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.
To the Forces
Hindi Zahra Lyrics
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So close to the moon
I see all the gold and
And I know all the rules, oh
Close to the rhythm
With my beating heart
Know me I'm a stranger
But we'll never feel apart
'Cause we go
To the forces
To the power
To the greatest
Love we wanna feel
To the forces
To the power
To the greatest
Love we wanna feel
We, tribes of the mountains
Dreamers close to the sky
Stars are no strangers
No strangers to the sun
Oh, we tribes of the oceans
Voices deeper
Than the undergrounds
We, tribes of the oceans
We go
To the forces
To the power
To the greatest
Love we wanna feel
To the forces
To the power
To the greatest
Love we wanna feel
Feel my devotion
Feel me rise
Come to the river
Come to the wild
Massoule n-slla diwaliwne
Nzra afoulki
Nzra tagoute
Imagh akal imagh afouss
Nzra afoulki
Nzra tagoute
Massoule n-slla diwaliwne
Nzra afoulki
Nzra tagouteimagh
Imagh akal imagh afouss
Nzra afoulki
Nzra tagoute
To the forces
To the power
To the greatest
Love we wanna feel, oh
To the forces
To the power
To the greatest
Love we wanna feel
In the song "To the Forces" by Hindi Zahra, the lyrics express the feeling of being a soldier, a warrior of love. The singer feels close to the moon, seeing all the gold and understanding all the rules. She feels close to the rhythm with her beating heart and although she's a stranger, she knows that they will never feel apart. The song talks about different tribes of people who dream close to the sky, who believe that the stars are no strangers to the sun. The tribes of the oceans have deeper voices than the undergrounds, and they all come together in a collective force to feel the greatest love they aspire to feel.
The chorus repeats the phrase "To the forces, to the power, to the greatest love we wanna feel" emphasizing the message of unity and strength that comes from feeling loved. The last verse of the song is in Berber language, one of the native languages of Morocco, where the singer is originally from. The lyrics, when translated, mean "Like a bird, I fly away I leave my companions on the ground, a little dusty, the earth is home to my body, but my soul belongs to the sky".
Overall, the song is a poetic representation of the strength, unity, and love that can be felt within cultures and tribal communities. It's about finding power and purpose in dreaming and believing in something greater than themselves.
Line by Line Meaning
I feel like a soldier
I feel strong and brave like a soldier.
So close to the moon
I feel like I am reaching for the stars.
I see all the gold and
I can see all the beauty in the world.
And I know all the rules, oh
And even though I know the rules, I follow my own path.
Close to the rhythm
I am in perfect harmony with the world.
With my beating heart
I am alive and full of energy.
Know me I'm a stranger
I may be unknown to others.
But we'll never feel apart
But I still feel connected to everyone else.
'Cause we go
We move forward,
To the forces
to the powers that be,
To the power
to the strong and mighty,
To the greatest
to the highest and most important,
Love we wanna feel
because we all want to feel love.
We, tribes of the mountains
We who are from the mountains,
Dreamers close to the sky
we who dream of reaching the sky.
Stars are no strangers
We understand the beauty of the stars,
No strangers to the sun
and we are at home under the sun.
Oh, we tribes of the oceans
Oh, we who are from the oceans,
Voices deeper Than the undergrounds
Our voices are as deep as the earth.
We, tribes of the oceans
We who come from the seas,
We go
We move forward.
Feel my devotion
Feel the passion in my heart,
Feel me rise
as I become stronger and more empowered.
Come to the river
Come to the source of life,
Come to the wild
to the untamed and unexplored.
Massoule n-slla diwaliwne
My heart beats with the rhythm of the earth,
Nzra afoulki
and my soul is free.
Nzra tagoute
I can see the beauty in everything.
Imagh akal imagh afouss
I am one with the world,
Nzra afoulki
and my soul is free.
Nzra tagoute
I can see the beauty in everything.
To the forces
to the powers that be,
To the power
to the strong and mighty,
To the greatest
to the highest and most important,
Love we wanna feel, oh
because we all want to feel love.
To the forces
to the powers that be,
To the power
to the strong and mighty,
To the greatest
to the highest and most important,
Love we wanna feel
because we all want to feel love.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Hindi Zahra
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zoey
I feel like a soldier
So close to the moon
I see all the gold and
And I know all the rules
Close to the rhythm
With my beating heart
Know me I'm a stranger
But we'll never feel apart
To the forces
To the power
To the greatest
Love we wanna feel
To the forces
To the power
To the greatest
Love we wanna feel
We tribes of the mountains
Dreamers close to the sky
Stars are no strangers
No strangers to the sun
We tribes of the oceans
Voices deeper
Than the undergrounds
We tribes of the oceans
We go
To the forces
To the power
To the greatest
Love we wanna feel
To the forces
To the power
To the greatest
Love we wanna feel
Feel my devotion
Feel me rise
Come to the river side
Come to the wild
Massoule n-slla diwaliwne
Nzra afoulki
Nzra tagoute
Imagh akal imagh afouss
Nzra afoulki
Nzra tagoute
Massoule n-slla diwaliwne
Nzra afoulki
Nzra tagouteimagh akal Imagh afouss
Nzra afoulki
Nzra tagoute
To the forces
To the power
To the greatest
Love we wanna feel
To the forces
To the power
To the greatest
Love we wanna feel
Masturah Mansor
I feel like a soldier So close to the moon I see all the gold and And I know all the rules Close to the rhythm With my beating heart Know me I'm a stranger But we'll never feel apart To the forces To the power To the greatest Love we wanna feel To the forces To the power To the greatest Love we wanna feel We tribes of the mountains Dreamers close to the sky Stars are no strangers No strangers to the sun We tribes of the oceans Voices deeper Than the undergrounds We tribes of the oceans We go To the forces To the power To the greatest Love we wanna feel To the forces To the power To the greatest Love we wanna feel Feel my devotion Feel me rise Come to the river side Come to the wild Massoule n-slla diwaliwne Nzra afoulki Nzra tagoute Imagh akal imagh afouss Nzra afoulki Nzra tagoute Massoule n-slla diwaliwne Nzra afoulki Nzra tagouteimagh akal Imagh afouss Nzra afoulki Nzra tagoute To the forces To the power To the greatest Love we wanna feel To the forces To the power To the greatest Love we wanna feel
Sarah Mba
Masturah Mansor thanks 👍🏾
zoey
I feel like a soldier
So close to the moon
I see all the gold and
And I know all the rules
Close to the rhythm
With my beating heart
Know me I'm a stranger
But we'll never feel apart
To the forces
To the power
To the greatest
Love we wanna feel
To the forces
To the power
To the greatest
Love we wanna feel
We tribes of the mountains
Dreamers close to the sky
Stars are no strangers
No strangers to the sun
We tribes of the oceans
Voices deeper
Than the undergrounds
We tribes of the oceans
We go
To the forces
To the power
To the greatest
Love we wanna feel
To the forces
To the power
To the greatest
Love we wanna feel
Feel my devotion
Feel me rise
Come to the river side
Come to the wild
Massoule n-slla diwaliwne
Nzra afoulki
Nzra tagoute
Imagh akal imagh afouss
Nzra afoulki
Nzra tagoute
Massoule n-slla diwaliwne
Nzra afoulki
Nzra tagouteimagh akal Imagh afouss
Nzra afoulki
Nzra tagoute
To the forces
To the power
To the greatest
Love we wanna feel
To the forces
To the power
To the greatest
Love we wanna feel
Abdellah Imodane
Such a wonderful sounds mixture traditional and modern, this song hits your mind and your soul. I felt like I’m dreaming
Vanille Artiade
Sublime !!
Asmahane El-Abidi
Espectacular!!!!
emmy razix
The most underrated moroccan song.
tairo assama
Bravaa sei la migliore !!!
Tina Hagemann
wonderful world music
Yac Chatt
Please can you Share the others
Songs like the moon is full or Dream , etc ? Thanks a lot !