Leïla [English translation]

Leila, Leila, Leila, Leila

Poor speechless humanity

Forgiving, polishing the movement

Believing, loving you

But dropping, praying

She that is

Not amongst you

Gone1 may rest in the shade

Of a life

Which is not here

I know... I know... I know...

It is not life2

Broken bodies,

No expectation

Daughter of Iran

Immensely loved

Leila,

A buried part of ourselves

Leila,

Night is burning herself3

Leila,

Tie between heaven and sky

Leila, Leila, Leila

Leila,

A buried part of ourselves

Leila,

Night is burning herself

Leila,

Tie between heaven and sky

Leila, Leila, Leila, Leila

Poor speechless humanity

In tribute to Leila Pahlavi

1. The first sentence of the strophe works with the two following ones.

- She that is not among you.

- She that is gone, etc.2. Playword with "Pas la vie" and "Pahlavi" which is the same pronunciation.3. Leila in arabic means the one who was born at night. That is the reason why I used 'herself' instead of 'itself'