Ruqaya - Basim Karbalaei

The first time ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave To the dark and the empty sky And the first time ever I kissed your mouth I felt the earth move in my hand Like the trembling heart of a captive bird That was there at my command, my love And the first time ever I lay with you I felt your heart oh so close to mine And I knew our joy, it would fill the earth And it would last 'til the end of time, my love The first time ever I saw your face Your face Your face Your face

They live forever through our souls They live forever through our bones Eternal in our hearts they glow -oo-whoa-oh-oh-ooh-oo-oo They live forever through our souls -oo-whoa-oh-oo-whoa-oh I feel their presence in the trees And in the chants we sing they dwell With guidance and protection They navigate and push our sail They live forever through our souls They live forever through our bones Eternal in our hearts they glow -oo-whoa-oh-oh-ooh-oo-oo They live forever through our souls -oo-whoa-oh-oo-whoa-oh Ō maila i ka wao kele Ke hea aku iā lākou E alaka'i mai i ka wa'a I ho'okele pono nō E ola mau nō Nā iwi iā kākou E ola mau nō -oo-whoa-oh-oh-ooh-oo-oo Nā iwi iā kākou -oo-whoa-oh-oo-whoa-oh E ola mau nō nā iwi nei o nā kūpuna Na kākou e kū a'e i ka mana No ka ho'oulu lāhui mai e No ka welo 'ana o ka hae Hawai'i e Eō e nā iwi eō e nā kini Ua lawa pono nā po'ohiwi I hea lā kākou e hele ana E mau ana ka lei o nā kūpuna They live forever through our souls They live forever through our bones E ola mau nō -oo-whoa-oh-oo-whoa-oh Nā iwi iā kākou -oo-whoa-oh-oo-whoa-oh-oh