the Nightingale

Verse 1

The morning has risen, bringing its
light,

Joy is returning, the fiddle sounds
bright.

The darbuka thunders, the rhythm makes
clear,

The Mediterranean melody is finally
here.

Verse 2

The bouzouki plays, so sweet and so
warm,

Far away fly our worries, away from
the storm.

We will dance and rejoice, forget all
our care,

The Mediterranean melody is shared
everywhere.

Chorus

For look, it has come – the time of
the nightingale,

To sing out the song and wake hearts
without fail.

Let’s lift up our hands, dance with
joy and delight,

And pray for a blessing from heaven’s
pure height.

Verse 3

The blossoms in the land are a
beautiful sight,

And this joy from the chest is
bursting with might.

Let the smiles on our faces now open
and bloom,

And this goodness protect us forever
from gloom.

Outro

We’ll cast off our troubles, embrace
what’s to be,

For the heart always knows it’s not
too late to be free.

The time of the nightingale is finally
here,

And the light in our hearts stays
forever clear!