Hisham El Hajj, the well-known Lebanese singer, performer and artist prides… Read Full Bio ↴Hisham El Hajj, the well-known Lebanese singer, performer and artist prides himself and his fans with not only an excellent voice but with an education, vast production, performances, participations and awards. As of education he didn't satisfy himself with his overwhelming singing talent but added to it an education at usek kaslik-Lebanon and a knowledge in Oriental singing-playing lute(oriental instrument), vocalize, and solfeggio in a period lasting from 1991-1995.Showcasing his talent, Hisham from 1992 till 1993 participated in a Lebanese art program on LBC channel studio al fan (talent show called art studio) and won an appreciate certificate and a golden award.Adding to his achievements, Hisham performed in many concerts and festivals in Lebanon and abroad, sang Aloha(they said it) in the Olympics in 2000 which took place in Beirut, participated in the opera with many artists in 2000 which took place in the UNESCO place, represented Lebanon in Burkina Faso,Africa in the festival francophone in 2004 , sponsored by the President the General Emile Lahoud, participated in the festival Oscar of the 9th video clip in Egypt in 2008 and won the award of the best Arabic Young Singer for habibi ana(my love) and won many awards as from his excellency president general Emile Lahoud , the prime minister martyr Rafik Al Hariri , the media minister Ghazi Al Aridi , and the commander general Michel Sleiman. As of production it is a long list of albums as per the taste of the public. Starting as thus in 1994with an album called lama chefta(when I saw her)containing six songs: Lama Chefta(when I saw her), Loumini(put the blame on me), Farahni(make me happy), Tawwil ya leil(length night), iaatazi ya rouhi(be proud my soul) and mahlak tmahal(slow down) written by the poets Tony Abi Karam, George Barak, Nabil Abi Khalil, Samir Nakhle, and Muhammad Al Matt, composed by Samir Sfeir, Salim Sfeir and Georges Yazbeck and recorded at studio Boudi Naoum.

Gouli Shay
Hisham El Hajj Lyrics

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قولي شي كذبيهم قولي إنهم يكذبون
لا تكوني بين إيديهم لعبة بيها يلعبون
قولي شي كذبيهم قولي إنهم يكذبون
لا تكوني بين إيديهم لعبة بيها يلعبون

قولي أحبك مثل الأول
وإن قلبك ما تحول
وإني أغلى الناس عندك وأغلى حب الحب الأول

قولي أحبك مثل الأول
وإن قلبك ما تحول
وإني أغلى الناس عندك وأغلى حب الحب الأول

يا أمل عمري وحياتي روحي قلبي والعيون
هاتي ماضي العمر هاتي وقولي ليّ مين أكون
يا أمل عمري وحياتي روحي قلبي والعيون
هاتي ماضي العمر هاتي وقولي ليّ مين أكون
(قولي أحبك علّي صوتك (أحبك
(أعلى وأعلى (أحبك
أعلى وأعلى خلي كلهم يسمعون

قولي أحبك مثل الأول
وإن قلبك ما تحول
وإني أغلى الناس وأغلى حب الحب الأول
قولي أحبك مثل الأول
وإن قلبك ما تحول
وإني أغلى الناس عندك وأغلى حب الحب الأول

قولي أحبك مثل الأول
وإن قلبك ما تحول
وإني أغلى الناس عندك وأغلى حب الحب الأول
قولي أحبك مثل الأول

وإن قلبك ما تحول
وإني أغلى الناس عندك وأغلى حب الحب الأول

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Hisham El Hajj's song "Gouli Shay" talk about the singer's desire for their partner to tell them reassuring lies. The singer encourages their partner to tell them what they want to hear, specifically that they are the singer's first and only love, and that their partner values them more than anyone else. The singer warns their partner not to allow themselves to be played with by others, expressing a desire for exclusivity in their relationship.

The chorus "قولي أحبك مثل الأول وإن قلبك ما تحول وإني أغلى الناس عندك وأغلى حب الحب الأول" (Tell me you love me like before, that your heart hasn't changed, that I'm the most important person to you and the most precious love you've ever had) highlights the singer's insecurity in their relationship and their need for validation from their partner.

Furthermore, the bridge "هاتي ماضي العمر هاتي وقولي ليّ مين أكون" (Give me my life's past and tell me who I am) emphasizes the singer's confusion about their identity and their search for validation from their partner.

Overall, the song expresses the singer's desperate need for reassurance and validation from their partner, their desire for exclusivity in their relationship, and their confusion about their own identity.

Line by Line Meaning

قولي شي كذبيهم قولي إنهم يكذبون
Tell them something false, tell them they're lying. Don't be a toy for them to play with.

لا تكوني بين إيديهم لعبة بيها يلعبون
Don't be in their hands, a toy they play with.

قولي أحبك مثل الأول
Say you love me like the first time.

وإن قلبك ما تحول
And if your heart hasn't changed.

وإني أغلى الناس عندك وأغلى حب الحب الأول
And that I am the most important person to you and your first love.

يا أمل عمري وحياتي روحي قلبي والعيون
Oh hope of my life and my soul and heart and eyes.

هاتي ماضي العمر هاتي وقولي ليّ مين أكون
Bring me the past of my life and tell me who I am.

(قولي أحبك علّي صوتك (أحبك
(Tell me you love me in your voice (I love you.

(أعلى وأعلى (أحبك
(Higher and higher (I love you)

خلي كلهم يسمعون
Let everyone hear it.

Lyrics © Qanawat
Written by: Yasser Galal

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