Lyrics

VERSE
My grandma Ata had a beautiful smile
A strong, talented woman of style
Even when my cousin couldn’t say her name
She adopted Ata as her claim to fame

VERSE 2
A Lebanese girl living in Mexico
She married and built a family of her own
Deeply in love until their lives fell apart
She took a boat to Lebanon and made a new start

PRE CHORUS
I remember her love especially
When she used to say to me

CHORUS (Arabic lyric)
y eyeoune (Your eyes)
y eyeoune shw hulwat shw shatirat ya habibti (Your eyes, how beautiful, how smart my darling)
y eyeoune shw hulwat ya habibti (Your eyes, how beautiful my darling)
y shw hulwat shw shatirat ya habibti (Oh how beautiful, how smart my darling)
ta'a, ta' la hwn ya habibiti (Come to me my darling girl)

VERSE 3
I love to watch Ata’s paintbrush swirl
During summers in Daraoun as a little girl
With every stroke I peeked my head around
And smiled happily without making a sound

VERSE 4
I loved her paintings and wish I had more
Years ago they were destroyed in the war
I have memories of Ata on my wall
She continues to be inspiration to us all

PRE CHORUS
I remember her love especially
When she used to say to me

CHORUS (Arabic lyric)
y eyeoune (Your eyes)
y eyeoune shw hulwat shw shatirat ya habibti (Your eyes, how beautiful, how smart my darling)
y eyeoune shw hulwat ya habibti (Your eyes, how beautiful my darling)
y shw hulwat shw shatirat ya habibti (Oh how beautiful, how smart my darling)
ta'a, ta' la hwn ya habibiti (Come to me my darling girl)

BRIDGE
When she said this to me
I felt loved
It was her way of telling me
How proud she was

CHORUS (Arabic lyric)
y eyeoune (Your eyes)
y eyeoune shw hulwat shw shatirat ya habibti (Your eyes, how beautiful, how smart my darling)
y eyeoune shw hulwat ya habibti (Your eyes, how beautiful my darling)
y shw hulwat shw shatirat ya habibti (Oh how beautiful, how smart my darling)
ta'a, ta' la hwn ya habibiti (Come to me my darling girl)