Fairuz was born Nouhad Haddad in Jabal al Arz, Lebanon. She began her musical career as a teenager. From chorus girl at the Lebanese radio station in the late 1940s, to critical and popular acclaim from the 1950s to today, Fairuz is acknowledged not only for her musical talent and contribution, but also as a cultural and political icon. A symbol of a people, a heritage, a quest for peace, and of humanity. During most of her career, Fairuz reflected two other great artists, Assi and Mansour Rahbani. They wrote the lyrics and composed her tunes. Today, many of her songs reflect the composing talent of Ziad Rahbani who is Fairuz's son. Her songs testify to the Rahbani musical genius, as well as to Fairuz's broad musical background. Referred to as "The Soul of Lebanon" in the 1970s, Fairuz became a pre-eminent figure, a superstar of current music in the Arab world. Together, the Rahbani family is both a school of music and a cultural phenomenon.
Habaytak Besayf
Fairuz Lyrics
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بأيام البرد وأيام الشتي
والرصيف بحيرة والشارع غريق
تجي هاك البنت من بيتها العتيق
ويقل لها انطريني وتنطر ع الطريق
ويروح وينساها وتدبل بالشتي
نطرتك بالصيف نطرتك بالشتي
وعيونك الصيف وعيوني الشتي
ملقانا يا حبيبي
خلف الصيف وخلف الشتي
مرقت الغريبة عطيتني رسالة
كتبها حبيبي بالدمع الحزين
فتحت الرسالة حروفها ضايعين
ومرقت أيام و غربتنا سنين
وحروف الرسالة محيها الشتي
كلمات: الأخوين رحباني
ألحان: الأخوين رحباني
مقام: نهوند
تاريخ: 1970
Fairuz's song Habaytak Besayf, translated to "I loved you in the summer" in English, is a poignant love story that speaks of the intensity of love and the longing that persists even after years of separation. The song starts with the verses, "I loved you in the summer, in the days of cold and rain, the pavement was a lake and the street was flooded. That girl would come from her old house, and he would say to her, wait for me, and she would wait on the road. He would go and forget her, and she would freeze in the rain."
The lyrics depict a scene where two lovers meet on the street, with the man asking the woman to wait for him as he has to leave. The woman waits for him as promised, but he never returns. As time passes, the woman can't forget the man, and her love remains just as strong. In the subsequent verses, she talks about waiting for him in both summer and winter, each season symbolizing the different emotions she has felt while waiting for him.
The song was written and composed by the Rahbani brothers, who were known for their collaborations with Fairuz. It was released in 1970, and it quickly became a classic in the Arab world, loved for its melancholic, slow melody, and poignant lyrics. The song is performed in the Nahawand maqam, which is a common maqam used in Arabic music.
Line by Line Meaning
حبيتك بالصيف
I loved you in summer
بأيام البرد وأيام الشتي
In cold and rainy days
والرصيف بحيرة والشارع غريق
The sidewalk is a lake, the street is flooded
تجي هاك البنت من بيتها العتيق
That girl comes from her old house
ويقل لها انطريني وتنطر ع الطريق
He tells her to wait for him, and she waits on the road
ويروح وينساها وتدبل بالشتي
He goes and forgets her, and she gets soaked in the rain
حبيتك بالصيف حبيتك بالشتي
I loved you in summer, I loved you in winter
نطرتك بالصيف نطرتك بالشتي
I waited for you in summer, I waited for you in winter
وعيونك الصيف وعيوني الشتي
Your eyes are summer, and mine are winter
ملقانا يا حبيبي
We've found each other, my love
خلف الصيف وخلف الشتي
Beyond summer and beyond winter
مرقت الغريبة عطيتني رسالة
A stranger passed by and gave me a letter
كتبها حبيبي بالدمع الحزين
My lover wrote it with sad tears
فتحت الرسالة حروفها ضايعين
I opened the letter, its letters were lost
ومرقت أيام و غربتنا سنين
Days passed by, and years separated us
وحروف الرسالة محيها الشتي
The rain erased the letters of that letter
Contributed by Aaron T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@hamzaali2310
The story of this song 😋
"Fairuz doesn't forget anything, no matter how small it was" (Assi Rahbani)
Before they got married, Assi Rahbani once had an appointment with Fairuz so they can go record a song, but he was late that night, And by some chance, it rained, so for 20 years Fairuz still kept reproaching and reminding Assi at every argument between them saying: "did you wait for me under the rain?"
Then at some point Assi found himself writing this song for her, and when she read it for the first time she looked at him smiled and said "Now I forgive you"
Btw sadly assi died at 1986
Fairus still alive she's 86 this year (1935)
@Mahdi990
In cold days, and in rainy days
the sidewalk is like a lake, and the street is sinking under water
comes a girl from her old house
and he tells her to wait for him, and she waits at the street
and he goes and forgets about her, while she withers in the rain
I loved you in summer (clear days), I loved you in winter (rainy days)
I waited for you in clear days, I waited for you in rainy days
and your eyes are clear like summer, and mine are wet like winter
our meeting my love
will be beyond the summer and winter
The stranger passed by, she gave me a letter
which was written by my lover, written by sad tears
I opened the letter, its letters are lost
and the days passed, and the years made us more distant
and the letter's letters were erased by rain
I loved you in summer (clear days), I loved you in winter (rainy days)
I waited for you in clear days, I waited for you in rainy days
and your eyes are clear like summer, and mine are wet like winter
our meeting my love
will be beyond the summer and winter
will be beyond the summer and winter
@user-yl8mn2hw9b
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فيروز....ايام البرد .ايام الشتاء
أشعر بالبرد، صوت فيروز يدثرني، ربما من أجل هذا الدثار الأثير أنتظر الشتاء،
وربما لدي أسباب أخرى كالتي قد تكون عندكم تدعوني لأحب الشتاء مع إنه يجئ
بالعواصف والرعود ربما نحب الشتاء لإنه طقس من طقوس أشتراك الطبيعة معنا
بأحزاننا، وحين نقرن لا محالة، موسم البرد بالحب ومن ثم البكاء، فذلك لإننا
نرى الشتاء يزحف على سمائنا زحف الحب على القلب، يداعبه ببطء حيناً
ويحوله إلى أعصارمن العواطف.. فالشتاء يحرك في القلب مشاعر أحترقت خلال
الصيف وينعش رغبة خفية وحاجة إلى الدفء، إلى البحث عن شيء لا يستطيع الصيف
منحه، وحين يدب الألم في النفس نجده يمنح الطبيعة مطراً ينهمر مع دموعنا
حتى تبدو الطبيعة وكأنها تقاسمنا الألم....؟
مرقت الغريبة عطيتني رسالة
كتبها حبيبي بالدمع الحزين
فتحت الرسالة حروفها ضايعين
و مرقت أيام و غربتنا سنين
و حروف الرسالة محيها الشتي
د/فريد الجراح
شتاء عام 2000/12/9
البرتغال
@ekramdilara5868
Be ayam el bard, be ayam el sheti
Weir raseef boohayra, wishareh ghareek
Teegi hak el bint, men bait el aateeh
Weir eelantaree, ooh tun-tor al tareek
We rouh yinsaha, we tedbel be sheti
Habaytak bisayf, Habaytak be sheti
Nartartak bisayf, Nartartak be sheti
We aoyonak bisayf, we aoyoni sheti
Nartartak bisayf, Nartartak be sheti
Maliana ya ha-bi-bi, khalf el sayf ooh khalf fe sheti
Mara'et el gharibee, aatatini resalee
Katabiha habibi, bid da-maal hazeen
Fatahit el resalee, houroufha dayyeen
Ooh mara'et eyam, ooh gharabit nah-sneen
Wa horof el resalee, mahara el sheti
Habaytak bisayf, Habaytak be sheti
Nartartak bisayf, Nartartak be sheti
We aoyonak bisayf, we aoyoni sheti
Maliana ya ha-bi-bi, khalf el sayf ooh khalf fe sheti
Khalf fe-sayf ooh khalf fe-sheti
@bouzadanihal6871
اهداء لكل رجل يعطي الوعود المزيفة لامراة بريئة تحبه و تعشقه....
@user-yt4bi2dz7b
فعلا 💔😔 كتبت الي بقلبي
@mohamedotp4782
كنا بنسمعها سوا،بس هي اللي سابتني 😢
@e.mohamed2437
صدقني غلط و مش صحيح ، العكس هو الي حصل معايا 😭
@isaloubouslah9479
20 ans apres, et chaque fois que jecoute cette fameuse chanson, les larmes aux yeux....يا خسارة النية معاك
@user-lj4ck4zk7y
لاسامحهم الله ولا عفا عنهم 😭🙏😭😢
@Roaa2_1
أنا لست عاشقة ..لكني عاشقة لهذا الصوت الذي لطالما يجعلني سعيدة☕
@ayarikoussay8644
Me to
@user-cm4bf9yz5v
@@Eliyahu_Pahima which sentence?
@mimimegni3441
مين لسا بيسمعها. 2020💓