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Om Kalthoum - Oh Night of Eidام كلثوم - يا ليلة العيدYa Leilat el Eid

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The song "Ya Laylat al-`Eid" celebrates the end of the month of Ramadan and the beginning of the celebration (Eid means holiday/celebration) that follows. Laylat al-`Eid is the celebration that takes place after sunset on the last day of Ramadan, meaning the last day of fast is finished. The last verse can be seen as separate from the song since it is a nationalist expression and not related really to the feelings surrounding Eid. It is specific to Egypt in this case, and since this song has spread throughout the Arab world, there are an alternate versions referring for example to the Tigris الدجلة to make the song unique to Iraq. Other verses can also appear in other versions. The song centers on the concept/feeling of انس (ons), which can translate as "delight" or "togetherness" or "a friendly atmosphere." It is exactly the feeling that one gets when all the family and friends gather to celebrate a holiday or maybe a wedding. We don't have ...

Oum Kalsoum - All My Loveأم كلثوم - الحب كلهEl Hob Kollo

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Updated media and translation Umm Kalthoum - All the Love All the love I loved was yours All my love And all my time I lived for you All my time Darling tell the world with me And tell every heart that's ever beaten Oh world, my love This life is nothing but love Water me and fill me And water me again Water me again with your love From you From the light of my time Water me, you who since the day I met you I felt as if I was born again Oh Soul of my heart, life of my days Oh soul of my heart Oh darling angel of my dreams Oh soul of my heart What was I before I saw you? What was I? And why was I even living, my darling? Why? I walked the road of my life, before you, in an endless night No heart beside me to feel me, nor any beautiful specter And when I saw you The first time I saw you I found myself drawn to you with all the desire in the world And with all the love of the world I went to you and ran to you I called I called on the world herself The thirsty love thirsts in my heart...