Earth Women

The women of the earth are free and overflowing with the dawn

And heavenly signs             Sprinkle the herbs with perfume

Take care of them, my heart         It knocked for them in the chest

Without them, we wouldn’t be

But a tree of rocks …

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The women of the earth are the shining light of our life

The spirit of the house and the street

And flared sacks

The wide range makes us …

Without them, a star would not have laughed for us

Nor is a word true for us

Nor did the sun rise to us

And no darkness has settled for us …

Help them, my heart

It knocked for them in the chest

Without them, we would not be

Only trees without fruit …

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The women of the earth are a date with due

And a hurricane on the usurper

Stop helping the complainant

And the eye guards the absent …

Without them, a flower would not have opened for us

We have no idea

Nor green for us

Nor has a fruit ripe for us …

Take command of them, my heart

It knocked for them in the chest

Without them, we wouldn’t be

Only a flower without a perfume …

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The women of the earth are the honor of our promising generation

Dream and love sprinkled

The wedding of the mind and the forearm

The Peace and War Army …

Without them, a verse would not have appeared to us.

Nor did it condemn us to an end

Nor have paths extended to us

Nor did it rise to us …

Help them, my heart

It knocked for them in the chest

Without them, we wouldn’t be

Only a bow without victory …

The words of the great Tunisian poet Adam Fathy

And composed by the great musician Lotfi Bouchnak