى
A thousand secrets I kept

وصدرك عارى
And your chest is bare

و عيون على الشجر
And eyes on the trees

لا تغطى كواكبا
Don't hide the stars

ترشح الملح والخدر
The salt and the sediment seep

خبئيني. من القمر
Hide me. from the moon

وجه أمسى مسافر
A face that has become a traveler

ويدانا على سفر
And our hands ready for the journey

منزلى كان خندقا
My home was a trench