66 Years of Independence

[Dry Ice]

We've been through ups and downs, definitely more ups than downs, but we're still there and our flag should still be held HIGH

For all Lebanese out there, on the eve of November 22, a Happy Independence Day to all of you.



هلّي عالريح يا رايتنا العليّة
عز وتلويح أرزتنا اللبنانية

هلّي عالريح عالريح يا رايتنا العليّة
عز وتلويح أرزتنا اللبنانية

هلّي عالريح عالريح يا رايتنا العليّة
عز وتلويح أرزتنا اللبنانية

النا الملاعب النا
قهر المصاعب النا

النا الملاعب النا
قهر المصاعب النا

ع غناني المجد تربعنا
وعدرب الحق تجمعنا

ودرستوا نحن
ورجعنا و الريح تصيح

هلّي عالريح عالريح يا رايتنا العليّة
عز وتلويح أرزتنا اللبنانية

هلّي عالريح عالريح يا رايتنا العليّة
عز وتلويح أرزتنا اللبنانية

هلّي عالريح عالريح يا رايتنا العليّة
عز وتلويح أرزتنا اللبنانية

يا حبّي الراجع أهلا
يا حبّي الراجع أهلا

يا غالي وغالي أهلا

صارت سمانا أحلى
وجبال العنا أعلا

هلّي عالريح عالريح يا رايتنا العليّة
عز وتلويح أرزتنا اللبنانية

هلّي عالريح عالريح يا رايتنا العليّة
عز وتلويح أرزتنا اللبنانية

هلّي عالريح عالريح يا رايتنا العليّة
عز وتلويح أرزتنا اللبنانية

شفتك والدنيي قبالي
وايام تعنّ عابالي

شفتك والدنيي قبالي
وايام تعنّ عابالي

ويا تلج تلوج عالعالي
وياأرز العالي تعلاّ

عالدنيي كلاّ كلاّ عالدنيي كلاّ كلاّ

هلّي عالريح عالريح يا رايتنا العليّة
عز وتلويح أرزتنا اللبنانية

هلّي عالريح عالريح يا رايتنا العليّة
عز وتلويح أرزتنا اللبنانية

هلّي عالريح عالريح يا رايتنا العليّة
عز وتلويح أرزتنا اللبنانية

[Shuyu3i]

until shebaa and the heroes in syria prisons come back to lebanon there is no indepedence. it is a fake idea.

[Red Phoenix]

independence starts from an internal mental state that applies itself externally

the need to need someone else 'for guidance' from outside our borders must be void

and the spirits must cherish the soil in times of peace and defend it in times of war

in short independence begets maturity

i hope the lebanese, all of them, get there some day

we need our independence, we the older/current generation of ****-ups might not deserve it ya, but our children deserve it at least that's for sure

so for all it's worth mabrouk

and i hope our independence day celebration becomes more and more real from year to year

[Dry Ice]

Originally Posted by Shuyu3i

until shebaa and the heroes in syria prisons come back to lebanon there is no indepedence. it is a fake idea.

Dude, while your demands are legitimate, and while inter-related; there is a difference between independence, sovereignty and prisoners' rights.

RP's comment sheds a nice view on how you could look at independence.

[Shuyu3i]

Originally Posted by Dry Ice

Dude, while your demands are legitimate, and while inter-related; there is a difference between independence, sovereignty and prisoners' rights.

RP's comment sheds a nice view on how you could look at independence.

habibi, what independence are you talking about? have we ever had indepedence in this country? We have had tom dick and harry prying into our business since 43.

[Dry Ice]

Originally Posted by Shuyu3i

habibi, what independence are you talking about? have we ever had indepedence in this country? We have had tom dick and harry prying into our business since 43.

first, I am not your habib.

secondly, things aren't black or white and there are shades of grey that people should appreciate.

so, we're grateful for what he have, we hold our flag high and we keep on respecting the concept of our state while remembering important dates and honoring national symbols.

[lebanese007]

Independance?
Yes, we should stick to the few things that gather us and make us proud, or even more the things that collectively make us sad if those exist, and the day we feel collectively happy or collectively sad about an incident, is the day where we can say we became independant, or we became a nation..

[Shuyu3i]

Originally Posted by Dry Ice

first, I am not your habib.

secondly, things aren't black or white and there are shades of grey that people should appreciate.

so, we're grateful for what he have, we hold our flag high and we keep on respecting the concept of our state while remembering important dates and honoring national symbols.

keep on saying what you want to say. I am proud of my country and our army not some of its people. I want the whole 10452 km not a part of it. independence is incomplete until shebaa is returned. all parties take orders from countries and your talking about independence?

[Booyakasha]

Originally Posted by Shuyu3i

keep on saying what you want to say. I am proud of my country and our army not some of its people. I want the whole 10452 km not a part of it. independence is incomplete until shebaa is returned. all parties take orders from countries and your talking about independence?

Parties do not wholly represent a country. So excuse my French but if the people feels that it's independent then the nation IS independent.

I feel proud to be commemorating that date and all the people who died to hold that flag up high. And if you truly believe that because some oppressive neighbor captured part of our land and because another oppressive neighbor captured some of our sons we should forget about all what happened before then hear me when I say that you are swimming in ingratitude.

I'm usually not the poetic or nationalist geezer but still this event is something to be proud of regardless of the punctual behavior of some politicians. So please grant us your silence and stop nagging in respect to that date if you agree otherwise remember that the guys who made our independence possible didn't know sh*t about Syria or Israel at that time.

[Dry Ice]

Originally Posted by Shuyu3i

keep on saying what you want to say. I am proud of my country and our army not some of its people. I want the whole 10452 km not a part of it. independence is incomplete until shebaa is returned. all parties take orders from countries and your talking about independence?

I seriously don't know how this thread goes against what we both respect.