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‘Tis Makes Me Cry…Ya Man Yara

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

A Song( Forgive Me) by Ahmed Bukhatir, I love the meaning it brings..

Today, upon a bus
I saw a girl with golden hair
and wished I was as fair
When suddenly she rose to leave
I saw her hobble down the aisle
She had one leg and wore a crutch
But as she passed, she smile
Oh God, forgive me when I whine
I have 2 legs, the world is mine
With feet to take me where I’d go
With eyes to see the sunset’s glow
With ears to hear what I’d know
Oh God, forgive me when I whine
I’ve been blessed indeed
the world is mine

I stopped to buy to buy some candy
The lad who sold it had such charm
I talked with him, he seemed so glad
If I were late, it’d do no harm
And as I left, he said to me
“I thank you, you’ve been so kind
You see,” he said, “I’m blind”
Oh God, forgive me when I whine
I have 2 eyes, the world is mine
With feet to take me where I’d go
With eyes to see the sunset’s glow
With ears to hear what I’d know
Oh God, forgive me when I whine
I’ve been blessed indeed, the world is mine

I saw a child with eyes of blue
He stood and watched the others play
He did not know what to do
I stopped a moment and then I said
“Why don’t you join the others, dear?
He looked ahead without a word
And then I knew, he couldn’t hear
Oh God, forgive me when I whine
I have 2 ears, the world is mine

With feet to take me where I’d go
With eyes to see the sunset’s glow
With ears to hear what I’d know
Oh God, forgive me when I whine
I’ve been blessed indeed, the world is mine

and my fav, Ya Man Yara:

the meaning :

YA MAN YARA (Oh who see!)

Oh! who see the mosquito spread its wings
In the darkness of the black night

And see its vein in its upper chest
And the brain in these thin bones

And see blood running in its jugular vein
Moving from one joint to another

Forgive me
For what I have previously done

And see the embryo nurturing inside it
In the darkness of its innards without looking

And see its footsteps
In its quick and rushing movements

And see and hears other beings
In the bottom of the dark and huge sea

Forgive me
For what I have previously done