Nawal began singing at an early age, despite familial opposition to the lifestyle of a musician (her family changed their minds when they realized she was serious in her ambitions). She is influenced by the work of pioneering Arab singers such as Egypt's Om Kalthoum.
Nawal started her singing career after participating in Studio El Fan in 1988, she became a professional singer in 1991. Al-Zoghbi released her debut album titled "Wehyati Andak" in 1992, when she returned to her birth city, Beirut, after a two-year singing sojourn in the Gulf countries. Since that time, she has released seven other albums, each proving popular in the Arab world. Nawal takes herself seriously though, and has made it her business to develop extensive knowledge about what's happening within the Arabic music scene.
Controversies happened around 1998 when Al-Zoghbi released her album and single titled Mandam Aleik. The song was originally sung by Syrian singer Houwaida. It was a huge success to Houwaida, but a while later Al-Zoghbi released the album with her version of the song. When inquired about allegations of taking Houwaida's debut song, Al-Zoghbi claimed she had the song for a while and recorded it prior to Houwaida's release. On television interviews, she showed papers showing lyrics of the song claiming that these are the originals and that Houwaida took it from her.
When Houwaida was interviewed about the whole matter, she stressed out that she was preparing for the release of the song before Al-Zoghbi as it was her debut single. Houwaida was said to be more calm about the matter, and mostly asked God to forgive Al Zoghbi for such act. But this didn't affect the career of Houwaida, as she pursued and got quite successful in the Pan Arab media. The song is available on both singers' records and they got their share of popularity mostly after the conflict.
Her album Maloum which was released back in 1999 is believed to be her biggest failure throughout her recording career. As the low selling figures of the album, Al-Zoghbi herself declared regret to rush and release it since the previous one, Mandam Aleik, was released a year earlier.
In 2002, Nawal cooperated with music video director Sherif Sabri to come out with a new look for her song Elli Tmaneito. After airing teasers on Egyptian satellite channel, Dream TV. After full broadcast, Al Zoghbi worked hard on promoting the album by appearing in several TV channels, printed media and more.
Nawal's next album was to appear 2 years after the release of Elli Tmaneito. The name of this eagerly anticipated album was Eineik Kaddabeen. This album was accompanied by two music videos: Eineik Kaddabeen and Bi'einek. After promoting this album, Nawal then began work on her most recent album Yama Alou. She first released the single Rohi Ya Rohi in August 2005. Her first live performance of this was at a concert she held in the Hammersmith Apollo, London. She also made a music video for this song. The next single to be released from Yama Alou was Shou Akhbarak. This was released February/March of 2006. She also filmed a music video for this.
Nawal has released a song dedicated to Palestine called "Ya Quds" (O, Jerusalem).
Nawal participated in a patriotic song called "Ya Omati" with many other Arabic singers. She also recorded a song called "Hikayt Watan" with a number of Lebanese singers for the liberation of south Lebanon. As well as the song "La Ma Kholsit Le Hkayeh" after the death of Rafic Hariri.
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El-Assi
Nawal al zoghbi Lyrics
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باين عليه الحب لكن قاسى
بيبوص فى عيونى و عامل ناسى
من وسط كل الكون لمس احساسى
القااااااسى
باين عليه الحب لكن قاسى
بيبوص فى عيونى و عامل ناسى
من وسط كل الكون لمس احساسى
اول ما اشوفو الشوق اليه يدارا فيا
واجرى عليه وانا فاكرة مش باين علية
واتارى قلبى سبقنى راح من بين ايدايا
القااااااااااااااااسى
القاااااااسى
باين عليه الحب لكن قاسى
بيبوص فى عيونى وعامل ناسى
من وسط كل الكون لمس احساسى
القااااااااسى
باين عليه الحب لكن قاسى
بيبوص فى عيونى و عامل ناسى
من وسط كل الكون لمس احسااااسى
يا عيونو قولو يا قلبو متخبوش كفاية
الليل بطولو دمعته سهران معايا
ده عنيك منين ما بروح بلاقيهم واريا
عذبت روحك ليه كدة ايه الحكاية
القاااااااااسى
باين عليه الحب لكن قاسى
بيبوص فى عيونى و عامل ناسى
من وسط كل الكون لمس احسااااسى
القااااااسى
(♡By SaroOo♡)
The song "El Assi" by Nawal Al Zoghbi is about a man who appears to be in love, but is cold-hearted and distant towards the singer. The lyrics describe how he avoids eye contact, acts as if he doesn't remember her, and shows no emotion despite touching her soul. The singer has been exhausted and heartbroken, constantly longing for this man, but every time she sees him, he seems to avoid her. She wonders why he is so distant and questions what happened to him that made him so cold-hearted.
This song is a common theme found in many romantic relationships where one partner is distant and unresponsive, causing confusion and heartache for the other. The lyrics and melody evoke a feeling of longing for something that is just out of reach, leaving the listener feeling bittersweet and melancholic. The song is made more poignant by Nawal's emotive vocals and the melancholic music that captures the feelings of heartbreak and confusion.
Line by Line Meaning
القاااااااسى
The hard-hearted one
باين عليه الحب لكن قاسى
He looks like he loves me but he is cold-hearted
بيبوص فى عيونى و عامل ناسى
He scans through my eyes and pretends to forget me
من وسط كل الكون لمس احساسى
He touched my feelings in the middle of the world
تعبلى قلبى و كولو من لهفة عنيا
My heart is tired, and it beats fast because of my longing eyes
اول ما اشوفو الشوق اليه يدارا فيا
As soon as I see him, my yearning for him overwhelms me
واجرى عليه وانا فاكرة مش باين علية
I run towards him, thinking he doesn't notice me
واتارى قلبى سبقنى راح من بين ايدايا
And then I realize that my heart has already slipped away from my hands
يا عيونو قولو يا قلبو متخبوش كفاية
Oh eyes, tell him, oh heart, don't hide anymore
الليل بطولو دمعته سهران معايا
The night is long and its tears stay with me
ده عنيك منين ما بروح بلاقيهم واريا
I find him wherever I go, and I can see his eyes in my mind
عذبت روحك ليه كدة ايه الحكاية
Why did you torment your soul like this, what's the story?
Contributed by Joshua N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mohamedaymanabdelaziz3995
الاغنيه دى كانت من اول الاغانى اللى سمعناها سوا وسبحان الله كل واحد دلوقتى فى مكان ❤
@rimmemories9334
قسوته جعلت قلبي قاسي 😭😭
@mohammedkareemmohammed1515
من هو الله هو الذي تغلق ابواب غرفتك لتعصيه فيرسل اليك الهواء من تحت الباب لتتنفس
@elkaedeslamesso7253
الايام بتمر بسرعه رهيبه كنت احلي ايام توزيع ولحن الاغنيه مع جمال صوت نوال الزغبي بينقلك لفتره الاغنيه دي ترجعها لذكريات قديمه اوي في العصر الذهبي للموسيقه في الوطن العربي
@smsmseham1704
يا عيونو قولوا يا قلبوا ❤متخبوش كفااايه ده اليل بطوله ودمعتو😢 سهران معايا ده عنيك منين مابروح بلقيهم ورايا
@chaimaachaimaa2833
وااااااااو اغنية فوق الوصف شو هالاحساس والكلام واللحن اغنية متكاملة جدا جدا تسلمي يا #نوال_الزغبي مبدعة دائما وراقية #القاسي
@user-vi1ny2wv6s
لسه بتسمعها
@mohamadismmi
2019 كنت بسمعها في 2015 و ببكي و بتقطع من جوايا
ذكريات مؤلمة و صوت ذهبي أكتر من رائع
تحية من السودان ! وباقي أشباه الفنانات بقول ليهن #تسقط_بس
@abderahmanba5323
ياريت لو ترجع نوال إلى مثل هذا لون من أغاني والله العظيم تحفة أنا من موريتانيا بعشق اغاني نوال القديمة
@ahmedzamlk1514
يا باشا... انا بحب موريتانيا حب فشخ تمام بس بحس انكم متعرفوش. أم الدنيا مصر ولا زياره ولا سمعت مره اي حاجه عن مروتنيا... ولا سينما ولا اي حاجه... حتى لما بسمع مباره كره قدم 🥎. والله مش، برضى اسمع الماتش خالص ولا عندي اي حماس ... وبقول يا عمي هيا ناقصه بيض.. واجي طالع....