DAM - Born Here - هون انولدت

DAM is a Palestinian rap group known for politically charged lyrics. This a rough translation of the Arabic version of their song "Born Here." Some of the lines are a bit difficult and it needs work, so suggestions would be great. The lyrics to the Hebrew version are completely different aside from the chorus.

DAM - Born Here The first thing we must possess is the initiative Listen, understand, wake up, you could call it civilization We’re in a conflict that we’ve been stuck in for so long They call it conspiracy and lack of consciousness is what allows it to remain

Let me introduce myself I’m from the land known as Lod

Within her are those who kill without paying the price and those who destroy

The people who make the mistake of building on their land

And everything that happens is just because they are alone

Change, take the noble position and look around

The minds forever understand that the power is with the collective and never with the individual

Usually if we think this way then we’re solitary from the group

And the mistake is that we think with the group

But this is a mistake because it is true and must continue

And we said hand in hand we didn't mean finger

To take you must demand and the power is with the collective

Chorus:

Our neighborhood is embarrassed not dressed in silk (If the fear remains within us)

A bride without a veil waiting for her turn to beautify (ethnic cleansing is knocking at our doors)

Time has passed her by and forgotten her (that’s why)

Her hope has become a prisoner to the separation wall

Every bird will break free from its cage take off and fly (I was born here and here I will stay)

Among us the destruction of houses is like a whisper

The more we remain silent the body of the people dies

But if it screams “no,” you drown it in a sea of truth

Listen, I can understand every eye that has cried from sadness

But I don't understand those who do not wipe their eyes

Letting them stream onto the land while they sit paddling through their tears

What’s become of us? What’s all this that’s happened to us?

Maybe its because we’re the ones who are opening our legs?

What a travesty that time there was a demonstration against the destruction of houses

There was a hundred people, 90 of them Jews

If today you stand and watch how are they sitting forsaking your neighbor

Tomorrow when they inch closer to your house

you neighbor like you will just stand and watch your place

The chain is long but the end result is a loss of capability

The weak sees and knows but is scared

If fear remains within us our kids will just be shut up

And what do we say to the weakest link? See ya later

Chorus:

Our neighborhood is embarrassed not dressed in silk (If the fear remains within us)

A bride without a veil waiting for her turn to beautify (ethnic cleansing is knocking at our doors)

Time has passed her by and forgotten her (that’s why)

Her hope has become a prisoner to the separation wall

Every bird will break free from its cage take off and fly (I was born here and here I will stay)

Bridge:

Our eyes see our children turn toward the future whose limits are the sky

The slogan that is from the dust of destruction is erased

Yet the light does not go out

Our lives are the toilet of the Zionism that drops its filth on us on our own property

We’re oppressed but nobody flushes not even us

And the filth multiplies more and more

At any moment it’s going back where it came from

But the closer it gets, in reverse the doer becomes the one who is acted upon

And just purifies what’s close to him

And he expects that it’s the time it all boils over

In order to emphasize every word

And like this everyone stands up

And like this we stop the wall

And like this we stop the train

And the steel fence will become far from our home

And eventually we’ll put an end to destroyed houses and displaced families

Chorus:

Our neighborhood is embarrassed not dressed in silk (If the fear remains within us)

A bride without a veil waiting for her turn to beautify (ethnic cleansing is knocking at our doors)

Time has passed her by and forgotten her (that’s why)

Her hope has become a prisoner to the separation wall

Every bird will break free from its cage take off and fly (I was born here and here I will stay)

DAM - هون انولدت

اول اشي لازم نمتلكه هي المبادرة
اسمع افهم استيقظ , بتقدر تناديها محاضرة
احنا بمصارعة اللي من زمان ثبتونا فيها
بنادوها مؤامرة وعدم وعي اللي مخليها
اعرفكم على نفسي انا من بلد اسمها اللد
فيها اللي بيقتل ما بدفع الثمن وفيها اللي بهد
للناس اللي عملوا غلط وبنوا على ارضهم
وكل اللي بيصير بس عشانهم لوحدهم
غير ‘,وقف على موقف اللي يشرف
ودير,العقول وابدا فهم
انه القوة بالمجمع ولا ولا مرة بالمفرد
وعادة اذا فكرنا هيك احنا بمفرد
عن الكل والغلط انه فكرنا بالكل
بس هادا الغلط لانه صح ولازم يدوم
ولما قلنا ايد بايد مكنش قصدنا اصبع
ولتوخد لازم تطلب والقوة بالمجمع

اللازمة :

مع انه حارتنا خجولة مش
لابسة حرير (اذاالخوف ضل فينا ساكن )
عروس بلا طرحة, مستنية
دورها للتجميل (التهجيرعلى بوابنا قادم)
الزمن سبقها , نسيها . املها
(عشان هيك) للتفريق صار اسير
كل طير راح يكسر قفصه, اخرته
يحلق ويطير (انا هون انولدت وهون راح اضل ساكن)

عنا الهدم بيوت زي الهمس تكون
كلما نضل بسكوت بدان الشعب بتفوت
بس لو تصرخ لا ,تغرقها في بحر الحق ,اسمع
بقدر افهم كل العيون اللي من حزن , تدمع
بس ما بفهم اللي ما يمسح عيونه
تايه يسال على اليابسه وهو قاعد يجدف بدموعه
ايش بيصير هينا ؟ مال الكل يطلع علينا ؟
يمكن عشان احنا اللي فاتحين اجرينا ?
يا زلمة المرة هاديك بمظاهرة ضد هدم بيوت
كان فيها 100 واحد , 90 منهم يهود
اذا اليوم بتوقف تطلع كيف قاعدين بهجروا جارك
بكرة يقربوا عدارك , جارك زيك يوقف يتطلع مكانك
السلسلة طويلة بس الها اخرة السقوط للقدرة
العاجزة شايفة , عارفة بس خايفة
اذا الرعب فينا ساكن اطفالنا تبطل ساكنة
وايش بنقول للحلقة الاضعف ؟؟ مع السلامة

اللازمة :

مع انه حارتنا خجولة مش
لابسة حرير (اذاالخوف ضل فينا ساكن )
عروس بلا طرحة, مستنية
دورها للتجميل (التهجيرعلى بوابنا قادم)
الزمن سبقها , نسيها . املها
(عشان هيك) للتفريق صار اسير
كل طير راح يكسر قفصه, اخرته
يحلق ويطير (انا هون انولدت وهون راح اضل ساكن)

عينينا تشوف اطفالنا تدور على
مستقبل اللي حدوده تكون السما
شعار اللي من غبار الهدم انمحى
بس ...... لسا النور ما طفى

حياتنا بيت مي للصهيونية
اللي تنزل فينا وسخها واحنا عمالنا
ننظلم و ولا حدا
بفتح المي ولا حتى احنا
والوسخ بيكتر , اكتر واكتر
وبأي لحظه برجع من وين ما أجى
بس كلما يقرب , على الافا
الفاعل بصير مفعول فيه وبس
ينظف القريب عليه
بتأمل انه مرة كله يفور برة
تشدبدا على كلمة كله
وهيك الكل بيوقف ع اجريه
وهيك احنا بنوقف الجدار
وهيك احنا بنوقف القطار
وسكةالحديد بتصير بعيدة عن الدار
وبردو منوقف
بيوت مهدومة عائلات مشردات

مع انه حارتنا خجولة مش
لابسة حرير (اذاالخوف ضل فينا ساكن )
عروس بلا طرحة, مستنية
دورها للتجميل (التهجيرعلى بوابنا قادم)
الزمن سبقها , نسيها . املها
(عشان هيك) للتفريق صار اسير
كل طير راح يكسر قفصه, اخرته

يحلق ويطير (انا هون انولدت وهون راح اضل ساكن