Vangelis

Tales Of The Future

Ibal lahl arou-sah om-yah-lee
Yah al-bil kou-rou-dil menyaah

Is-bahl kou-tul - ham-mahn ou-saw
Ahl-bi yam-mil kaw-lil laah
Is-bahl ahl-bi im-mil mous-saw heenal - my-dil
Has-bi kaw-lahl arah-baw heena yas'a-lou-na il 'araw-til - eehl laah

Fis-'ahm mil kaw-waah-reeh yaah
Mi-'aa-nihl kou-laah- aah - leeh - aah
Ay-nah ou-saw kooh nahn min kah-rah-baw
Has-di khamf 'alah ay-nahl musam-meh il-lah tou-lihl kah-reeb

Has-dihl kou-toh ub-beehl ul-ou-saw
Wah oul-leel-arah-baw - wah oul-leel-arah-baw - wah oul-leel-
Yaa hub-bi al-mas-daw-nih ah-naay as-dee lil-kou-ral yaah
Mis-'aal bar'oun-nih
Ya 'es-ta-khal-lahl 'am-duh uhm-mee a-raah kah - yum-mi yam-mah
As-dee naa-bi yam-mah - al-kharou-si yam-ma

As-ta-wou lee il-lee yam-mah li-laah
Uk-rou 'ou-lee il-oh-daah daw-wah

Oul-lee ya ahl-bi [Tell me my dear?]
Oul-lee ya um-mee [Tell me my mother?]
Oul-lee ya sa-hib



[Note:]
The lyrics are spoken in Arabic with an Egyptian accent (Demis was raised in Egypt as a child)
Most of the words however are gibberish and sometimes almost resemble other Arabic words but
They are altered and arranged differently so they sound meaningless. Listening to the lyrics
As whole does not built into a story and there is little sense trying to make sense of it.
At the end of there is a little passage where it does convey two meaningful sentences