cat stevens rubylove

[ProkhorSeraphim]

Awwww <3

[Laight4work]

that's a bouzuki. because before he was yusef islam and before he was cat stevens . . he was

Steven Demetre Georgiou.

[mdw302]

I have a mandolin...close enough. Anyone have the tablature or the chords for this?

[coastallad1010]

sad by 1976 he had lost it

[niatarshe]

joojjjj....I love youuuu.....

[MaeNotEast]

This song always made me feel like dancing - it's so energetic and lighthearted.

[MrCYtheo]

amazing song with the mix of greek and the bouzouki, he makes cyprus proud

[csgoldengirl1]

love the greek in the middle, what a great mix he did, with both languages, works so well, but thats how the cat does it , it always works

[nmakrides22]

a kalamatiano style song in english and greek

[andrea56br]

ITALIA-GRECIA ,UNA FACCIA,UNA RAZZA !!!

[kbram1]

I absolutely love this guy now and then, a beautiful person, inside and out.

[ShamanKish]

God is not musical...

Music wins!

[peace2422]

My one and only

[tjc5of5]

These songs take me back a long way good times

[854lbs]

go the greek

[Alfy7758]

Alcuni brani di Cat Stevens, come questo, hanno la bellezza e la freschezza degli "evergreens"!!! Grande artista!!!!

[piroschka6]

anybody knows the greek lyrics translated? i love his song so much.....

[JaCklimassol]

ruby glikia ela ksana ela ksana konta mou

ena proi me tin augi isoun san iliaxtida

ruby mou mikri

it means: my sweet ruby come again, come again back to me, one morning with the dawn you was like a sunshine, my litle ruby..

[piroschka6]

thanks a lot for the translation!!!!!!

[piddlefish]

@JaCklimassol

Ruby glykeia (Ruby my sweet)

Ela xana (come again)

Ela xana konta mou (come again close to me)

Ela proi (come in the morning)

Me tin avgi (by dawn)

Hrisi san iliahtida (gold as a sunbeam)

Ruby mou mikri (You small Ruby)

[doubled1961]

@piddlefish thanks all the time I think is latin you show me somthing (and Good) today

greatings

[kafetzou]

@piddlefish the second to last line is not quite right - it should be this:

Εσύ ήσουν σαν ήλιου αχτίδα

Esi isoun san iliou ahtidha

(You were like a sunbeam)

[piddlefish]

@kafetzou YAHOO'S BABELFISH sucks.... "Εσύ ήσουν σαν ήλιου αχτίδα"="It was as helium ray" - HAHA

[beadbop]

@piddlefish All the online translator programs suck, badly.

I got "You so as sun glimmer" from FreeTranslation.

I'm gonna have to switch to Babelfish 'cause "It was as helium ray" is so much more poetic! It's all Greek to me! 8-P

[piddlefish]

@beadbop ya, but at least you get in the right ball park.... for some real fun, try passing a phrase or sentence through one of the translators and then back to the original language.... what a hoot!

[beadbop]

@piddlefish Oh yes, I've done that myself on many amusing occasions, translating back and forth until I come up with something that no longer resembles the original intended meaning at all.

I also enjoy rhyming dictionaries.

What a hoot, in my birthday suit, playing the skin flute, singing Ruby Fruit...

You and I definitely know how to have a -real- good time! Wheee!

[coastallad1010]

@piddlefish soft cock

[Skafinn]

Magic - that's what it is...

[HughieDixon]

wow he is so good that he can make it appear like he's not moving at all.

well done yusef

[louiseduvee]

A great performance; thank you!

[goodtogonow3]

pdmtl , Well said. As I recall, he advocated the killing of the guy who wrote the "Satanic Verses". Maybe he did not actually advocate the killing, but he agreed with the "Fatwa" that called for the killing. Nevertheless, I do love this song. Any comments?

[leslietrav]

goodtogonow3....He never agreed with the fatwa, he only explained to the press what the fatwa meant. After that, news went all over the world that he "agreed". He made efforts to get the press to correct their misinterpretation, but after the headline news, not many people heard or paid attention to it. The press liked the story because it sensationalized the issue. I hate having to defend Cat/Yusuf all the time but I have to do it. There's a video about all I just wrote, I'll try to find it.

[goodtogonow3]

leslietrav, Thanks for the response. I am glad to hear this, as I liked him. How did you know what actually happened and what he actually said?

[leslietrav]

goodtogonow3....I posted a reply yesterday but it's not here. To hear Cat/Yusuf explain about the fatwa, please type into youtube Yusuf Islam, AKA Cat Stevens-His Life and Islam. Listen to Part 4 from 8:35 sec. and go on to Part 5 to hear the rest. I am sure you will see what happened. I highly recommend that entire video series, 1 thru 6, it is absolutely fascinating.

[Ishbell1]

@leslietrav Thank you for this post. I like people that take the time to get informed before buying into a "good story". Your version is the truth.

[pdmtl]

Thank you for uploading this most beautiful song.

The Cat was an extraordinary musician and songwriter. Ahhh, what a voice! Pity that he morphed into a religious buffoon.

[dummypiston]

a beautiful creation

[suzyelkhattabi]

i just love this man and his music xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[geoleni]

saw cat sing it live in the 70s what a performer

[geoleni]

great song a classic

[giannis4]

Ελα Ρουμπινουλα, σηκω πανω και δωσε στροφες!!!χαχαχαχαχα

[jujoo71]

my mothers fav...untill she died. thos was her song...oppa

[22poopoo]

Hopefully she's smilling at you listening to this now! It's one of my Mum's and aaunties' favourites too:)

[vivlingdarling]

his music is beautiful

[stelingarda]

if you can i like very much!!!!

[katie8753]

@stelingarda

Rubylove is my FAVORITE Cat Stevens song!!!

[coastallad1010]

@katie8753 cant spell

[heavnnnsent]

Can someone post CRAZY that song is so beautiful THANKS!

[stelingarda]

yes but i don't know the kind of the instrument. i think it's a greek strument....bouzuki???.....i don't know....

[peter4hou]

Yes, it is a bouzouki. I can translate the Greek part if you like.

[hoprock66]

Can u translate it? I'm Greek but don't speak the language, so sad I know. Love this song! Thanks!

[JDean1953]

@stelingarda You are right on the instrument. It is a bouzuki!

[eddieowns11]

this song is  so amazing :)

[ynj88]

to yusuf islam: kullu sana wu antum bi-khayr

i love your music please never stop.

you bring music to a new level

[ynj88]

i like his old stuff but have fallen in love with his islamic music, a is for allah, and the like, to yusuf islam ; kullu sana wu antum bi-khayr

[stelingarda]

the instruments are bouzouki and guitar.

[Aurarisma]

@stelingarda bouzouki or mandolin .. I believe in the European tour Eric used a mandolin .. it was lovely!! check yusuf cat stevens rubylove bercy paris and u can see him now!

[crperezt]

Gracias stelingarda por este regalo, es una cancion maravillosa a pesar de que ...no entiendo nada de griego, pero un amor rubi ...debe ser valioso en cualquier idioma...!!!

Thanks stelingarda for this gift, it's a wonderful song instead that I ...don't understand anything in Greek, but a ruby love... must be worth in any language...!!!.

Perhaps wrong grammar in English, but not in Spanish... great.!!!

[HypoCooper]

What is the instrument being played? Mandolin? Bouzouki?

[stelingarda]

yes. this song it' english and greek.

[darkfey1963]

@stelingarda His dad was Greek.

[leslietrav]

Thanks for posting this, I have always loved this song, though it has been largely overlooked. He is singing in Greek, correct? And the melody is Greek also. His father was Greek, and his mother Swedish. Beautiful song.

[sistersuetube]

hi Leslie! I've been listening to this very song nonstop two days! Did he ever perform it live? Would love to see a video!

Greetings from Hollywood

SUE

[leslietrav]

Hi Sue!!! You know I have always loved this song, ever since I was a kid. It was on one of the LP's I had. I would love to see a video of him performing it live, too, but I have not seen one. There is nothing like watching Cat perform live. He's the BOMB and always will be. No pun intended for all you islamophobes out there.

[leslietrav]

Hey Sue, please visit me on myspace sometime....i'm lonely there....

Would love to hear from you more often, let me know what's going on!

[stelingarda]

thank for the comment

[kawaelfe]

Danke für dieses Lied, ich hatte schon gedacht, dieser Song wurde vergessen, einfach wunderschön!!!!