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ختيار عالعكازة

ضيق لبسك ما عندك اوسع منه
تلات رباع ولاد الحي فيكي جنوا
ختيار ع العكازة عنت ع باله الجازي
(ختيار ع العكازة عنت ع باله الجازي)
طفل اللي حاملته امه يكاغي اسمك ع تمه
عجبتي خيه سحرتي بيه ودوبتي عمه

هيدا يقلك يئبرني هيدا يصفر ويغني
(هيدا يقلك يئبرني هيدا يصفر ويغني)
وتلاميذ المدارس ولا واحد فيهن دارس
إنتي مرقتي سرقتي حرقتي الاخضر واليابس

إنتي عملتي عجقة سير ع المفارق، ع المفارق (المفارق)
عالم تسأل بعضه مين يالي مارق
بوليس اللي ع الاشارة ولعت بقلبه نارا
(بوليس اللي ع الاشارة ولعت بقلبه نارا)
سيارات مشيهم عكس السير يوديهم
عم يطلع فيكي إنتي ومش سال فيهم

واللي شعراته شابوا يتحسر ع شابابه
(واللي شعراته شابوا يتحسر ع شابابه)
واللي من مرته خايف يعمل حاله مش شايف
قلبه دايب مثل الحمرة اللي فوق الشفايف

تتمشي مثل الغزلان دادي، دادي
ويزم عليكي الفسطان شويي زيادي
وبخصرك لما تموجي مثل الطفل الغنوجي
(وبخصرك لما تموجي مثل الطفل الغنوجي)
ختياري يجن جنونه ويدبلك بعيونه
أنا خايف يوقع ع الارض وعكازه يخونه

النسوان اللي حواليكي بيحكوا من الامس عليكي
(النسوان اللي حواليكي يحكو بالامس عليكي)
واللي تشوفك قبالا تخبي منك رجالا
ورفيقتها من غيرتها راح تقتل حالا

Old Man with a Cane

Your dress is tight, don't you have anything looser?
Three quarters of the neighborhood boys are crazy about you.
An old man with a cane, jazzy thoughts crossed his mind.
(An old man with a cane, jazzy thoughts crossed his mind.)
A child carried by his mother babbles your name on her breast.
You amazed, bewitched, and melted his uncle's heart.

This one curses me, that one whistles and sings.
(This one curses me, that one whistles and sings.)
And the school students, not a single one is studying.
You passed by, you stole, you burned everything, green and dry.

You caused a traffic jam at the intersections, at the intersections (intersections).
Everyone asking each other who is passing by.
The policeman at the signal, a fire ignited in his heart.
(The policeman at the signal, a fire ignited in his heart.)
Cars driving against traffic, where are they going?
He's staring at you and not caring about them.

And the ones whose hair has turned grey regret their youth.
(And the ones whose hair has turned grey regret their youth.)
And the one who's afraid of his wife pretends not to see.
His heart melts like the lipstick on your lips.

You walk like a gazelle, darling, darling.
And the dress hugs your curves just right.
And when you sway your hips like a spoiled child.
(And when you sway your hips like a spoiled child.)
My old man goes crazy and stares at you with his eyes.
I'm afraid he'll fall to the ground and his cane will betray him.

The women around you have been talking about you since yesterday.
(The women around you have been talking about you since yesterday.)
And the one who sees you in front of her hides her man from you.
And her friend, out of jealousy, will kill herself.