Oh, I did want to
marry you, I was confused --
and I have left you.
Ik wilde met jou	Ich wollte dich, war
trouwen, ik was in de war --	aber verwirrt und habe --
en ik je verliet je.	dich doch verlassen.

Poem S3269
Amsterdam, 2026-09-24
How are you? (Ziad Rahbani) - 1991
Song "Kifak inta", sung by Fairuz on the album "Kifak inta"
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1990-1999
Keyword: In love: uncertainty 
Tribute to: Rahbani, Ziad; Fairuz 

City by the sea,
city with blood, sweat, and tears --
my city, Beirut.
Oude stad aan zee,	Alte Stadt am Meer,
stad met bloed, zweet en tranen --	Stadt mit Blut, Schweiß und Tränen --
mijn stad, mijn Beiroet.	meine Stadt, Beirut.

Poem H6429
Amsterdam, 2026-09-25
To Beirut (Ziad Rahbani / Joaquin Rodrigo) - 1987
Song "Le Beirut", sung by Fairuz on the album "Maarifti feek" ("My knowledge of you")
Collection: Inwardings
Keywords: Melancholy (adversity), Libanon 
Tribute to: Rahbani, Ziad; Fairuz 
Composer: Rodrigo, Joaquin 

I think of Beirut,
the city where I grew up --
where there is no peace.
Ik denk aan de stad	Die Stadt, in der ich
waar ik opgroeide, Beiroet --	aufgewachsen bin, Beirut --
waar geen vrede is.	wo kein Frieden herrscht.

Poem H6428
Amsterdam, 2026-09-25
To Beirut (Ziad Rahbani / Joaquin Rodrigo) - 1987
Song "Le Beirut", sung by Fairuz on the album "Maarifti feek" ("My knowledge of you")
Collection: Inwardings
Keywords: Melancholy (adversity), Libanon 
Tribute to: Rahbani, Ziad; Fairuz 
Composer: Rodrigo, Joaquin