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.
Shadi
Fairuz Lyrics
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كان في صبي يجي من الأحراش
ألعب أنا وياه
كان اسمه شادي
أنا وشادي غنينا سوى
لعبنا على الثلج
ركضنا بالهوا
ولوحنا الهوا
ويوم من الأيام ولعت الدني
ناس ضد ناس علقوا بهالدني
وصار القتال يقرب على التلال
والدني دني
وعلقت على اطراف الوادي
شادي ركض يتفرج
خفت وصرت اندهله
وينك رايح يا شادي
اندهله ما يسمعني
ويبعد يبعد بالوادي
ومن يومتها ما عدت شفته
ضاع شادي
والثلج اجه وراح الثلج
عشرين مره اجه وراح الثلج
وانا صرت اكبر وشادي بعده صغير
عميلعب عالثلج
Fairuz's song "Shadi" is a nostalgic look back at a childhood friendship between the singer and a boy named Shadi. The two used to play together in the woods and sing, run, and write stories on rocks. They were close companions until a time of conflict arose, and people turned against each other, resulting in a battle that threatened to overtake the hills. Shadi was at the edge of the valley watching as the singer became frightened and called out to him, but he didn't hear her and went farther away. The snow came and went twenty times, and the singer grew up while Shadi remained young and continued to play in the snow.
The lyrics of the song express the pain and loss of a childhood friendship that was destroyed by conflict and the passing of time. Shadi represents the innocence and freedom of childhood, while the conflict symbolizes the harsh reality of the world that threatens to destroy that innocence. The snow, mentioned repeatedly, represents the passage of time and the changing seasons, which bring about both joy and sorrow.
Overall, "Shadi" is a powerful reflection on the fragility of friendship and the need to cherish those whom we love before time and circumstance take them away.
Line by Line Meaning
من زمان أنا وصغيرة
It has been a long time since I was a little girl.
كان في صبي يجي من الأحراش
There was a boy who used to come from the woods.
ألعب أنا وياه
He used to play with me.
كان اسمه شادي
His name was Shadi.
أنا وشادي غنينا سوى
Shadi and I used to sing together.
لعبنا على الثلج
We used to play on the snow.
ركضنا بالهوا
We used to run in the wind.
كتبنا على الأحجار قصص صغار
We used to write small stories on stones.
ولوحنا الهوا
And we used to draw on the air.
ويوم من الأيام ولعت الدني
One day, the world caught fire.
ناس ضد ناس علقوا بهالدني
People fought against each other in this world.
وصار القتال يقرب على التلال
The fighting moved closer to the hills.
والدني دني
And the world was just a world.
وعلقت على اطراف الوادي
And I stood at the edge of the valley.
شادي ركض يتفرج
Shadi ran away to watch.
خفت وصرت اندهله
I got scared and called out to him.
وينك رايح يا شادي
Where are you going, Shadi?
اندهله ما يسمعني
He didn't hear me calling out to him.
ويبعد يبعد بالوادي
He went further and further into the valley.
ومن يومتها ما عدت شفته
And since then, I haven't seen him again.
ضاع شادي
Shadi got lost.
والثلج اجه وراح الثلج
The snow came and went.
عشرين مره اجه وراح الثلج
It came and went twenty times.
وانا صرت اكبر وشادي بعده صغير
And I grew up, but Shadi remained small.
عميلعب عالثلج
He still plays on the snow.
Contributed by Mia O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Supernovae2010
Ode à ma tendre enfance au Liban avec mon ami, Elie ...Dans le Wadi à Broumana...
"Ya Shadi" - Fairouz song (chrétienne Maronite)- Pour moi ce serait "Ya Elie"...
Que toutes les forces de l'univers apportent la paix dans notre monde.
"Ya Shadi"
Il y a bien longtemps quand j'étais petite il y avait un garçon, il venait des bois
Nous avons joué lui et moi
Son nom était Shadi
Moi et Shadi avons chanté ensemble
Nous avons joué sur la neige et avons couru dans le vent
Nous avons écrit sur les rochers des petites histoires
Et nous avons agité nos bras en l'air
Puis un jour le monde s'est enflammé
Les gens contre les gens, se battant dans le monde
Et la bataille approchait
plus près des collines
et le monde, le monde
Et il s'est étiré jusqu'aux bords de la vallée
Shadi a couru pour regarder
J'avais peur et je l'ai appelé
"Où vas-tu Shadi?"
Je l'ai appelé, il ne m'a pas entendu
Et il est allé de plus en plus loin de la vallée
Et depuis ce jour je ne le vois plus
Shadi est perdu...
Et la neige est venue et repartie
Vingt fois vont et viennent, la neige
Et j'ai commencé à grandir
Et Shadi est encore petit...
En train de jouer sur la neige...
Sur la neige ...
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"Ya Shadi "
Long ago when I was small there was a boy, he came from the woods
We played with me
His name was Shadi (for me, Elie)
Me and Shadi sang together
We played on the snow and ran in the wind
We wrote on the rocks little stories
And we waved our arms in the air
Then one day the world ignited
People against people, fighting in the world
And the battle approached
closer to the hills
and the world, the world
And it stretched to the edges of the valley
Shadi ran to watch
I was scared and called out to him
"Where are you going Shadi?"
I called out to him, he didn't hear me
And he went further and further from the valley
And since that day I no longer see him
Shadi is lost
And the snow has come and gone
Twenty times come and gone, the snow
And I began to grow
And Shadi is still small
He's till plaiging on the snow
playing on the snow
on the snow...
@benyounes3541
Il y a bien longtemps j'étais jeune
Il était dans un garçon qui venait des buissons
Je jouais avec lui
Son nom était Shady
Shady et moi avons juste chanté
Nous avons joué sur la neige
Nous avons couru avec l'air
Nous avons écrit sur les pierres des petites histoires
Et nous avons agité l'air
Et un des jours a éclairé le monde
Des gens contre des gens coincés
Et accroché aux bords de la vallée
Shady a couru regarder
J'ai eu peur et je l'ai appelé
Où vas-tu Shady
Il ne m'entendait pas
Il allait plus loin dans la vallée
Et à partir de ce jour je ne l'ai plus revu
Shady était perdu
Et la neige allait et venait
Vingt fois elle est venue et vingt fois elle est partie
Et je suis devenu plus vielle et Shady encore petit
jouait sur la neige
@Egyptian20111
ابني اسمه شادي والاغنية دي بحبها وكمان كلماتها تبكيني ربنا يخليه ويديه الصحة والعافية
@alshareefahmed327
كل مره أسمعها اذرف دموع لأنها تذكرني بأخي الأصغر مني مباشرة زكريا الذي كان ما يلعب معي دائما ولكن يوم من الأيام سهوت عنه فقطع الطريق لتضربه سيارة ومن يومتها ما عاد شفتو، وأنا كبرت وأخي زكريا بعدو صغير 😢😢😢😢💔💔💔
@hananruban9600
الله يرحمه
@asooangel62
الله يرحمه ويصبرج الذكريات مؤلمة جداا
@user-jf2zs5br3s
رحمه الله تعالى
لفتني التعليق لان انا اسمي زكريا
@user-fz1pb5bp9e
😢
@alshareefahmed327
الله يحفظك ان شاء الله @@user-jf2zs5br3s
@kaouasreda1197
ما اعضمك يا فيروز وعضمة الكاتب الملحن وكل الفرقة الموسيقية، التاريخ يسجل وانتم تبصمون بصمات لن تمحا، أطال الله في روحكم وحياتكم
@msa3abamona108
مو طبيعية كمية الاحساس بهالغنية!!
الله الله❤
@benjaminperez2326
I love Fairouz. 66 years old. I am from San Diego