[Intro] [Solo Oud in Bayati Maqam] [Wind sound effects, birdsong] (The tree remembers…) [Verse 1] [Slow tempo, 75 BPM, 4/4 time] [Am G C F] [Oud and gentle percussion] [Am]I have seen the banners rise and fall, [G]The clash of steel, the Sultan's call. [C]The Crusaders came with fire and sword, [F]But deeper still, my roots were poured. [Chorus] [Male choir enters, unison] [Am G C F] Ana baqi, ana baqi. (I remain, I remain.) Zaytoun, Zaytoun. [Verse 2] [Tempo remains, slightly more intense percussion] [Am G C F] [Oud and choir] [Am]The Ottomans ruled, their empire vast, [G]Their taxes heavy, shadows cast. [C]Yet through it all, my branches grew, [F]A testament to what is true. [Chorus] [Male choir, more powerful] [Am G C F] Ana baqi, ana baqi. Zaytoun, Zaytoun. [Verse 3] [Tempo slightly increases, distorted guitar enters softly] [Am G C F] [Oud, choir, distorted guitar] [Am]The Mandate came, a foreign hand, [G]Dividing lines across the land. [C]The Nakba's tears, a bitter rain, [F]Yet from the roots, I rise again. [Chorus] [Choir and guitar, building intensity] [Am G C F] Ana baqi, ana baqi. Zaytoun, Zaytoun. [Verse 4] [Uptempo 4/4 beat, driving drums, full band] [Am G C F] [Electric guitar solo in Phrygian dominant scale] [Am]They tear my limbs, they burn my bark, [G]But still my seeds light up the dark. [C]Your walls may rise, your tanks may roll, [F]But you can't kill the rooted soul. [Outro] [Tempo slows, returns to solo oud] [Am G] (…and I will remain.)
