Ana Yousef Ya Abi
Marcel Khalife Lyrics

عندما مر النسيم و لاعب شعري غاروا و ثاروا
As the breeze passed by, the jealous poets became furious and erupted.

غاروا وثاروا علي وثاروا عليك فماذا صنعت لهم يا ابي
They became jealous and angry with me, and turned against you. What did I do to them, my father?

انا يوسف يا ابي
I am Joseph, my father.

يا ابي اخوتي لا يحبونني لا يريدونني بينهم اه يا ابي
My brothers do not love me, neither do they want me among them. Oh, my father!

يعتدون علي و يرمونني بالحصى و الكلام
They attack me and throw stones and harsh words at me.

يريدونني ان اموت لكي يمدحوني
They want me to die so that they can praise me.

وهم اقفلوا باب بيتك دوني
They closed the door of your house on me.

وهم طردوني من الحقل
They expelled me from the field.

وهم سمموا عنبي
They poisoned my grapevine.

انا يوسف يا ابي
I am Joseph, my father.

انا يوسف يا ابي
I am Joseph, my father.

يا ابي اخوتي لا يحبونني لا يريدونني بينهم اه يا ابي
My brothers do not love me, neither do they want me among them. Oh, my father!

الفراشات حطت على كتفي و مالت علي السماء والطير حلق فوق يدي
Butterflies landed on my shoulder, and I tilted towards the sky while a bird flew above my hand.

فماذا صنعت انا يا ابي يا ابي ولماذا انا
What did I do, my father, and why me?

فماذا صنعت انا يا ابي يا ابي ولماذا انا
What did I do, my father, and why me?

انت سميتني يوسف يا ابي
You named me Joseph, my father.

يا ابي انت سميتني يوسف يا ابي
Oh, my father, you named me Joseph.

يا ابي انت سميتني يوسف يا ابي
Oh, my father, you named me Joseph.

يا ابي وهم اوقعوني في الجب واتهموا الذئب والذئب ارحم من اخوتي ابتي ابتي ابتي يا ابتي
Oh, my father, they threw me in the well and accused the wolf, but the wolf is more merciful than my brothers. My father, my father, my father.