Within man lies a deep wondrous spot, to which neither virtue nor vice can reach. Upon which the sun of reason and will never rise. In which the mouth of logic never speaks, the laws and rules are never obeyed, and not a language is used nor a word is ever spoken.
It is a distant Kingdom, beyond words and meanings. With everything is a sheer murmur offering wonders in a blink. From the depths of which, suffice a single tone or a flash of mind or a scent of a perfum, to allow rise of emotions, pictures and memories, a rising that will shake our being and open ourselves to things we can neither describe nor materialize even if we used the most refined of phrases or the most skillful of languages.
Tawfiq Al-Hakim.
(My humble transalation of the arabic text)
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Reality , Richard Sanderson
Monday, August 25, 2008
Stairway To Heaven, Led Zeppelin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKg4g9zMeHI
There's a lady whos sure
All that glitters is gold
And she's buying a stairway to heaven.
When she gets there she knows
If the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for.
Ooh, ooh, and she's buying a stairway to heaven.
There's a sign on the wall
But she wants to be sure
cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.
In a tree by the brook
There's a songbird who sings,
Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiven.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it makes me wonder.
There's a feeling I get
When I look to the west,
And my spirit is crying for leaving.
In my thoughts I have seen
Rings of smoke through the trees,
And the voices of those who standing looking.
Ooh, it makes me wonder,
Ooh, it really makes me wonder.
And it's whispered that soon
If we all call the tune
Then the piper will lead us to reason.
And a new day will dawn
For those who stand long
And the forests will echo with laughter.
If there's a bustle in your hedgerow
Don't be alarmed now,
It's just a spring clean for the May queen.
Yes, there are two paths you can go by
But in the long run
There's still time to change the road you're on.
And it makes me wonder.
Your head is humming and it won't go
In case you don't know,
The piper's calling you to join him,
Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow,
And did you know
Your stairway lies on the whispering wind.
And as we wind on down the road
Our shadows taller than our soul.
There walks a lady we all know
Who shines white light and wants to show
How evrything still turns to gold.
And if you listen very hard
The tune will come to you at last.
When all are one and one is all
To be a rock and not to roll.
And she's buying a stairway to heaven.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Stationary Traveller, CAMEL
Though Persephone is close to my heart as it is like me some how, strong in a mild way, if there's ever such a description!! But this Stationary Traveller and though I can't fully realize why -because I can't really develop a complete understanding of it - makes me feel it is more subtle in it's description of sadness and lonelyness and maybe pain. All I can say is that starting from minute 3 - and prepared to that by the previous 2:59 minutes- I get feelings that I can't justify . I feel like anger, loss, sadness, revolt, wanting to cry and maybe a little more that I can't trap to describe in one word. all these feelings get mixed in these few seconds following minute 3 . and they make me love this piece.
Any way I usually prefer to post the studio version of the music, but in fact it's almost always that the live version is better in some way. So, i decided this time to put both versions because i can't decide which is my favorite right now.
Of course if the videos didn't play from here , I can always use the original URLs !
Live version : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTWEUTxFysQ
Studio versiom : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PxSvLA5kJU
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
That Devil in me
Persephone , That angery sadness !
Now I know your years were never wasted ,
Persephone , Wishbone Ash
Love It
Sunday, August 17, 2008
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Le bien et le mal , Souad Massi
For the Lyrics , this might help anyone who wants to understand her words :)
http://musique.ados.fr/Souad-Massi/Le-Bien-Et-Le-Mal-t102821.html
koun kan rda rebbi lyoum ma rani ghani f dem3aat
ki tlakit m3a zehri kali katàouni o tmarmedt
kayn li yebki 3la zehro
kayn li ha yebki fouk kabro
kayn li chab fi soghro
krahna men had lehyat
kayn li yebki 3la zehro
kayn li ha yebki fouk kabro
kayn li chab fi soghro
telfoulna lewkat
ki tlaka l7ek màa lbatel machek felkhatwat
lbatel khlass lka l7el bach yehkem ghdwa
bayen rak 3ayan kalo
hfit men lmechyan o zadlo
baghini ne3melo
ki serj lehssan
kayn li yebki 3la zehro
kayn li ha yebki fouk kabro
kayn li chab fi soghro
telfoulna lewkat
kayn li yebki 3la zehro
kayn li ha yebki fouk kabro
kayn li chab fi soghro
krahna men had lehyat
kayn li yebki 3la zehro
kayn li ha yebki fouk kabro
kayn li chab fi soghro
telfoulna lewkat
yak lhek machek fkwalo wtla3 fouk dehro
kamel nass sba7 7alo obdaw ihedro
kayn li yebki 3la zehro
kayn li ha yebki fouk kabro
kayn li chab fi soghro krahna men had lehyat
kayn li yebki 3la zehro
kayn li ha yebki fouk kabro
kayn li chab fi soghro
telfoulna lewkat
Sunday, August 10, 2008
حراس الحقيقة - طبق الأصل
حراس الحقيقة | |||||
قد تجد السم في شربة الماء فلا تعبأ, وقد تجد الدودة في كسرة الخبز فلا تجفل, وقد تجد السكين في يد الصديق فلا تغضب, وقد تجد الغانية في روح المرأة فلا تحفل. انبذ الخبز, واسكب الماء, واهجر المرأة, واغتفر للصديق.. احترق عذابا وألما وتقدم.. لا تحزن لأن أفكارك المتقدمة تلقي أعنف المقاومة من تربة متخلفة.. أنت لا تعرف تأثير المقاومة علي نفسك, فالذهب لا يصفو إلا إذا دخل النار.. ألا تريد أن تصفو.. استمر في حراستك لهذا الميناء الأسطوري الذي نسميه الحقيقة.. لأن الحقيقة في حاجة إلي يقظتك وسهرك, وهي لا تتكلم ولو كانت تستطيع لشكرتك ولكنها تفهم أهمية وجودك في هذا المكان وهذا يكفي. استمر في تقدمك ولا تلتفت للأشواك التي تمزق قدميك. معذرة.. أنت لست أفضل من ألبسوه تاج الأشواك علي رأسه.. أنت تعرف أن كل المتفوقين والعظماء والمتفردين لاقوا أشد العذاب من مجتمعاتهم الجاهلة المتخلفة.. لا تغضب إذا رماك الناس بالخيال والجنون. هل أنت أفضل من الأنبياء؟ إن جميع الأنبياء لاقوا من مجتمعاتهم أشد العذاب, وقيل عن رحمة الله المهداة للعالمين إنه مجنون, وقيل إنه شاعر يحلق في سماء الوهم, وقيل إنه افتري ما يتلوه من قرآن. هل أنت أفضل من خاتم الأنبياء؟ هل أنت أفضل من موسي الذي آذاه قومه.. هل أنت أفضل من عيسي الذي دبرت له مؤامرة لقتله.. هل أنت أفضل من نوح الذي مكث يدعو قومه ألف سنة إلا خمسين عاما. إن الأنبياء هم أصفي المعادن البشرية, وبرغم صفائهم لم يجدوا من مجتمعاتهم سوي الأحزان والأكدار. احمل أحزانك ولا تتبعني.. سر وراء هذا الهاتف الداخلي فأنت من حراس الحقيقة. | |||||
عمود صندوق الدنياعن جريدة الأهرام القاهرية بتاريخ 10 أغسطس 2008 - 9 من شعبان 1429 هـ - السنة 132 العدد 44442 | |||||
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
حكمة اليوم
مواقف بتحصل حولي من غيرى و منى بتزيد تأكيد كلمة حكمة
كل واحد دماغه مريحاه
أففففففففففففففففففف
كلاكيت تانى مرة
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
دبوس

الموضوع ده بيجيبلى إكتئاب فعلا ... ليه ... لأنه ببساطة إذا كنا فشلنا فى صناعة متقدمة زى صناعة الدبابيس ومعندناش الإمكانات التكنولوجية الفظييييييييييعة لها وبالتالى لجئنا للإستيراد من ماما الصين . فعلى الأقل الجهات الرقابية المسئولة عن الواردات لمصر المفروض تكون عندها القدرة على تحديد صلاحية السلعة اللى داخلة البلد ومطابقتها للمواصفات . اللى مخوفنى إن الجهات دى لو ما قدرتش تحدد صلاحية دبوس ... طيب بتعمل إيه فى الحاجات المعقدة أكثر من كده ؟؟؟؟؟؟
Saturday, July 26, 2008
التلميح و التصريح
. فى العمل لو لي رأى أو مطلب غالبا أدخل مباشرة فى الموضوع بدون مناورات أنا شايفة إنها تضييع وقت
لو عاوزة أستفسر عن شئ أو أخد رأى فى شئ بيحصل نفس الشئ. و بأحب أرد -أو أخذ رد - على الاسئلة إجابة واضحة مباشرة لا تحتمل اللبس.
ده المنهج العلمى فى التفكير 1 + 1 = 2
لكن العكس تماما بيحصل فى العلاقات الشخصية . بمعنى إن ايضا برغم كرهى للمناورات -غالبا- لانها تضييع وقت إنما أفضل التلميح عموما أو يمكن الأفضل التغليف يكون فيه روح أدبية الإستعارة و الكناية يعنى . زى ماقلتها مرة ....كل شئ ممكن يتقال المهم بيتقال إزاى . ده بقى المنهج الأدبى فى التفكير . يمكن خجل زى ماقيل لى - انا مصرة على تسميته حياء- لكن الحقيقة إن القاعدة دى تطبق حتى عند تعاملى مع العلاقات الشخصية للأخرين أنا أعترف إنى أتضايق جدا من تصريح الأشخاص بجمل و مفردات "قوية" عن أفعالهم أو أفكارهم أو رغباتهم الخاصة .
اللى دفعنى - بعد فترة كبيرة من التردد أولا لأنى أساسا مش متخصصة بأى صورة انا مجرد قارئة و ثانيا لأنى مش عاوزة أبقى بأحط حاجة تستدعى التفكير عندى و ثالثا لأن الموضوع ده إلى حد ما خارج الحدود اللى محدداها لكتابتى هنا - إنى أكتب عن الموضوع ده هو سلسلة تدوينات فى مدونة د. ياسر ثابت عن كتابات أديبات أوسيدات لسن بالضرورة اديبات ...عربيات من جميع الأقطار ... مصريات و خليجيات و شاميات و مغاربيات . السلسلة تحت اسم كتاب الرغبة و الأخيرة هى الحلقة الـ 15 - خارج القبيلة
جهد دكتور ياسر مشكور جدا فى القراءة والإطلاع و العرض -ومشكور اكثر فى أسلوب الكتابة و النقد .
عرض د. ياسر كان فى كثير من الأحيان أرقى أدبيا و أخلاقيا - مش عارفة أوضح قصدى غير بأخلاقيا دى - من أسلوب الكاتبات أنفسهن.
عموما انا قارئة متابعة للمدونة وأحيانا كثيرة - مالم تمنعنى أى ظروف -بأعلق على النقط اللى بتسترعى إنتباهى فى التدوينة . لكن فى حالة سلسلة كتاب الرغبة بالذات انا كنت محجمة عن التعليق حتى لو فيه نقط إسترعت إنتباهى ، هو نوع من الرفض للكاتبة و كتابها
يعنى السيدات اللائى كلفن أنفسهن وكتبن كتابات مفترض أنها أدبية أو حتى تسجيل لسيرة ذاتية لمجتمعات عربية وشرقية الهوى و العادات ومفترض فيها الإرتباط - ولن أقول الإيمان - ولو بنسبة قليلة بالدين سواء الإسلامى إو المسيحى ، كتبن كتابات أنا شخصيا كأمرأة شرقية الهوى و العادات و مرتبطة بدينى ولن أقول متدينة . ومن طبقة متوسطة فى المجتمع المصرى ومطلعة ولو بنسبة بسيطة على أحداث و أفلام و ثقافة العالم الغربى بكل ما تحمله ..... ببساطة هؤلاء السيدات صدمننى كليا وجزئيا بكتابتهن ..... من وجهة نظرى التى قد أكون مخطئة فيها - و التى قد تكون فى النهاية ناتجة عن ذوقى الخاص- الكاتبات العربيات من هذا النوع هن أسوأ دعاية للمرأة العربية أمام الرجل العربى ناهيك عن انهن اسوأ دعاية للمجتمع العربى أمام المجتمع الغربى. و الغريب أن الضوء يسلط عليهن اكثر بمراحل من الكاتبات العاديات اللواتى لا تعانين بضراوة من هذه العقد .
فى أغلب الكتابات المعروضة من خلال كتاب الرغبة المرأة البطلة - المكتوبة بواسطة إمراة - هى كائن مشوه نفسيا بصورة رهيبة تفزعنى فعلا . والمفترض أن هذا التشوه - دائما- ناتج حسب سرد الكاتبة من ضغوط وقهر الرجل / الأب/الزوج / أو صاحب السلطة عموما - احيانا التطاول يصل للسلطة الإلهية !!- وحتى المرأة الأخرى فى نفس المجتمع.
كنتيجة لهذا التشوه فالبطلة غالبا تسرد أحداث روايتها - اللى هى غالبا سرد لإنتقامها لنفسها وبنات جنسها -وترسم لوحاتها المشوهة بإستخدام مفردات صادمة و أحيانا كثيرة مقززة...بصراحة ... لا أجد كاتبا رجلا يستخدمها بنفس القوة أو التكرار. لن أدعى الإطلاع إطلاقا . لكن الكتاب الرجال -أرحم- بإمكانهم توصيل فكرة قد تكون صادمة لكن بأسلوب أدبى جمالى أكثر
. المرأة التى تكتب هذا الكلام وبهذا الأسلوب عن خيانة لزوج أو مثلا فى الحلقة الـ 15 فالاخت خانت أختها أو إحتقار لأب أو أم أو غيرها كثير وهى فى الحقيقة خيانة لقواعد مجتمع و دين وفطرة حتى . هى تعكس صورة قد- وغالبا بالنظر للعقلية المجتمعية عموما التى تميل للإجمال فى الحكم- تعمم على بنات مجتمعها هذه الصورة وبالتالى - وبرضة دى وجهة نظرى - تدخلهن حلقة مفرغة من العنف لأن اغلب الرجال سيظلون يرون أن المرأة هى كائن منحل متى واتته الفرصة ويجب قهرها كى لا تفعل ذلك . هذا إن كان الرجل سويا .أما إذا كان منحرفا فى طبعه فسوف يرى أن كل النساء منحرفات -والدليل ما هو مكتوب قصصا و اسلوبا - و بالتالى فمن الطبيعى من وجهة نظره أن يتعامل معهن بصورة منحرفة ويستمر الدوران فى الحلقة المفرغة. هن لا يخدمن أحدا بهذه السوقية - كما أراها - فى التعبير .
لا أعرف لم تذكرت الأن الجزء من أية من سورة يوسف "إن كيدكن عظيم" هل فعلا المرأة عندما تنتقم يكون إنتقامها أشنع من الرجل حتى لو كان إنتقاما على صفحات كتاب !!؟
عموما دى وجهة نظرى انا لكن أعتقد أن كثيرات من اللى زيى متفقات معايا واحنا كلنا مش بنعانى من قهر رجال ولا معمول لنا غسيل مخ للإستسلام للقهر الذكورى .مثلا صديقتى المطلقة اللى طليقها ما بيسألش على بنته إلا كل سنة مرة مافرحتش بالدعوة لتسمية الأبناء بإسم أمهاتهم زى ما نوال السعداوى نادت مثلا ... ياريت الكاتبات العربيات يخفوا علينا شوية
Sunday, July 20, 2008
The Rogue Wandrer

Till the begining of this month, July 08, this blog had for almost 24 months another name and another URL. Back then when I first started this blog the only name that I liked and had a meaning to me was the translation of my first name from Persian to English. I thought maybe what I will write will explain me, just like I was explaining my name in the begining of the blog back then. What I had in mind to write about in this blog was alot different from what life made me write. I can still now see me thinking while going to work about what will I call it and what will I write in it, the subjects, the main tags, may be wishing to declare my opinions and what i think about alot and alot of small matters that may not be of interest to alot of people in this noisy disturbing world. Things like my favorite movies and books, characters and quotes, hobbies and wishes, roses and stones, fashion and cities, princesses and actresses, I thought it might be a cozy corner for me and whoever might pass by and like what I like.
The whole idea proved to be a good one in fact. For a long time I had constant readers, 2 in fact , and 2 semi-constant readers; that was fine actually, i don't like crowds anyway.
Then came this experience, parallel to the blog experience some how, it started affecting me, my thoughts and feelings,even my nerves were affected. And I couldn't help it, I started to reflect it in my blog, some times it was like that experience possessed my mind and thoughts. But while that happened I started to search inside myself ... and outside it too for answers, what i do and what i think, my actions and reactions, why do i do things. Actually I was observing me in a way, and found that the description of my personality i got once through a small test was actually a nearly perfect description of me, that despite the calm and steady home and work life I'm a vagabond in a bizzare way, A Rogue Wandrer !.
So, here I am, and I don't know for how long !.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Empire of the Sun ... that coming of age

Watched the movie last friday's morning. For me it's always the right movie to watch. Except for this time, it was the right movie ... in exactly the wrong time. The movie is about a kid who lives his coming-of-age during the years of WWII in a prisoners' camp in Shanghai.
The night before I had an emotionally strong conversation ... discussion!. for like three hours I was talking ... arguing, mocking, and maybe ... caring . Through that argument/discussion maybe I was discovering that i'm having "my own" come of age. I have learned alot through the past year or two, about me, some facts of life, understood things i've read for years and thought that I understood fully back then, I even learned a thing or two about language, Arabic language that is. My life became complicatd -or maybe i'm just imagining - in certain aspects of it. I became more un-tamed somehow -and I would'nt say wild- , and at the same time I came to learn to be more diplomatic, the problem is, mostly a Cynical diplomat !!.
I don't know, but watching the movie the mornig after was a nerves straining experience to me, for almost an hour into the movie I could've screamed and cried and I don't know why exactly. It was hard, still, I Love this movie.
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
مروان خوري
ويحي أنا بحتُ لها بسرهِ ... أشكو لها قلباً بنارها مغرمُ
ولمحتُ من عينيها ناري وحرقتي ... قالت على قلبي هواها محرمُ
كانت حياتي فلما بانت بنأيها ... صار الردى ، آه ٍ علي أرحم
And Now...Ladies and Gentlemen
تسجيل قديم
جملة سجلتها زمان بالخطأ على شريط الكاسيت بعد ما سجلت الأغنية اللى كنت عاوزاها من الراديو ! ولأن المونتاج اليدوى على كاسيت فى التسعينات كان أحيانا صعب ماقدرتش أحذف الحكمة دى وكل مرة كنت باسمع فيها الأغانى المسجلة على الشريط ده كنت بأسمع المقولة دى .....حفظتها وقتها ...وقدرتها حق قدرها بعد سنين
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Sunday, June 08, 2008
Un homme et une femme

It was in the early days of 1994, they were exam days, I never really cared; so ,instead of studying I watched the movie I've heared of for so long, and the next week I watched the sequel that was made 20 years later.That sunday night I watched this movie for the first, and last time for almost 14 years, it was magnificent, I was fascinated by the Photography, Music and the whole atmosphere of the movie. I liked it very much that I wonder now why do I always like love stories that never got a happy Ending !!. I mean if the love story ever got any happiness it would Never be in the end; no "Happily ever after! ". The end had to be a dramatic suffering for at least one of the two sides, to name a few back then there was Out of Africa, an all time favoirte of mine, The sun also rises, Aimez-vous Brhams, and Roman Holiday .... to be joined later in my life with movies like The Age of Innocence, Casablanca, The way we were, Anstasia and of course the Bridges of Madison County; funny thing i guess!. Any way I watched the movie breathlessly. It was GREAT, a Treat, though I couldn't fully realize why exactly, That's all I could say back then, Great. But now and after 14 years I realize the main thing in the movie was the feelings of the main characters, I don't know how to describe it but this way; their innerself transmitting ethereal feelings to us, the audience helped by music very well. They don't talk much, they just let us feel what they go through. Back then i watched the sequel that next week, it was made 20 years later in 1986, and i was shocked! All I can remember that I thought "Oh God, this is the difference between the 60s and the 80s !" It was, as far as I can remember, noisy with disturbing images and fast pace of life, and no real feelings, I never wanted to see it again.Now back to the 60s movie, i watched it again and wondered, why do some people let their past get into their future's way ! I mean is it deliberate, even if subconsiously, or is it really out of their hands ?? do I do that sometimes to myself, even not aware of it , or will I do it some day !? is it right all the way and in all cases , or is it wrong ?? or it depends!! and depends on what !? ... i don't know!
Jean Louis : In life , when something is not believebale or serious we'd say it's not like Cinema! , why do you think we don't take Cinema seriousely !?
Jean Louis : Anne, why did you tell me your husband is dead ?
Anne : He is, but not yet for me!
Jean Louis : They are hunters , no mercy for hunters!.
Friday, May 23, 2008
حـكــمـة عصــــفـورالأزلـيــة
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Double Vision ... Foreigner
No disguise for that double vision
Ooh, when it gets through to me, it's always new to me
My double vision always seems to get the best of me, the best of me, yeah-ah
The Talented Mr. Ripley , 1999

Tom Ripley: I always thought it would be better, to be a fake somebody... than a real nobody.
Tom Ripley: If I could just go back... if I could rub everything out... starting with myself.
Dickie Greenleaf: Everybody should have one talent, what's yours?
Tom Ripley: Telling lies, forging signatures and impersonating almost anybody.
Tom Ripley: I really feel happy. As if I had been granted a new lease in life.
Tom Ripley: I could live Dickie's life for him.
Tom Ripley: Well, whatever you do, however terrible, however hurtful, it all makes sense, doesn't it, in your head. You never meet anybody that thinks they're a bad person.
Tom Ripley: Don't you just take the past and put it in a room in a basement and lock the door and never go in there? That's what I do, And then you meet someone special and all you want to do is to toss them the key and say; open up, step inside, but you can't, because it's dark, There's demons and if anybody saw how ugly it is. I keep wanted to do that, fling the door open just let light in and clean everything out.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Monday, May 05, 2008
The Gambler ....that i can't learn to be
I met up with the gambler; we were both too tired to sleep.
So we took turns a starin' out the window at the darkness
'Til boredom overtook us, and he began to speak.
He said, "Son, I've made my life out of readin' people's faces,
And knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.
so if you don't mind my sayin', I can see you're out of aces.
For a taste of your whiskey I'll give you some advice."
So I handed him my bottle and he drank down my last swallow.
Then he bummed a cigarette and asked me for a light.
And the night got deathly quiet, and his face lost all expression.
Said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy, ya gotta learn to play it right.
You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.
Ev'ry gambler knows that the secret to survivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away and knowing what to keep.
'Cause ev'ry hand's a winner and ev'ry hand's a loser,
And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep."
When he'd finished speakin', he turned back towards the window,
Crushed out his cigarette and faded off to sleep.
And somewhere in the darkness the gambler, he broke even.
But in his final words I found an ace that I could keep.
You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run.
You never count your money when you're sittin' at the table.
There'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done.
My Horoscope for the day !
Just a horoscope !?!
Sunday, May 04, 2008
Hotel California
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance,
I saw shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night
There she stood in the doorway;
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself,
'This could be Heaven or this could be Hell'
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor,
I thought I heard them say...
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year (Any time of year)
You can find it here
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes Benz
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat.
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
So I called up the Captain,
'Please bring me my wine'
He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine'
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say...
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise)
Bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceiling,
The pink champagne on ice
And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
And in the master's chambers,
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives,
But they just can't kill the beast
Last thing I remember, I was
Running for the door
I had to find the passage back
To the place I was before
'Relax,' said the night man,
'We are programmed to receive.You can check-out any time you like,But you can never leave!'