Asalah was born in Damascus, Syria to a middle class couple. Mostafa Nasri, Asalah’s father, was a revered Syrian composer and singer who recognized her singing talent early on and launched her singing career. She was very attached to her father who taught her to love music. Her infatuation with music entertained her through her childhood, she was much more content with the radio than a doll. Asalah began her musical career by performing patriotic, religious, and children’s songs when she was four years old. She sang the theme song, Qessas Al Sho’oub (Arabic: قصص الشعوب), of the cartoon show, Hekayat Alamiyah (Arabic: حكايات عالمية). In 1986, Mostafa Nasri passed away after suffering from internal bleeding caused by a car accident. The untimely passing of Asalah’s father caused her great grief and she left singing and took up her duties as the eldest child. At the young age of seventeen, she took care of her siblings, Reem, Amani, Ayman and Ayham with her mother.
Asalah’s commercial musical career debuted in 1991 with Law Ta’rafou (Arabic: لو تعرفو). The album had 4 songs in the oriental operatic tarab style. The album was an instant hit with heartbreaking songs like Ya Sabra Yana and Samehtak Ketir. She quickly cemented her presence in a growing industry brimming with new, young talent like Najwa Karam, Saber Rebai, Angham, and Abdelmajeed Abdullah..
Musical Achievements
Asalah’s 16 years as a professional singer have made her one of the most revered Arab voices. Her voice knows no dialect boundaries, she has sung in Syrian, Egyptian, Khaleeji, Lebanese, and Moroccan Arabic. Nasri’s 2006 album, Hayati, was the second best selling album of Rotana, the largest production company in the Middle East. She won the Murex D’Or for best Female Arab Artist of 2006.
Personal Life
Asalah has two children from her first marriage to Ayman Al Dahabi, whom she divorced in 2005 following his adultery scandal. She is now married to famous Palestinian-Egyptian director Tarek Al Eryan. She was pregnant with Tarek’s child in early 2007 but suffered a miscarriage halfway through the pregnancy.
Asalah owns three houses one mansion in Damascus, another penthouse in Cairo, and a house in The Palm in Dubai. Also, she is thinking of purchasing a fourth house in Bahrain.
Bahraini Citizenship
Asalah was granted Bahraini citizenship by Bahraini King Hamad Bin Issa Al Khalifa a few days after she gave a spectacular performance in the operetta Love and Loyalty in celebration of Bahrain’s Independence Day.[1] Asalah holds three nationalities: Syrian, Bahraini, and Egyptian.
[edit]Discography
Discography
Asalah Performs Umm Kulthum.
Erja’ Laha (Return to Her).
O’zorni (Forgive Me).
Ghayar Awi (Great Jealousy).
Al Mushtaka (The Complainer).
Ya Sabra Yana (I Am Waiting) (1993).
Taw’am Al Rouh (My Soul’s Twin) (1994).
Ighdab (Anger) (1994).
Wala Tessadda’ (Don’t Believe It) (1995).
Rahal (He Left) (1996).
Albi Biyertahlak (My Heart is at Ease with You) (1998).
Ya Magnoun (O Madman) (1999).
Moshtaqah (I’m Missing You) (2001).
Ya Akhi Es’al (Ask About Me) (2002).
Yamin Allah/Haqiqat Waqe’i (I Swear/My Reality) (2001).
Ad El Horouf (As much as the number of letters) (2003).
Awgat (Times) (2004).
Aadi (Ordinary) (2005).
Hayati (My Life) (2006).
Sawaha Galbi (My Heart Did It) (2007).
Singles
Law Ta’rafou (If You Know) from Law Ta’rafou.**
Ighdab (Get Angry) from Ighdab.
Al Mushtaka (The Complainer) from Al Mushtaka.
Alf Leila We Leila (One Thousand and One Nights) from Al Mushtaka.
Ya Magnoun (O Madman) from Ya Magnoun.
Ma Oultelish (Why Didn’t You Tell Me?) from Ya Magnoun.
Moushta’a (I’m Missing You) from Moushta’a.
E’tef Habibi (Have Mercy My Love) from Moushta’a.
Mab’ash Ana (I Haven’t Lived Up to My Name if I Don’t) from Moushta’a.
Leih El Ghorour (Why the Arrogance?) from Ya Akhi Es’al.
Yamin Allah (I Swear) from Yamin Allah/Waqe’i
Misheit Senin (I Walked for Years) from Ad El Horouf.
Tassawar (Imagine) from Ad El Horouf.
A’taz Bek (I Am Proud of You) from Ad El Horouf.
Gemarhom Kellohom (You Are the Moon Among Them) from Awgat.
Meta Ashoufek (When Will I See You?) from Awgat.
Fein Habibi (Where is My Love?) from Aadi.
Khalik Shiwaya (Stay) from Aadi.**
Asfa (I’m Sorry) from Aadi.
Aktar (More) from Hayati.
Khaliha Ala Allah (Leave It In God’s Hands) [Ramadan Single].
Jarhi Fel Hawa (My Wound in Love).**
Allah Ya Omri Aleik (You’re Amazing).**
Arod Leih (Why Reply?) from Hayati.
Bein Eideik (In Your Hands) from Hayati.
Alamtni (You Taught Me) from Hayati.**
Hayati (My Life) from Hayati.
Egrab Gerrib (Get Closer) from Sawaha Galbi.**
Sawaha Galbi (My Heart Did It) from Sawaha Galbi.**
La Tekhaf (Don’t Be Afraid) from Sawaha Galbi.**
**Was not shot as a music video.
Smhtak Kteer
Asala Lyrics
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سامحتك سامحتك.بقلبى الكبير
ومش غصب عنى ولا ضعف منى
ولكن لأنى ...
بحب بضمير
سامحتك سامحتك.سامحتك كتير
سامحتك عشـان فى قلبى مكـان
لحبـك زمـان زمان اللى كان
قربـك مـنـى يكـفـيـنـى
قبـل الخطـوة ما تبعـد بنّـا
قبـل الحـيـرة ما تيجى تزورنا
كنت بسامحـك أيوه بسامحـك
كنت بدارى كتير علـى جرحـك
سامحتك كتيـر وبـحــذرك
لـو الـزمـان كـان غيـرك
حبعـد عـنـك واسـيـبــك
وأنسـى انــى كنـت حبيبـك
سامحتك كتيـر وبـحــذرك
لـو الـزمـان كـان غيـرك
مـش حتحمـل ظلمـك تانـى
مش راح أحبـك وأنـت أنانـى
مش راح اقـول معلش وأسامحك
مش راح أقـول
قلبـى الطـيـب يامـا ورانـى
مش راح أقـول
The lyrics of Asala's song Smhtak Kteer talk about forgiveness and the trials one may face in doing so. The singer forgives someone repeatedly, emphasizing the importance of love and conscience over self-interest. She acknowledges that forgiveness may not come easily, but she does so out of love, not weakness or obligation. The person she forgives holds a special place in her heart, and their closeness and warmth provide her with comfort and strength. The singer asks the person not to leave her and not to create distance between them or visit her with confusion.
The song's chorus repeats the phrase "I forgave you a lot," emphasizing the costly nature of forgiveness, and warns the person that if their behavior does not change, the singer will not be able to endure the pain of their mistreatment. She will not continue to love them if they are selfish or refuse to change. The singer acknowledges that her forgiving nature may have caused her pain in the past but emphasizes that she will not forgive if the other person continues to wrong her.
Interestingly, the song's lyrics seem to reflect Asala's personal experience with forgiveness, as she has been vocal about forgiving those who have wronged her in the past.
Line by Line Meaning
سامحتك سامحتك. سامحتك كتير
I've forgiven you, forgiven you, forgiven you a lot
سامحتك سامحتك.بقلبى الكبير
I've forgiven you with my big heart
ومش غصب عنى ولا ضعف منى
It wasn't forced, nor was it weakness on my part
ولكن لأنى ...بحب بضمير
But because I love with my conscience
سامحتك سامحتك.سامحتك كتير
I've forgiven you, forgiven you, forgiven you a lot
سامحتك عشـان فى قلبى مكـان
I've forgiven you because there's still a place for you in my heart
لحبـك زمـان زمان اللى كان
For the love we had, a long time ago
قلـبـك حـبـه يـدفـيـنــى
Your love warms me up
قربـك مـنـى يكـفـيـنـى
Your closeness to me is enough
قبـل الخطـوة ما تبعـد بنّـا
Before taking a step that could push us apart
قبـل الحـيـرة ما تيجى تزورنا
Before the confusion comes to visit us
كنت بسامحـك أيوه بسامحـك
I was forgiving you, yes, forgiving you
كنت بدارى كتير علـى جرحـك
I was hiding a lot of your wounds
سامحتك كتيـر وبـحــذرك
I've forgiven you a lot, but with caution
لـو الـزمـان كـان غيـرك
If time was different, without you
حبعـد عـنـك واسـيـبــك
I would distance myself from you and leave you
وأنسـى انــى كنـت حبيبـك
And forget that I was your lover
سامحتك كتيـر وبـحــذرك
I've forgiven you a lot, but with caution
لـو الـزمـان كـان غيـرك
If time was different, without you
مـش حتحمـل ظلمـك تانـى
I won't endure your injustice again
مش راح أحبـك وأنـت أنانـى
I won't love you while you're selfish
مش راح اقـول معلش وأسامحك
I won't say it's okay and forgive you
مش راح أقـول قلبـى الطـيـب يامـا ورانـى
I won't say my kind heart has always been behind me
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