Tintén
alfen fi yomén
whispers and cries
aah! min zaman
it's all happening too fast
ya leyli, ya haiati

aah! when was all this?
when that all began?
when will it end?
aah!
ya... ya leyl... ya...
c'est la vie

kan, min zaman, min zaman,
min zaman

refrain:
kan fi zaman, min zaman, ya zaman
sabatalef sana wa el wakt gambina
sabatalef sana wa el wakt waktina

ya... ya... haiati...
i love you so much
it's going too fast
ana bahebak awi
el haiati
c'est la vie
c'est la vie
ya... ya... ya... ya... ya...

repeat refrain

aaah!
sabatalef sana wa el wakt waktina
ya... ya...
sabatalef sana wa el wakt gambina
sabatalef sana wa el wakt waktina

flesh, all dust, all
yekoun, yekoun
love and tears
c'est la vie

sabatalef sana wa el wakt waktina
sabatalef sana wa el wakt gambina
mmm... yekoun... aaaahh!
c'est la vie
ya... toul omri, ya haiati, aaah!
c'est la vie
aaah! aaah! aaah! aaah! aaah!
ya leyl... ya... ya... ya... dounia
aaah!

c'est la vie
ya leyl, ya leyl
ya... ya... ya...
ya habibi
aaaahh!
c'est la vie, ya...
aaah! aaah!
whispers and cries
ed dounia kéda
ya dounia helwa
c'est la vie.