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

Yekhreb Baytak
Najwa Karam Lyrics

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ويخرب بيتك حبيتك أنا مش ع الفاضي نقيتك
نقيتك من بين الكل لأنك أخوت حسيتك
يخرب بيتك حبيتك أنا مش ع الفاضي نقيتك
أنا نقيتك من بين الكل لأنك أخوت حسيتك
وأخوت يعني بتشبهلي
وع الطاير قادر تفهمني
ولما أخواتك نداهني
أنا مثلك دغري لبيتك

يخرب بيتك حبيتك أنا مش ع الفاضي نقيتك
أنا نقيتك من بين الكل لأنك أخوت حسيتك

كل شي فيّ بيندهلك لما تكون قبالي
وما بتحمل حنلك كل ما تحن ع بالي
ما بعرف إلا إشتقلك
كل شي فيّ بيندهلك لما تكون قبالي
وما بتحمل حنلك كل ما تحن ع بالي
ما بعرف إلا إشتقلك
غل فيّ غل، أنا منك ما بمل
ليك جنوني وشوف عيوني
أرقص كل ما بقربلك، كل ما بقربلك
يخرب بيتك حبيتك أنا مش ع الفاضي نقيتك
أنا نقيتك من بين الكل لأنك أخوت حسيتك

عندك أفكار يا محلا بالغرام أفكارك
ترمي نظرات بفهم لو إنت بتفهم أسراري
كل ما تجن بشوفك أحلى
عندك أفكار يا محلا بالغرام أفكارك
ترمي نظرات بفهم لو إنت بتفهم أسراري
كل ما تجن بشوفك أحلى
غل فيّ غل، أنا منك ما بمل
ليك جنوني وشوف عيوني
أرقص كل ما بقربلك، كل ما بقربلك
يخرب بيتك حبيتك أنا مش ع الفاضي نقيتك
نقيتك من بين الكل لأنك أخوت حسيتك

وأخوت يعني بتشبهلي
وع الطاير قادر تفهمني
ولما أخواتك نداهني

أنا مثلك دغري لبيتك
ويخرب بيتك حبيتك

Overall Meaning

The lyrics for Najwa Karam's song Yekhreb Baytak reveal a passionate love for someone whom the singer feels a strong connection with. The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "yekhreb baytak" which means "may your house be destroyed" but has a colloquial meaning of "I love you to the point where I would destroy everything for you." The singer explains that she didn't invest her feelings for this person lightly, but rather she chose them out of many people because she felt a special bond with them. She compares this bond to a sibling relationship, where she identifies with them deeply and feels that they understand her without even having to explain herself. She would do anything to be near them and expresses a desire to dance whenever she is close to them.

The second part of the song shows the singer's vulnerability and the extent of her love for this person. She confesses that everything she does and thinks revolves around them. She longs for their attention and understands that they have ideas about love that she wants to know more about. She again emphasizes her love for them and how she wants to dance every time they are near.

Overall, the song conveys a deep and passionate love for someone and the lengths that the singer would go to be with them. The use of the phrase "yekhreb baytak" in a figurative sense reveals the intensity of the love.

Line by Line Meaning

ويخرب بيتك حبيتك أنا مش ع الفاضي نقيتك
I didn't waste my love on you, and I purified you. May you be ruined if you betray me.

نقيتك من بين الكل لأنك أخوت حسيتك
I picked you out of everyone because I sensed your kinship.

وأخوت يعني بتشبهلي
And kinship means you resemble me.

وع الطاير قادر تفهمني
On the fly you can understand me.

ولما أخواتك نداهني
And when your sisters challenge me,

أنا مثلك دغري لبيتك
I am as much a part of your life as you are.

كل شي فيّ بيندهلك لما تكون قبالي
Everything about me shows when you are facing me.

وما بتحمل حنلك كل ما تحن ع بالي
I can't help but think of you whenever I yearn.

ما بعرف إلا إشتقلك
All I know is that I miss you.

غل فيّ غل، أنا منك ما بمل
I have a fierce passion for you, and I can't get enough of you.

ليك جنوني وشوف عيوني
My craziness is just for you, look into my eyes.