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On this page I am putting together a list of wellknown and popular songs  (starting with  my own personal favourite songs)  with links to the translations on other websites. Hope you find it useful. Its an on going project.

If the song you want is not here check out these excellent song translation websites.

www.orientaldancer.net

www.shira.net

www.arabicmusictranslation.com 


For the order of the songs I've gone for singer and/or composer if original singer is unknown and if I've no idea on singer or composer it will either be under traditional or unknown till I find out!!,in alphabetical order.

Ahmed Adeweia- (famous shaabi singer see shaabi music page)


Bint el Sultan perhaps Adeweia's most famous song

Great version as part of a medley on Leilas CD Om al Dunya

Salametha Om Hassan

Nice version with vocals on Leilas CD Sukara


Haifa Wehbe

Fakerni  video with English subtitles


Nancy Ajram

Mogaba (infatuated)   

Video with English subtitles

Saad el Sogheir- (popular current shaabi singer.)

El Enab

El Hantour

Mabrouk

Bel Baladi

Hegawhiz


Walid Tawfic

Inzal ya Gameel-come over here my darling. This has the chorus Happy Birthday to you in English.

The song

Warda


Tab wana malli  (why should I care)

Another translation

Excellent version on Leila's CD Om Al Dunya

Akteb Aleyk (I'd be lying to you)

good versions on CD Fadel Shaker 2003

And my favourite version on Mastery and Mystery produced by Karen Barbee

Randa dancing to the Fadel Shaker version