Ya Laure
-Julie Slim
Austin TX artist Julie Slim is from Lebanon, with all her family, not recently. I have often expressed an admiration of the Lebanese culture, and the influences of Lebanese immigrants in Texas and Mexico. They are kind, friendly, productive, a positive influence. Peace to Lebanon in the midst of the middle eastern quagmire ongoing.
She usually sings in French, her second language, but the title of this Lebanese song "Ya Laure" means "Oh Laura". It is on a subject not uncommon throughout the world, memory and longing for a summer love that will not likely come again:
Your love has tormented my heart
And I had given you my love and affection
Don't you recall our wonderful nights together
And the pledge we made to be true to each other?
The night, the breeze and the wailing nightingale
And the veil of melodies, as my heart loved you
So many dreams of love and purity blossomed
In them, days seemed like slumber
The night, the dreams and the wet shore
Longing, song, and the calm countryside
Those were such fine days, so wonderful and pure
When the melodies sang of loyalty and devotion