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Abū al-Farāj claimed to have taken 50 years in writing the work, which ran to over 10,000 pages and contains more than 16,000 verses of Arabic poetry.It can be seen as having three distinct sections: the first deals with the '100 Best Songs' chosen for the caliph Harūn al-Rashīd, the second with royal composers, and the third with songs chosen by the author himself. [3]
Arabic [3] Pronunciation (Arabic) Translation (English) [3] طلع البدر علينا: ṭala‘a 'l-badru ‘alaynā: The full moon rose over us من ثنيات الوداع: min thaniyyāti 'l-wadā‘ From the valley of Peace‘ وجب الشكر علينا: wajaba 'l-shukru ‘alaynā: And it is incumbent upon us to show gratitude
The song is a standard of Arabic and Middle Eastern musical repertoires. Versions of the song have been recorded by artists including Fairuz , [ 5 ] Sabah Fakhri , [ 5 ] Souad Massi , Lena Chamamyan , Nabyla Maan , Hamza El Din , Sami Yusuf , Abeer Nehme [ 6 ] and Talia Lahoud .
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Both the lyrics and music were officially adopted in 1962; [1] [2] ... English translation [18]
The ataaba (Arabic: عتابا, meaning "plaint" or "dirge", also transliterated 'ataba) is a traditional Arabic musical form sung at weddings, festivals, and other occasions. [1] Popular in the Middle East , it was originally a Bedouin genre, improvised by a solo poet-singer accompanying themselves on the rababa . [ 2 ]
"Zahrat al-Mada'en" (Arabic: زهرة المدائن, transl. "Flower of the Cities"), also marketed under its French title "La Fleur des cités", is a 1967 Arabic song performed by Lebanese singer Fairuz, composed by the Rahbani brothers and written by Said Akl.
Tamally Maak, also often Tamally Ma'ak (in Arabic تملي معاك) is an international Egyptian Arabic language song by the Egyptian pop star Amr Diab in 2000 from his album of the same name. "Tamally Maak", meaning "Always with you", is written by Ahmed Ali Moussa and the music for the song was composed by Sherif Tag . [ 1 ]
Salaam (Hebrew: סלאם ) or Od Yavo Shalom Aleinu (Hebrew: עוד יבוא שלום עלינו ) is a peace song by Mosh Ben-Ari, composed while he was in the band Sheva. It is sung in Hebrew and Arabic and has gained popularity in Israeli folk music , especially within the context of the Arab–Israeli conflict .