Her talents were brought to light due to her parents' encouragement, who were artists themselves. Her father was a director and reproduced Fairouz's plays. Her mother had an excellent voice, and her brother Ziad Boutros is a composer and a musician. He accompanied her throughout her musical career. He also composed almost all of her songs.
Julia and her brother were influenced by Ziad Rahbani's works. Her brother Ziad is the closest person to her, as a brother and as a composer. When she was 17 years, she sung her most influential song "Ghabet Shams Al Hak". She got married in 1996 to Elias Abo Sa'eb; the vice president of the American University of Dubai. In 1997, she had her first baby Samer.
Her hobbies include: swimming, tennis, and listening to the Blues; she also likes French fashion.
October 11, 2006, Julia announced a new single album called "Ahibaii" (My loved ones). The lyrics are based on a letter sent by Hizbollah secretary general Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah to the fighters in South Lebanon during July 12 2006 Lebanon-Israel conflict. The poet Ghassan Matar adapted the original text. The music is composed by Ziad, brother of Julia and arranged by Michel Fadel. The profits of sale are to help the families of Lebanese soldiers who died during the Israel-Lebanon conflict.
Kowi Mahabi
Julia Boutros Lyrics
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نار نار متل النار
أنتو السيف وأنتو الغار
يا أبطال بلادي
أنا بنت الحرف اللي قطع المدى
واستهدى باسم القوة
أنا بنت السيف اللي كتب الهدى
أنا قلم وسيف انسنوا وكتبوا
وصار الصوت يدوي
قوة محبة يا ثورة شعب بلادي
نار نار متل النار
أنتو السيف وأنتو الغار
يا أبطال بلادي
The song "Kowi Mahabi" by Julia Boutros is a powerful anthem that speaks of the strength and love of the people of her country. The lyrics begin by calling on the revolution of her people, praising their love and power. The use of the metaphor of fire is a powerful representation of the passion and drive of the people. The next lines address the people directly, calling them the sword and the shield, the heroes of the land.
The second verse speaks of the singer's own identity, as a daughter of "the pen that crosses boundaries" and the sword that writes guidance with shining borders. These images enhance the themes of strength and passion that the song conveys. The use of the pen as a weapon that can cross boundaries highlights the power of words, while the sword that writes guidance symbolizes the strength needed to lead a revolution.
Overall, "Kowi Mahabi" is a powerful anthem that celebrates the people of Boutros's country and their revolutionary spirit. The use of metaphors and powerful imagery serves to further enhance the message of the song and the emotions it invokes.
Line by Line Meaning
قوة محبة يا ثورة شعب بلادي
Oh revolution of my people, the power of love is what drives us forward
نار نار متل النار
It burns like fire, a fire that never fades
أنتو السيف وأنتو الغار
You are the sword and the shield, protecting and fighting for your land
يا أبطال بلادي
Oh heroes of my country
أنا بنت الحرف اللي قطع المدى
I am the daughter of the letters that cross boundaries
واستهدى باسم القوة
And invoke the name of power
أنا بنت السيف اللي كتب الهدى
I am the daughter of the sword that wrote the guide
بالحد اللي بضوي
By the limit that shines
أنا قلم وسيف انسنوا وكتبوا
I am a pen and a sword, people wrote and drew through me
وصار الصوت يدوي
And the sound echoed
Writer(s): ziad boutros
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