He started his career back in the 1960s. Barakat has arguably established a genre of his own in both the way he sings and composes, which made him one of the most esteemed and popular stars in Lebanon. He has toured Australia, South America, Canada, and the United States.
Melhem Barakat mainly performs in colloquial Lebanese, a feat he has always defended, criticizing his fellow Lebanese peers for favouring the Egyptian dialect for commercial purposes. Although his popularity is rather modest in Egypt, where non-Egyptian music material generally receives lukewarm mass appeal, Melhem has achieved huge stardom in most Arab countries, most notably in Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon.
Barakat started singing more than thirty years ago. He participated as an actor and singer in many of the Rahbani Brothers' musicals and operettas; some Lebanese even saying that he established himself as one of the strongest voices in the country.
He also appeared in many Lebanese movies back in the 1980s. Some of his hits from the 1980s were “Kboush El Touti” and “Wahdi Ana (I am alone).”
During the 1990s, Melhem Barakat acted with Lebanese dancer Dani Boustros in a Lebanese theater play titled Wemsheet Bee Tariki (I walked my way).
Since the year 2000. Melhem Barakat had several hit songs, such as “Habibi Enta,” which was later sung by his ex-wife May Hariri. He also collaborated with current famous singers such as Najwa Karam, Karol Sakr, Shatha Hassoun, and Majida El Roumi.
Melhem Barakat, a Lebanese singer, was born in 1942 in Kfarshima, Lebanon. He grew up with the sound of Egyptian composer and singer Mohammed Abdel Wahab. Still a child, Melhem many people around him thought that he showed a special talent while singing in school parties. One day, he composed a text from the school journal and sang it first before his classmates and teachers, who appreciated his performance and then became one of the leading names in the Lebanese musical scene, who believed that he was an exceptional talent and had a charming voice. His career had many successes. His best-known works were “Amarine,” “Abouha Radi,” “Farah Ennass,” and “Habibi Inta.”
Habbaytik W Bhebbik
Melhem Barakat Lyrics
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يشرد ورا الغيم وتخلص الطرقات
حبيتك وبحبك تيبطل الموج
يركض ورا الموج بشمس المسافات
قلتلك وبقلك هوانا مكتوب
والدمع مكتوب ع ورق الأسرار
قلتلك وبقلك لو هاجروا الناس
قلتي عني ناسي والهوى عمره قصير
عتبي عليكي قاسي وعتب الأحبة كبير
وين ما كنتي وضج الحنين
وكيف ما رحتي وباعدتنا سنين
قولي بعدو ناطر ع باب المشاوير
خليكي وخليني عطر وليالي زمان
وإذا سألوا انكريني وقولي هوانا كان
وضلّي بقلبي سرّه الجريح
ونامي بقلبي تتعب الريح
خبّيتك بعيوني من درب النسيان
حبيتك وبحبك تيبطل الغيم
يشرد ورا الغيم وتخلص الطرقات
حبيتك وبحبك تيبطل الموج
يركض ورا الموج بشمس المسافات
The lyrics to Melhem Barakat's song Habbaytik W Bhebbik describe the deep and unconditional love the singer feels for the person he is addressing. He declares that this love is so strong, it can break through any obstacles and clear any roads to reach his beloved. He compares the intensity of his love to the power of nature, saying that it can stop the clouds from raining and the waves from crashing, and can even reach the farthest reaches of space.
The singer acknowledges the hardships that come with such a strong love, including the pain of separation and the sorrow of unexpressed emotions. He tells his beloved that their love is written in the fabric of their lives, on the pages of their secrets, and that even if people were to leave each other, their fire would still burn within his heart. He asks his beloved not to forget him and to stay with him in his memories, even if they must pretend to deny their love in public.
Overall, the song is a testament to the power of love to transcend all boundaries and to withstand the test of time and distance.
Line by Line Meaning
حبيتك وبحبك تيبطل الغيم
Loving you makes the clouds scatter and the roads clear.
يشرد ورا الغيم وتخلص الطرقات
The clouds disperse, and the roads become passable.
حبيتك وبحبك تيبطل الموج
Loving you makes the waves cease.
يركض ورا الموج بشمس المسافات
The waves retreat in the face of the scorching sun.
قلتلك وبقلك هوانا مكتوب
I told you that our love is predestined.
والدمع مكتوب ع ورق الأسرار
Tears are written on the pages of secrets.
قلتلك وبقلك لو هاجروا الناس
I told you that even if people flee from each other,
من بعضن الناس انتي بقلبي نار
You are like fire in my heart.
قلتي عني ناسي والهوى عمره قصير
You said I forget and love is not forever.
عتبي عليكي قاسي وعتب الأحبة كبير
My blame on you is severe, and the blame of the lovers is significant.
وين ما كنتي وضج الحنين
Wherever you are, my longing grows stronger.
وكيف ما رحتي وباعدتنا سنين
As far away as you are and as many years as separate us,
قولي بعدو ناطر ع باب المشاوير
I am still waiting for you at the door of our destiny.
خليكي وخليني عطر وليالي زمان
Stay with me as the fragrance of old nights.
وإذا سألوا انكريني وقولي هوانا كان
If they ask, deny me and say that our love never existed.
وضلّي بقلبي سرّه الجريح
Stay in my heart with its wounded secret.
ونامي بقلبي تتعب الريح
Sleep in my heart, let the wind tire.
خبّيتك بعيوني من درب النسيان
I hid you in my eyes from the path of forgetfulness.
Contributed by Hannah M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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حبيتك و حبيتك
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الله.يرحمك.يااستاذملحم.والله كنت.اعيش.ساعات.حلوه.لمااسمعك
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اليوم راجع بالطريق بين هالشجر و عم بسمع أبو المجد العظيم و كم مرة ترجمت عليه و قلت والله اشتقنا يا كبير ، الله يرحمك و يسكنك جنات النعيم
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يالله على الصوت واللحن والكلمات 💕💕💕💕🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸
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اهداء من حد غير الكل بلحظه فراق اشي صعب جدا معنى الكلمات بحكي كلشي بقلبي تجاهك بس للاسف احنا مش لبعض الله يوفقك ويجيبلك كل خير انا اسف بس القرار صار صح بحبك بس ما بقدر اكمل 💔
@elkarakielkaraki5678
Love his romantic voice, gestures, and movements....his lyrics and language always simple yet touching...watched him a lot on tv growing up before he became a known 🌟 beautiful to have such sensitive people in our lives 💚
@iyad1971
RIP Melhem Barakat🙏🕊️
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الله يرحمك يا ابو مجد وغنوة وملحم جنيور الله يرحم ترابك ياأغلى فنان واروع فنان وموسيقار ستبقى أغانيك خالدة عبر التاريخ
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