Anabel Spiteri  -  Bhal nefha rih

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Lura fiz-zmien
dhalt nigri fil-hsieb
ghext ghal ftit hin
fid-dinja tal-holma
l-ilwien kullimkien
u mdawra ma' shabi nilghabu flimkien
nifirhu mix-xejn mohh ir-rih

Beda ghaddej il-hin kif itir
kbirt mhux hazin
bdejt nifhem xi tkun
li l-qalb thobb f'qasir zmien
u l-ferh tnissel f'qalbi
u nizel id-dmugh
fil-gonna tal-holm ittajjart

Staqsejt lill-qalb xi tkun
filli tghozz u filli tieqaf thobb
fewga helwa dur
dawn nitfaghhom lil hinn
in-nhar inbidel dlonk
bhal nefha rih
il-ferh tar bhar-rih

kbirt bla ma gharaft
lejn xefaq bla tmiem
wara l-fruhat bdejt nigri bla hsieb
l-isbah dwal ma ntfew qatt
u xtaqt li dil-hajja mimlija bil-gid
sabiha bhall-ward ma timtemmx

dawl is-smewwiet jiddallam bil-lejl
hekk grali jien il-qalb imtliet dieq
il-ferh ghebli l-fjur u harsti bdiet tidher thares fil-vojt
bdejt nhewden ta' spiss imma ghaliex

Staqsejt lill-qalb xi tkun
filli tghozz u filli tieqaf thobb
fewga helwa dur
dawn nitfaghhom lil hinn
in-nhar inbidel dlonk
bhal nefha rih
il-ferh tar bhar-rih
Like a breath of wind

I ran back
Into past memories
I relived for some time
in the dreamland
colours everywhere
surrounded by friends, playing together
enjoying ourselves without any worries

Time flew by
And I grew up so soon
I understood the reason
why the heart falls in love so suddenly
and I felt the joy deep in my heart
Tears came running down
And towards the dream gardens I flew

I asked my heart why
do we fall in love and then we quit so soon
And I felt a sweet breeze around me
which cast the bad thoughts away
day changed suddenly
like a breath of the wind
my joy flew away like the wind

I grew up without understanding
the horizons of our ending
I lost my mind so soon
I only cared of silly things
the ever-shiny lights
and I wished that this life full of wealth
beautiful like roses will never end

But the sky's lights darken at night
and so happened to me
my heart filled with sorrow
joy vanished so soon
and I gazed into emptiness while asking myself why...

I asked my heart why
do we fall in love and then we quit so soon
And I felt a sweet breeze around me
which cast the bad thoughts away
day changed suddenly
like a breath of the wind
my joy flew away like the wind

 

Player's comments: Anabel Spiteri is still in her early 20's. She is from the village of Rabat, close to the older capital of Malta, Mdina.

She plays the piano, acts and sings. She is one of the upcoming artists and participates in local festivals quite frequently. She prefers to sing both ballads as well as uptempo entries. Her favourite singers are former Irish boyband, Westlife as well as the Irish siblings, The Corrs. She is also a fan of Whitney Houston.

Seen her interest in acting and singing she took part in various musicals held around the Maltese islands including: : The Sound of Music, Magic of the Musicals and various others.. She won the KDZ-Youths song contest 2000 with an entry "Il-Kebbies tal-Fanal".

This entry, "Bhal nefha rih" (Like a breath of wind) placed 2nd in this year's "Fl-Ghaqda l-Melodija 2003" (The Union's Melody 2003").