The first song I am going to review is this one. Lyrics and music by the Rahbani Brothers.
Here are the lyrics in Arabic:
Here are the lyrics in Arabic:
غيبي و لا تغيبي يا نجمة كفرغار
يا قمر حبيبي زهرة عباب الدار
غيبي و لا تغيبي يا جارتنا الغريبة
يا بعيدة يا قريبة يا نجمة كفرغار
نامي و لا تنامي يا زغيرة الربيع
نامي بالسلامة قبل الدني ما تضيع
نامي و لا تنامي عا مخدة السلامة
عجوانح الحمامة يا زغيرة الربيع
طلي و اندهيني بالليلة الطويلة
و تمرق عالهنا و الضنا و الساعات الجميلة
and here's the English Translation:
Disappear and don't disappear, star of Kifr Ghar
O my beloved moon, a flower on my house door
Disappear and don't disappear, my strange neighbor
You're far, you're near, star of Kfir Ghar
Sleep and don't sleep, little one of the spring
Sleep peacefully before the world gets lost
Sleep and don't sleep on this peaceful pillow
On the wings of a dove, you little one of the spring
Appear and call for me on the long nights
You will pass by, bringing joy and satisfaction and good times
and here's the song on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFH7ja5obUc
So, I know that the English translation is not that great, but the whole idea of the song is this lullaby sung to a child on a starry night. It's about sleeping peacefully in the little town of Kfir Ghar, knowing that everything is beautiful and when you wake up, it'll all be the same. I'm not sure if Kfir Ghar is an actual place, but this was the opening song for Fairouz's film "Bint El Haris (The Guard's Daughter)," which was set in this Kfir Ghar.
Why do I love this song? Because the music, combined with Fairouz's voice makes it a perfect lullaby. Also, I love it because every time I listen to it at night, I remember those nights I used to stay up late in Cairo, seeing the few stars I can see and making my wishes. It reminds me of good old simpler times. It was fun when everyone else in the house was sleeping, and the streets were starting to be quite, except for the occasional car. It was only me, the stars, and the moon. They felt so close, and my childish wishes so real. Listening to this song filled me with inner peace, and when I laid my head down after my star gazing episode, the pillow always felt so fluffy like the clouds. It was almost as if all worries and concerns of this world disappeared. In away, it was as if Fairouz sung me a lullaby. I could not have chosen a better singer to serenade me to sleep.
يا قمر حبيبي زهرة عباب الدار
غيبي و لا تغيبي يا جارتنا الغريبة
يا بعيدة يا قريبة يا نجمة كفرغار
نامي و لا تنامي يا زغيرة الربيع
نامي بالسلامة قبل الدني ما تضيع
نامي و لا تنامي عا مخدة السلامة
عجوانح الحمامة يا زغيرة الربيع
طلي و اندهيني بالليلة الطويلة
و تمرق عالهنا و الضنا و الساعات الجميلة
and here's the English Translation:
Disappear and don't disappear, star of Kifr Ghar
O my beloved moon, a flower on my house door
Disappear and don't disappear, my strange neighbor
You're far, you're near, star of Kfir Ghar
Sleep and don't sleep, little one of the spring
Sleep peacefully before the world gets lost
Sleep and don't sleep on this peaceful pillow
On the wings of a dove, you little one of the spring
Appear and call for me on the long nights
You will pass by, bringing joy and satisfaction and good times
and here's the song on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFH7ja5obUc
So, I know that the English translation is not that great, but the whole idea of the song is this lullaby sung to a child on a starry night. It's about sleeping peacefully in the little town of Kfir Ghar, knowing that everything is beautiful and when you wake up, it'll all be the same. I'm not sure if Kfir Ghar is an actual place, but this was the opening song for Fairouz's film "Bint El Haris (The Guard's Daughter)," which was set in this Kfir Ghar.
Why do I love this song? Because the music, combined with Fairouz's voice makes it a perfect lullaby. Also, I love it because every time I listen to it at night, I remember those nights I used to stay up late in Cairo, seeing the few stars I can see and making my wishes. It reminds me of good old simpler times. It was fun when everyone else in the house was sleeping, and the streets were starting to be quite, except for the occasional car. It was only me, the stars, and the moon. They felt so close, and my childish wishes so real. Listening to this song filled me with inner peace, and when I laid my head down after my star gazing episode, the pillow always felt so fluffy like the clouds. It was almost as if all worries and concerns of this world disappeared. In away, it was as if Fairouz sung me a lullaby. I could not have chosen a better singer to serenade me to sleep.
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