The Prayer In The Rahbani Plays
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يالله يالله يالله يالله واسع بابك واسع عالدنية كلّها يالله يالله يالله يالله ضوّ نهارك طالع و الرّزقة هالله شمس المطالع باب الواسع و الضوّ الطّالع طالع و مشينا و يالله
فرحك عطيّه و كرمك دار و كنوزك غنيّه و إيدينا صغار لا إنت بتمنع و لا نحنا منشبع يا بحر الكرم الأوسع |
Oh Dieu !Oh Dieu! ( Allons y
!) Votre Porte est ouverte sur le Monde Oh Dieu !Oh Dieu! Allons!( Allons y !) LA Lumière de Votre Jour est Là et nous allons gagner notre pain Soleil des Levants , Grande Porte Lumière qui se lève , allons y , marchons
Votre Joie, quelle don , votre générosité, est notre maison Vos trésors sont immenses , et nos mains sont petites Vous n'empêchez jamais , et nous ne nous rassasions jamais Oh Grande mer de générosité |
Oh God ! Oh God ! ( Let's Go) Your Door is widly open on this world Oh God ! Oh God ! ( Let's Go) The Light of your day is shining as we seek our daily bread Sun of the Levants , Wide door Shining light , Let's go
Your Joy is a gift , your generosity is our home your treasure are huge, and our hands are small you never stop giving , we never have enough You Widest sea of generosity
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Dear Friends
may I start by asking your forgiveness if my french translation isn't very good , well not better than my english one :-) , but it is a little attempt to reach to those who don't understand arabic and don't know what they are missing .
In this song , the rahbanis reflect on the common Lebanese persons , this the first song in the play ( Al Chakhs ) = VIP , it is the song of the vegetable vendors in the morning in the market , this song is more a prayer than it is a song , because in the oriental language the name of GOD is present in every conversation , even without wanting it , try to listen to any of those vendors who pass by your house trying to sell vegetables on their chariots , their words are closer to a prayer than they are to a publicity speech .
But we must note here the fact that the Rahbanis are here using a philosophical concept that was first issued by the indian philosopher ( Taghor ) :
Your gifts are endless oh Lord , and my hands are so small , but keep pouring , for the days shall end and there will remain emptyness in my hands .
But the wisdom of the rahbanis here comes in the fact that they knew how to mold and present this philosophy in the words of the purest human figure , a vegetable salesman in the market . As if it is a call from the rahbanis to us to look around and search for God in the words of everyone around us.
Hicham