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The other day we went to Salma’s wedding Everybody was singing and dancing
as if all traces of poverty were washed off this planet
When Mommy saw me crying I told her this is the first time I see people as happy
Later I discovered that people aren’t usually that happy but they all pretend to be
Amani..this is Amani’s swing
Mommy says by now she must be married Village girls are really strange
Who is outside? Who is playing on the swings this early?
That’s you? I thought it was one of my kids. I would’ve kicked their butt.
You will catch a cold. Go inside.
There is no cold. I am observing nature. See!
There is no cold. I am observing nature. See!
I warned you. If you fall sick, don’t say I didn’t.
Only aunty Saadiyeh is nice. Everyone else is mean.
I wish she were my mother instead of Mommy.
We would’ve played “Zoom” everyday. We would’ve gone for walks in the park.
I would’ve gone with her to London on Monday.
Why does everybody want to leave?
Amani said that Mommy travelled for good and is never coming back. It means she died. I know.
And aunty won’t return from London until the war ends. My friends say that is on Raddish Day [never].
Come in for breakfast, I got bread. Call Maya.
Maya! Come on in for breakfast.
When we come to the village, I feel the winter because we need wood.
When we come to the village, I feel the winter because we need wood.
In Beirut all there is are buildings, cars, and people.
When it rains, people get grumpy. No one is thankful.
Each person thinks only of themselves, “What we have is bad enough.”
What is bad about what we have? Go check how others are living!
Earth is their mattress and the sky is their blanket.
Awake, counting the stars and lamenting my life Wishing what happened wouldn’t have happened to me
The beloveds all gone and left me behind, I don’t know whether to cry about them or about myself
Ahmad, wake up. Come on, Maya.
Let’s go to the shelter. Mohammad, wake up! To the shelter.
Welcome to war. Everyone says they don’t like war, but they have to fight.
Because those who won’t fight will die. But those who fight will also die.
Immoral people!
"All their life is misery, exodus, and death…Oh lalala"
They are not children but men.
They sacrifice their most precious years to restore life and beauty to their land.
In their hands a stone and a sling
in their feet unbreakable will and strength,
earth is their mattress and the sky is their blanket
And when the call comes for sacrifice, their blood responds
And they are laid to rest in loving soil,
always welcoming children that never knew what childhood means
Maya! Put that walkman aside and come
What?
Put the walkman aside and come
Where to?
Here by the sea
When the wave swirled strongly, it turned around and took him away with it.
And nobody was able to get him back.
From Beirut to Jaffa, back and forth.
My uncles were brave. But with the sea, no one can tell what might happen
If the sea wanted a friend, I would’ve befriended him
But the sea is a traitor, just like all other friends The best thing is not to have friends at all
The teacher told us that if you don’t find reasons to be happy, you’ll never be happy
The teacher told us that people need each other
And the teacher told us that we shouldn’t believe everything the teacher says
Could it be true? Find reasons to be happy? Where do you find those?
Which film is this?
Nikita
Rewind it a little
What for? Here you go
Move a little bit
It ended up being true. You have to find your own reasons that'll make you happy
Mommy told me then that I could help sad people without being sad
How naive I was...
What are you saying about me?
Nothing. Sit back down.
You want a pillow fight? You got yourself in big trouble now.
You wanna hit your older brother? Shame on you!
Watch out for your sister!
The war ended a long time ago. We learned to love each other more.
Fill them up I will take them to the car.
As if this is the first time I see the village
It has always been like this
You know why? Because it all goes back to you
If you want to see it ugly, you can see it ugly while I see it beautiful at the same instant.
Know what I'm saying?
Yeah, you're right