The Women of the Arabs by Henry Harris Jessup
page 289 of 342 (84%)
page 289 of 342 (84%)
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HillĂ», HillĂ», Hallelujah! Come my wild gazelles! He who into trouble falls On the Virgin Mother calls; To Damascus she's departing, All the mountain monks are starting. Come my priest and come my deacon, Bring the censer and the beacon, We will celebrate the Mass, In the Church of Mar Elias; Mar Elias, my neighbor dear, You must be deaf if you did not hear. Sit Leila sings: I love you my boy, and this is the proof, I wish that you had all the wealth of the "Shoof," Hundreds of costly silken bales, Hundreds of ships with lofty sails. Hundreds of towns to obey your word, And thousands of thousands to call you lord! Katrina is ready to sing again: I will sing to you, God will bring to you, All you need, my dear: He's here and there, He is everywhere, |
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