Najwa Karam {نجوى كرم} (b. 1966) is a Lebanese singer.

Karam was bor… Read Full Bio ↴Najwa Karam {نجوى كرم} (b. 1966) is a Lebanese singer.

Karam was born on the 26th February 1966 in Zahle, Lebanon, the youngest of Nicolas Karam's four children. She spent her childhood in Zahle, with her parents and brothers. She graduated with a degree in philosophy, and worked as a teacher for two years. In 1985, she started her singing career after she participated in Layali Loubnan, and was awarded the gold medal.

She joined a musical institute for four years. She trained with Zaki Nassif for two years, and with Fouad Awad for remaining the two years. Her first album Ya Habayeb was released in 1989, but her breakthrough third album, Naghmet Hob, was her key to the Arab world. She has won many awards for her achievements in the world of music.

Karam has worked with some of the best musicians and poets in the Arab world, from the Persian Gulf, Lebanon, and Egypt. George Marderosian, Wissam El Amir, Sa'oud El Sharbatli, Imad Chamseddine, Nizar Francis, Hadi Sharara, Tarek Abou Jaoudeh, Mahmoud Khayami, Mohamed Mostafa, Tony Anka, Tarek Aakef, Melhem Barakat, and dozens of others have all contributed to Karam's pan-Arab success in the past two decades.

* Official site

Discography

Albums:
* 1989: Ya Habayeb
* 1992: Shams El Ghinniyeh
* 1993: Ana Ma'kon
* 1994: Naghmet Hob
* 1995: Ma Bessmahlak
* 1996: Hazi Helou
* 1997: Ma Hada La Hada
* 1998: Maghroumeh
* 1999: Rouh Rouhi
* 2000: Oyoun Albi
* 2001: Nedmaneh
* 2002: Tahamouni
* 2003: Saherni
* 2004: Shou Mghayara
* 2005: Kibir El Hob
* 2007: Hayda Haki
* 2008: Am Bemzah Ma'ak
* 2009: Khallini Shoufak
* 2011: Halayli...Ma Fi Noum

Singles:
* 2003: W Kberna with Wadih El Safi
* 2006: Rah Yeb'a El Watan with Melhem Barakat
* 2007: Bel Sana with Melhem Barakat
* 2010: Bel Rouh Bel Dam
* 2010: Lashhad Hobbak

'Ablak yama
Najwa Karam Lyrics

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من قبل الزمان
من قبل الزمان إلتقينا حبيبي
حسيت الأمان ومن قلبك قريبة
هيك الندر كان إبقى لك ع طول
وتظلك حبيبي، حبيبي، حبيبي

قبلك ياما، شافوا عيوني
بس عيونك، جننوني

قبلك ياما، شافوا عيوني
بس عيونك، جننوني
ذابوا فيّ، وذوابوني
قبلك ياما، شافوا عيوني
بس عيونك، جننوني
(ذابوا فيّ، وذوابوني (حبيبي

قالوا الكون كبير لكن يا حبي
بشوفوا صغير كثير ع الفرحة اللي بقلبي
قالوا، قالوا الكون كبير لكن يا حبي
بشوفوا صغير كثير ع الفرحة اللي بقلبي
تاري حبك دنيّ جديدة، خذني مهما تكون بعيدة
تاري حبك دنيّ جديدة، خذني مهما تكون بعيدة

قبلك ياما، شافوا عيوني
بس عيونك، جننوني
(ذابوا فيّ، وذوابوني (حبيبي

سرقني احملني وطير، ع مطارح غريبة
مش هم شو ما يصير مادامك حبيبي
سرقني احملني وطير، ع مطارح غريبة
مش هم شو ما يصير مادامك حبيبي
خلي البكرة، البكرة الجاي، يحكي عنك أحلى حكاية
خلي البكرة، البكرة الجاي، يحكي عنك أحلى حكاية

قبلك ياما، شافوا عيوني
بس عيونك، جننوني
قبلك ياما، شافوا عيوني

بس عيونك، جننوني
ذابوا فيّ، وذوابوني

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Ablak Yama" by Najwa Karam are about the power of love and the singer's deep passion for her partner. She starts by saying that they met before time began, indicating that their love is timeless and enduring. She expresses her sense of safety and closeness to her partner's heart. She sings that her precious love will always remain loyal to her.

Then she talks about how no one has ever affected her heart and soul like her lover. Before him, people saw her eyes, but only his eyes have driven her crazy with passion. She declares that people will see the world as small compared to the happiness in her heart. She repeats the melody in a chorus, saying that she has never been moved by anyone like him.

She continues by saying that her love for him is a new world for her, indicating that it is a new beginning. She wants him to take her wherever he goes, even if it is far away. She will follow him everywhere, as long as he is by her side. The last part of the song is about how her lover has taken her heart to a strange and marvelous place, where nothing else matters. She wants him to make every tomorrow sweeter than today and create a story that everyone will talk about.

Overall, "Ablak Yama" by Najwa Karam is a passionate love song that talks about the beauty of unconditional love and the depth of emotions that one can feel for their partner.

Line by Line Meaning

من قبل الزمان
Before the dawn of time

من قبل الزمان إلتقينا حبيبي
Before the dawn of time, we met, my love

حسيت الأمان ومن قلبك قريبة
I felt safe and close to your heart

هيك الندر كان إبقى لك ع طول
This rarity was meant for you all along

وتظلك حبيبي، حبيبي، حبيبي
And you remain my love, my love, my love

قبلك ياما، شافوا عيوني
Many have seen my eyes before you

بس عيونك، جننوني
But it's your eyes that drive me crazy

ذابوا فيّ، وذوابوني
They melted inside of me and drove me crazy

قالوا الكون كبير لكن يا حبي
They say the world is big, but my love

بشوفوا صغير كثير ع الفرحة اللي بقلبي
It seems so small compared to the happiness in my heart

تاري حبك دنيّ جديدة، خذني مهما تكون بعيدة
Your love fills me with a new world, take me no matter how far