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Anouar Brahem
T h e A s t o u n d i n g Eye s O f Ri t a

to Ma h m o u d D a r wi s h

Anouar Brahem oud

Klaus Gesing bass clarinet
B j ö r n M eye r b a s s
K h a l e d Ya s s i n e d a r b o u k a , b e n d i r
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Anouar Brahem
T h e A s t o u n d i n g Eye s O f Ri t a

to Ma h m o u d D a r wi s h

Anouar Brahem oud

Klaus Gesing bass clarinet
B j ö r n M eye r b a s s
K h a l e d Ya s s i n e d a r b o u k a , b e n d i r
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T h e L ove r O f B e i r u t 7 :  4 4

Danc e With Waves 3 : 5 6

Stopover At Djibouti 6 : 3 4

The Astounding Eyes Of Rita 8 : 41

Al Bir wa 4  : 51

Galilee Mon Amour 7 :  17

Waking St ate 7 :  4 8

For No Apparent Reason 6 : 3 5

All music by Anouar Brahem

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T h e L ove r O f B e i r u t 7 :  4 4

Danc e With Waves 3 : 5 6

Stopover At Djibouti 6 : 3 4

The Astounding Eyes Of Rita 8 : 41

Al Bir wa 4  : 51

Galilee Mon Amour 7 :  17

Waking St ate 7 :  4 8

For No Apparent Reason 6 : 3 5

All music by Anouar Brahem

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M a h m o u d D a r w i s h (19 41  –  20 0 8)
Ri t a a n d t h e Ri f l e

B e t w e e n Ri t a a n d my e y e s A h, Ri t a!
There is a rifle W h a t b e fo r e t h i s r i f l e c o u l d h av e t u r n e d my e y e s f r o m y o u r s
A n d w h o e v e r k n o w s Ri t a E xc e p t a n a p o r t w o o r h o n e y _ c o l o r e d c l o u d s?
K n e e l s a n d p l ay s Once upon a time
To t h e d i v i n i t y i n t h o s e h o n e y _ c o l o r e d e y e s O h, t h e s i l e n c e o f d u s k
In t h e m o r n i n g my m o o n m i g r a t e d t o a f a r p l a c e
A n d I k i s s e d Ri t a To w a r d s t h o s e h o n e y _ c o l o r e d e y e s
When she was young A n d t h e c i t y s w e p t aw ay a l l t h e s i n g e r s
And I remember how she approached A n d Ri t a
A n d h o w my a r m c o v e r e d t h e l o v e l i e s t o f b r a i d s
A n d I r e m e m b e r Ri t a B e t w e e n Ri t a a n d my e y e s –
T h e w ay a s p a r r o w r e m e m b e r s i t s s t r e a m A rifle
A h, Ri t a
Bet ween us there are a million sparrows and images
A n d m a ny a r e n d e z v o u s
Fired at by a rifle

Ri t a’s n a m e w a s a fe a s t i n my m o u t h
Ri t a’s b o d y w a s a w e d d i n g i n my b l o o d
A n d I w a s l o s t i n Ri t a fo r t w o y e a r s
A n d fo r t w o y e a r s s h e s l e p t o n my a r m
And we made promises
Over the most beautiful of cups
And we burned in the wine of our lips
And we were born again
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M a h m o u d D a r w i s h (19 41  –  20 0 8)
Ri t a a n d t h e Ri f l e

B e t w e e n Ri t a a n d my e y e s A h, Ri t a!
There is a rifle W h a t b e fo r e t h i s r i f l e c o u l d h av e t u r n e d my e y e s f r o m y o u r s
A n d w h o e v e r k n o w s Ri t a E xc e p t a n a p o r t w o o r h o n e y _ c o l o r e d c l o u d s?
K n e e l s a n d p l ay s Once upon a time
To t h e d i v i n i t y i n t h o s e h o n e y _ c o l o r e d e y e s O h, t h e s i l e n c e o f d u s k
In t h e m o r n i n g my m o o n m i g r a t e d t o a f a r p l a c e
A n d I k i s s e d Ri t a To w a r d s t h o s e h o n e y _ c o l o r e d e y e s
When she was young A n d t h e c i t y s w e p t aw ay a l l t h e s i n g e r s
And I remember how she approached A n d Ri t a
A n d h o w my a r m c o v e r e d t h e l o v e l i e s t o f b r a i d s
A n d I r e m e m b e r Ri t a B e t w e e n Ri t a a n d my e y e s –
T h e w ay a s p a r r o w r e m e m b e r s i t s s t r e a m A rifle
A h, Ri t a
Bet ween us there are a million sparrows and images
A n d m a ny a r e n d e z v o u s
Fired at by a rifle

Ri t a’s n a m e w a s a fe a s t i n my m o u t h
Ri t a’s b o d y w a s a w e d d i n g i n my b l o o d
A n d I w a s l o s t i n Ri t a fo r t w o y e a r s
A n d fo r t w o y e a r s s h e s l e p t o n my a r m
And we made promises
Over the most beautiful of cups
And we burned in the wine of our lips
And we were born again
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Recorded Oc tober 2008

Ar tesuono Studio, Udine
Engineer: Stefano Amerio
Cover Photo: Fou ad Elkour y
L i n e r P h o t o s : L u c a d ’A g o s t i n o
Design: Sascha Kleis
Produced by Manfred Eicher

An ECM Production

> 2009 ECM Records GmbH

< 2009 ECM Records GmbH
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Recorded Oc tober 2008

Ar tesuono Studio, Udine
Engineer: Stefano Amerio
Cover Photo: Fou ad Elkour y
L i n e r P h o t o s : L u c a d ’A g o s t i n o
Design: Sascha Kleis
Produced by Manfred Eicher

An ECM Production

> 2009 ECM Records GmbH

< 2009 ECM Records GmbH
w w w. e c m r e c o r d s . c o m
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