Lejla Maltija by Lejla Maltija

This is the official release of Lejla Maltija by Lejla Maltija

Lejla Maltija means Maltese Evening. The melody is a typical Maltese 'għana' guitar line
The track carries the name of the project and is about a wistful nostalgic Maltese man remembering his island home while living abroad. The lyrics and the translation follow.

Lejla Maltija

Din il-Lejla hekk sabiħa, din il-lejla Maltija
Il-mewġ jgħanni għanja helwa,
Taħt is-sema hekk kaħlanija,
Din il-lejla minn tfuliti,
Din il-lejla Maltija,
Hekk il-bogħod minn pajjiżi,
Ħallini niftakar ftit.

This amazing evening, this Maltese evening,
The waves chant a sweet melody,
Under such a blue blue sky.
This evening I recall from my childhood,
This Maltese evening,
So far away from my homeland,
Allow me to reminiscence a little.

Din il-lejla taħt il-qamar,
Ħafna għerf u ħafna sabar,
Is-sajjied bil-palmi u 'l-lampi,
Jittanta il-lampuki minn taħt il-baħar,
Din il-lejla minn tfuliti,
Din il-lejla Maltija,
Hekk il-bogħod minn pajjiżi,
Ħallini niftakar ftit.

This evening under the moon,
A lot of wisdom and patience,
The fisherman with plan leaves and lamps,
Trying to tempt the lampuki from beneath the sea.
This evening I recall from my childhood,
This Maltese evening,
So far away from my homeland,
Allow me to reminiscence a little.

Check out the track at the link below.

This is the Official Video for Lejla Maltija by Lejla Maltija