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%D%AWe speak of a country east of the Mediterranean Sea
%D?s majestic a land as ever can be
%D%AWhere rivers flow rich and free
%D%AThe Cedars of Lebanon inspiring awe upon thee
%D%AThe mountains snow capped rising high
%D?s the sun sets in the Arab sky
%D%AOn the velvet valleys casting its hue
%D%ASaluting the homes it once knew
%D?long the coast where the waves crash the shore
%D%AThe nights that go on and on more and more
%D?s modern stories are fused with ancient lore
%D%AYoung and old walk through the same door
%D%AThe moon our neighbour, our friend in the night
%D%ARefusing to leave, keeping our souls alight
%D%AThis is the land of Lebanon, the land we speak of
%D%AGenerosity, Hospitality and above all love
%D%APervades its people’s souls and hearts
%D? long distance from here but never apart
%D%AWith dreams that carry us to our ancestors land
%D%AGrapes growing generous; a bunch for every hand
%D%ALush fields filled with pines so tall
%D%ASet against the mountains they seem so small
%D%AThe land where peace reigned ravaged by war
%D%AYet from now we shall cry no more
%D?rom the ashes of these turbulent times
%D%AThe Lebanese phoenix will once again rise
%D%ALike us gathered here today
%D%ATo prove that Lebanon won’t go away
%D%AWe come together to wipe the tears
%D%AWork hard to alleviate the fears
%D%ATo the fathers your sons will return
%D%ATo the mothers you no longer have to yearn
%D%ATo the sons and daughters from this you should learn
%D%AThe sounds of our laughter travel through the ais
%D%AWith no worries, no concerns not a single care
%D? people who hand in hand stand united
%D%ATo choose life we have decided
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By Mounir Kiwan & Mike Helal (ALYA president & vice president)