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.

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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

Ariftu Albi Lamin
Najwa Karam Lyrics

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اعرفتو قلبي لمين - كلمات نجوى كرم

اعرفتوا قلبي لمين
فكري وروحي لمين

يمشي وعارف مين بحاله

حاله صعب يشبه حاله

الحب مخيم حد خياله
بين هلأ مين

حبك حواليي عايش ساكن فيي
سهرني ليلي بليل المغرومين

بعدك مجنني اوعى تبعد عني
قربك بيطمني عيش العمر سنين

Overall Meaning

In Najwa Karam's song Ariftu Albi Lamin, she begins by questioning who truly knows her heart and soul. She wonders who understands her innermost thoughts and feelings. The next verse shifts to a person who knows themselves well and is aware of their own struggles. This person is going through a difficult time, and the love they are experiencing seems almost unreal or beyond their wildest dreams. The chorus then brings the focus back to the singer and her personal experience of love. She expresses how her love is all-consuming and that she feels as if she has been living in a love-filled dream. The love is so strong that it keeps her up at night and completely occupies her thoughts. The final verse speaks directly to the singer's love interest, urging them not to leave her because being near them brings her peace and comfort, and the thought of being without their love drives her crazy.

Line by Line Meaning

اعرفتوا قلبي لمين
Whoever knows my heart

فكري وروحي لمين
Whoever my thoughts and soul belong to

يمشي وعارف مين بحاله
He walks and knows the condition he's in

حاله صعب يشبه حاله
A difficult situation similar to his

الحب مخيم حد خياله
Love is beyond imagination

بين هلأ مين
Between whom?

حبك حواليي عايش ساكن فيي
Your love surrounds me alive inside

سهرني ليلي بليل المغرومين
My nights are spent sleeplessly in the love-struck nights

بعدك مجنني اوعى تبعد عني
After you, I go crazy, don't stay away from me

قربك بيطمني عيش العمر سنين
Your proximity reassures me, I can live for years

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