Hindi Zahra (born 1979 in Khouribga, Morocco) is a Franco-Moroccan singer a… Read Full Bio ↴Hindi Zahra (born 1979 in Khouribga, Morocco) is a Franco-Moroccan singer and actress, When coming up with a stage name, she simply inverted her birth name. Her songs are mostly in English but some lyrics as in the song Imik Si Mik are in the Berber language.

Influenced by singers like Cheikha Rimitti, Hindi Zahra has drawn comparisons with Beth Gibbons of Portishead, Manu Chao, Billie Holiday, Patti Smith, and Norah Jones.

Zahra grew up with her Moroccan mother, a dancer and actress, in Khouribga, Morocco. She left school at age 15 and moved to Paris to her father, a former army member. At age 18 she worked at the Louvre.Besides that she wrote her first lyrics and melodies. Hindi Zahra is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist. By 2005 she had written about 50 songs of which Beautiful Tango, Oursoul, Try, and Stand Up were first released on the EP Hindi Zahra in 2009 and eleven songs were recorded on Hindi Zahra's first album which was released in January 2010 at the Jazz label Blue Note Records. The video to the opening song Beautiful Tango was made by French director Tony Gatlif.The song Stand Up was chosen for a commercial campaign by Western Union. In June 2010 she collaborated with French musician Blundetto on his debut album Bad Bad Things. In November 2010, Hindi Zahra won the Prix Constantin for Best Album. In February 2011, she won the Victoires de la Musique award for the best World music album.

In 2014 she had roles in the films The Narrow Frame of Midnight by Tala Hadid and in The Cut by Fatih Akin.

Set me free
Hindi Zahra Lyrics

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Let the love shine in me
I tell you please set me free
Cause look what you do to me
Please set me free
Oh oh

I know you'll never be the man I used to know (never be the man)
I know you'll never be the man I used to love (no way)
Cause with your black eyes
And with your wild heart

Please set me free
Let the fire burn in me
Please set me free
Let the love shine in me
I tell you please set me free
Cause look what you do to me
Please set me free
Oh oh

Away from your troubles (baby), keep me away
Away from your troubles now, keep me away
Away from your troubles (baby), keep me away
Away, keep me away

Please set me free
Let the fire burn in me
Please set me free
Let the fire burn in me
Please set me free
Let the love shine in me
Please set me free
Let the love shine in me

Shine, shine, shine, shine
Come on, come on, come on, come on

Come on and break those chains
And leave me alone now
'Cause you don't know how to give me good love
And mine is never enough
Open up the door and let me see what is real life

Cause I don't wanna let the time
Pass me by pass me by pass me by

Overall Meaning

The above lyrics are from the song "Set Me Free" by Hindi Zahra. The song starts with the singer expressing her sadness and tears flowing down her cheeks after the person enters. She finds no consolation in the person's presence, and as the song progresses, she pleads to be set free. She wants to be free from the person who isn't what he used to be, someone she could love. Instead, he causes her heartache and doesn't know how to offer her love. She requests to be kept away from his troubles and wants to be liberated from the chains that bind her to him. The song ends with her wanting to see what life has in store for her and not wanting to let time slip by.

Line by Line Meaning

Rivers of water from my eyes to my chin
I'm crying so much that there are tears streaming down my face and onto my chin

No consolation I could find in your skin
I can't find any comfort in being close to you

When you came in (when you came in)
This is referring to the moment when the person entered the room or came into the singer's life

Please set me free
The artist is begging to be released from their emotional pain and struggles

Let the fire burn in me
They want to feel passion and intensity in their life instead of being numb

Let the love shine in me
They want to feel love and connection

I tell you please set me free
The singer is desperate for someone to help them escape their emotional turmoil

Cause look what you do to me
The emotional pain is being caused by someone or something else in the artist's life

Oh oh
This is just a vocalization of the artist's pain and sadness

I know you'll never be the man I used to know (never be the man)
The person they're talking about has changed from who they once were

I know you'll never be the man I used to love (no way)
They no longer have romantic feelings for this person

Cause with your black eyes
The color black is often associated with negativity and darkness

And with your wild heart
The person they're talking about is unpredictable and not stable

Away from your troubles (baby), keep me away
The singer wants to be kept at a distance from this other person's problems and drama

Please set me free
The singer is still begging for release and relief from their pain

Let the fire burn in me
They still want to feel passion and intensity

Let the love shine in me
The artist still strongly desires love and connection

Shine, shine, shine, shine
Repetition of this word emphasizes the desire for a bright and happy future

Come on and break those chains
The singer is asking for someone to help them escape from their emotional pain and struggles

And leave me alone now
They want to be free from the person or situation that is causing them pain

'Cause you don't know how to give me good love
The artist is not satisfied with the way they are being loved or cared for by the other person

And mine is never enough
The love that the artist gives is not reciprocated or appreciated

Open up the door and let me see what is real life
The singer wants to leave behind the pain and struggles and experience something more genuine and positive

'Cause I don't wanna let the time pass me by pass me by pass me by
The singer is urging herself to take action and not waste time feeling stuck in pain and sadness

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Written by: HINDI ZAHRA

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Rivers of water from my eyes to my chin
No consolation I could find in your skin
When you came in (when you came in)
When you came in (when you came in)

Please set me free
Let the fire burn in me
Please set me free
Let the love shine in me
I tell you please set me free
Cause look what you do to me
Please set me free
Oh oh

I know you'll never be the man I used to know (never be the man)
I know you'll never be the man I used to love (no way)
Cause with your black eyes
And with your wild heart

Please set me free
Let the fire burn in me
Please set me free
Let the love shine in me
I tell you please set me free
Cause look what you do to me
Please set me free
Oh oh

Away from your troubles (baby), keep me away
Away from your troubles now, keep me away
Away from your troubles (baby), keep me away
Away, keep me away

Please set me free
Let the fire burn in me
Please set me free
Let the fire burn in me
Please set me free
Let the love shine in me
Please set me free
Let the love shine in me

Shine, shine, shine, shine
Come on, come on, come on, come on

Come on and break those chains
And leave me alone now
'Cause you don't know how to give me good love
And mine is never enough
Open up the door and let me see what is real life
Cause I don't wanna let the time
Pass me by pass me by pass me by