Layl
[Verse 1 - English]
Under the mountain, a fire sleeps,
old as the hands that wake it.
Deep in the earth, a river waits,
whole cities rise when they take it.
Close every curtain when your head aches,
turn from the noon, let the silence in.
Funny how healing knows where to find you
when daylight finally grows thin.
[Pre Chorus - French]
La nuit ne demande rien,
elle nous couvre, elle nous guérit.
Sous la terre dort la graine,
invisible, elle choisit la vie.
[Chorus]
Layl, layl,
hold me where the light can't go.
Layl, layl,
some things only darkness knows.
Before the morning knew my name,
before these eyes had seen the day,
I was already breathing there—
Layl, layl.
Layl, layl.
[Verse 2 - Portuguese]
Debaixo da terra começa a raiz,
sem testemunha, sem aplauso.
O café nasce da terra molhada,
e o fogo dorme fundo e calado.
Fecho os olhos para sonhar,
apago a luz quando a dor vem.
Há coisas que o sol revela,
há coisas que a noite vê melhor.
[Chorus]
Layl, layl,
hold me where the light can't go.
Layl, layl,
some things only darkness knows.
Before the morning knew my name,
before these eyes had seen the day,
I was already breathing there—
Layl, layl.
[Instrumental Break]
[Arabic Refrain]
Ya layl, ya layl,
fi al-zulma sirr al-hayat.
Ya layl, ya layl,
min al-samt yabda' al-nahar.
Ya layl, ya layl,
fi al-zulma sirr al-hayat.
Ya layl, ya layl,
min al-samt yabda' al-nahar.
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge - English]
Look into my eyes—
not at the color,
deeper.
The smallest doorway
holds the whole horizon.
Every face,
every flame,
every morning you have ever loved
enters through the place
that gives you nothing back
but sight.
Tell me then—
why praise the stars
and curse the sky
that lets them shine?
Layl, layl,
hold me where the light can't go.
Layl, layl,
some things only darkness knows.
Before the morning knew my name,
before these eyes had seen the day,
I was already breathing there—
La nuit nous porte.
A noite nos guarda.
Ya layl...
And every dawn
still comes from you.
Layl...
some things only darkness knows.
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