Melhem Barakat (15 August 1945 – 28 October 2016), also known as (Arabic) … Read Full Bio ↴Melhem Barakat (15 August 1945 – 28 October 2016), also known as (Arabic) ملحم بركات and Melhim Barakat, was a Lebanese singer, songwriter, and melodist.

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.”

Yemkin Nithana Behobek
Melhem Barakat Lyrics

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بدك مليون سنة تتعرف انا مين
وحتى تعرف شو بيني بدك جوز ملايين
بدك مليون سنة تتعرف انا مين
بدك مني و شو بدك ما بدك شو بدك
بوس الورد ل على خدك اه انا حدك ما بدك
بس انتا لو تفهمني من حبك لا تحرمني انا ما بعرف علمني
كيف بيأسى الحنين
ااااااه

بدك مني و شو بدك ما بدك شو بدك
بوس الورد لي على خدك انا حدك ما بدك
بس انتا لو تفهمني من حبك لا تحرمني انا ما بعرف علمني
كيف بيأسى الحنين
ااااه الحنيييين اااااه
و بدك مني و شو بدك ما بدك شو بدك
بوس الورد ل على خدك
انا حدك ما بدك
بس انتا لو تفهمني من حبك لا تحرمني انا ما بعرف علمني
كيف بيأسى الحنين
انتا لمين و انا لمين . انتا لمييين و انا لمين
لمين الحب العزبنا و بكانا سنين
بدك مليون سنة تتعرف انا مين

و حتى تعرف شو بني بدك جوز ملايين
بدك مليون سنة تتعرف انا مين

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Melhem Barakat's song "Yemkin Nithana Behobek" carry a deep sense of longing and desire to be understood by the loved one. The first verse talks about how long it would take for the loved one to truly know Melhem Barakat and what lies between them. The chorus is a plea to not deny the singer love, and to teach them how to endure the pain of longing. The second verse is a repetition of the chorus but ends with a rhetorical question about who the love belongs to, leaving the answer up to the listener's interpretation.

The use of repetition throughout the song emphasizes the desperation of the singer's need to be understood and loved by their partner. The mention of kissing the rose on the loved one's cheek is a beautiful image of the singer's desire to express their devotion physically. The final question about who the love belongs to leaves an open-ended feeling of uncertainty and highlights the ambiguity of love.

Overall, "Yemkin Nithana Behobek" is a heartfelt expression of a desire for connection and deeper understanding with a loved one. It's a longing that is expressed with lyricism and beautiful imagery.

Line by Line Meaning

بدك مليون سنة تتعرف انا مين
You need millions of years to get to know who I am

وحتى تعرف شو بيني بدك جوز ملايين
And even then, you need a husband worth millions to know what's between us

بدك مني و شو بدك ما بدك شو بدك
You want me, but what do you want? You don't know what you want

بوس الورد ل على خدك اه انا حدك ما بدك
Rose kiss on your cheek, but I'm not your type

بس انتا لو تفهمني من حبك لا تحرمني انا ما بعرف علمني
But if you understand me from your love, don't deprive me, teach me. How does longing become despair?

كيف بيأسى الحنين
How does longing turn into despair?

و بدك مني و شو بدك ما بدك شو بدك
And you want me, but what do you want? You don't know what you want

بوس الورد لي على خدك انا حدك ما بدك
Rose kiss on your cheek, but I'm not your type

انتا لمين و انا لمين . انتا لمييين و انا لمين
Who are you for and who am I for? Who are you for and who am I for?

لمين الحب العزبنا و بكانا سنين
Who does the love belong to? We have been crying for years

بدك مليون سنة تتعرف انا مين
You need millions of years to get to know who I am

و حتى تعرف شو بني بدك جوز ملايين
And even then, you need a husband worth millions to know what's between us

بدك مليون سنة تتعرف انا مين
You need millions of years to get to know who I am

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