Текст песни Act 2 - El Khalil Commentary - Steve Reich , Paul Hillier

The Arabic name
The Arabic name
The Arabic name of Abraham is Al-Khalil, Al-Khalil
We call Abraham
We call
We call Abraham, Khalilullah
It was called on his name
It was called
It was called on his name, Al-Khalil, which means "Friend of God"
They say that
They say
They say that Abraham is a Jew
He was a Muslim
This place is holy for me
This place is holy
This place is holy for me
You can't make war against my feeling
It's impossible to get in my heart
It's impossible
You can't make war against my feeling
It's impossible to get in my heart
It's a very mysterious place
I thought of all the history
I thought of all the history of it
I felt myself a very little piece
I am living now and he lived four
Thousand years ago and he was a prophet
Four thousand years ago
The angels, the invisible angels were sent
To him and I'm standing next to his grave
Standing next to his grave
Who knows four thousand years ago was buried
Who knows four thousand years ago
Was a man called Abraham
For me it's in faith
For me
For me it's in faith, yeah, inside
I hope that inshallah I get to paradise, who knows?
Who knows?
Who knows?
You want him, he is near you
You want him
You want him, he is near you
This is Khalil
This is Khalil, but especially at the night, yeah?
Especially
At the night, yeah?