Oum Kalthoum was born in Tamay ez-Zahayra village in El Senbellawein, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. Her birth date is controversial, either 31 December 1898, 31 December 1904 or 4 May, 1904. She died 3 February, 1975.
At a young age, she showed exceptional singing talent. Her father, an Imam, taught her to recite the Qur'an, and she is said to have memorised the entire book. When she was twelve years old, her father disguised her as a young boy and entered her in a small performing troupe that he directed. At the age of sixteen she was noticed by Abol Ela Mohamed, a modestly famous singer, and by the famous oudist Zakariyya Ahmad, who invited her to Cairo. She waited until 1923 before accepting the invitation. She was invited on several occasions to the house of Amin Beh Al Mahdy, who taught her how to play the oud. She developed a very close relationship with Rawyeha Al Mahdy, daughter of Amin, and became her closest friend. Kalthoum even attended Rawheya's daughter's wedding, although she has always tried to avoid public appearances. Amin Al Mahdy introduced her to the cultural circles in Cairo.
At this point in her career, she was introduced to the famous poet Ahmad Rami, who wrote 137 songs for her. Rami also introduced her to French literature, which he greatly admired from his studies at the Sorbonne, Paris, and eventually became her chief mentor in Arabic literature and literary analysis. Furthermore, she was introduced to the renowned lute virtuoso and composer Mohamed El Qasabgi. El Qasabgi introduced Kalthoum to the Arabic Theatre Palace, where she would experience her first real public success. In 1932 her fame increased to the point where she embarked upon a large tour of the Middle East, touring such cities as Damascus, Baghdad, Beirut, and Tripoli, Lebanon.
By 1948 her fame had come to the attention of Gamal Abdel Nasser, who would later become the president of Egypt. At one point the Egyptian musicians guild of which she became a member (and eventually president) rejected her because she had sung for the then-deposed king, Farouk of Egypt. It was his favour that made the musicians' guild accept her back into the fold. In addition, Kalthoum had been a dedicated Egyptian patriot since the time of King Farouk.
Her songs deal mostly with the universal themes of love, longing and loss. A typical concert consisted of the performance of two or three songs over a period of three to six hours. In the late 1960s, due to her age, she began to shorten her performances to two songs over a period of two and a half to three hours. The duration of her songs in performance was not fixed, but varied based on the level of emotional interaction between the singer and her audience. A typical improvisatory technique of hers was to repeat a single phrase or sentence of a song's lyrics over and over, subtly altering the emotive emphasis and intensity each time to bring her audiences into a euphoric and ecstatic state. Thus, while the official recorded length of a song such as "Enta omri" (You Are My Life) is approximately sixty minutes, a live performance could extend to many hours, as the singer and her audience fed off each other's emotional energy. This intense, highly personalised creative relationship was undoubtedly one of the reasons for Kalthoum's tremendous success as an artist.
In 1967 Kalthoum was diagnosed with a severe case of nephritis. She gave her last concert at the Palace of the Nile in 1973. Tests at that time indicated that her illness was incurable. She moved to the United States, where she benefited for some time from the advanced medical technology, but in 1975, upon re-entering her home country, she required hospitalisation due to declining health. She died in a Cairo hospital on 3rd February 1975.
Her funeral was attended by over four million mourners – one of the largest gatherings in history – and descended into pandemonium when the crowd seized control of her coffin and carried it to a mosque that they considered her favourite, before later releasing the coffin for burial.
Hazihi Laylati
Oum Kalthoum Lyrics
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بين ماض من الزمان وآت
الهوى انت كله والاماني
فأملا الكأس بالغرام وهات
بعد حين يبدل الحب دارا
والعصافير تهجر الاوكارَ
وديار كانت قديما ديارا
سترانا كما نراها قفارا
فتعال احبك الآن اكثر
والمسا الذي تهاوى الينا
ثم اصغي والحب فى مقلتينا
لسؤال عن الهوى وجواب
وحديث يذوب فى شفتينا
قد اطال الوقوف حين دعاني
ليلمّ الاشواق عن اجفاني
فادن مني وخد اليك حناني
ثم اغمض عينيك حتى تراني
وليكن ليلنا طويلا
فكثير اللقاء كان قليلا
سوف تلهو بنا الحياة وتسخر
فتعال احبك الآن اكثر
ياحبيبي طاب الهوى ماعلينا
لو حملنا الايام فى راحتينا
صدفه اهدت الوجود الينا
واتاحت لقاءنا فالتقينا
فى بحار تئن فيها الرياح
ضاع فيها المجداف والملاح
كم اذل الفراق منا لقاء
كل ليل اذا التقينا صباح
ياحبيب قدّ فيه سهادي
وغريب مسافر بفؤادي
سوف تلهو بنا الحياة وتسخر
فتعال احبك الآن اكثر
سهر الشوق فى العيون الجميلة
حلم آثر الهوى ان يطيله
وحديث فى الحب إن لم نقله
اوشك الصمت حولنا ان يقول
ياحبيبي وانت خمري وكأسي
ومني خاطري وبهجه انسي
فيك صمتي وفيك نطقي وهمسي
ودي فى هواك يسبق امسي
هل فى ليلتي خيال الندامى
والنواسي عانق الخياما
وتساقوا من خاطر الاحلام
واحبو واسكروا الايماما
رب من اين للزمان صباه
ان غدونا وصحبه ومساه
ان يرى الحب بعدنا من حداه
نحن ليل الهوى ونحن ضحاه
ملء قلبي شوق وثل كياني
هذه ليلتي فقف .يازماني
سوف تلهو بنا الحياة وتسخر
فتعال احبك الآن اكثر
The song "Hazihi Laylati" by Oum Kalthoum is a love song that expresses the deep emotions and dreams of a person. The lyrics reflect a moment in time where the singer realizes that this is their night, and they want to fill their cup with love and passion. They express their desire to be with their loved one in the present moment, to enjoy the night while it lasts, and to love them even more now. The song also contemplates the transience of love and how it changes over time. It acknowledges the pains of separation and the joy of reunion.
The themes of love, passion, and longing are central to Oum Kalthoum's music. Her melodious voice and poetic lyrics have captivated millions of listeners around the world. In "Hazihi Laylati," she creates a dreamlike atmosphere, where the listener is transported into another world. The use of metaphors and symbolism adds depth to the lyrics and creates a sense of mystery and intrigue. The song's crescendo builds up to a climax of intense emotion, and its final notes leave the listener longing for more.
Line by Line Meaning
هذه ليلتي وحلم حياتي
This is my night and the dream of my life.
بين ماض من الزمان وآت
In between a past of time and what is to come.
الهوى انت كله والاماني
Love, you are everything to me and all my desires.
فأملا الكأس بالغرام وهات
So, fill the cup with love and bring it to me.
بعد حين يبدل الحب دارا
After a while, love changes its scenery.
والعصافير تهجر الاوكارَ
And the birds leave their nests.
وديار كانت قديما ديارا
And the old lands become new ones.
سترانا كما نراها قفارا
We will see them as deserts.
سوف تلهو بنا الحياة وتسخر
Life will play with us and mock us.
فتعال احبك الآن اكثر
So, come and let me love you more.
والمسا الذي تهاوى الينا
And the evening that descends upon us.
ثم اصغي والحب فى مقلتينا
Then, listen as love twinkles in our eyes.
لسؤال عن الهوى وجواب
As we ask and answer about love.
وحديث يذوب فى شفتينا
And our conversation melts into our lips.
قد اطال الوقوف حين دعاني
Standing there, it felt like an eternity, as I was approached.
ليلمّ الاشواق عن اجفاني
A night of longing away from my eyes.
فادن مني وخد اليك حناني
Take my tenderness from me, and keep it with you.
ثم اغمض عينيك حتى تراني
Then, close your eyes until you see me.
وليكن ليلنا طويلا
Let our night be long.
فكثير اللقاء كان قليلا
For we had too little time together.
ياحبيبي طاب الهوى ماعلينا
Oh my love, our love is sweet, and that's all that matters.
لو حملنا الايام فى راحتينا
Even if we carry the burden of time on our shoulders.
صدفه اهدت الوجود الينا
Fate brought us together.
واتاحت لقاءنا فالتقينا
And allowed us to meet.
فى بحار تئن فيها الرياح
In seas where the winds moan.
ضاع فيها المجداف والملاح
Where oars and sailors get lost.
كم اذل الفراق منا لقاء
How cruel the separation is for us, who desire to meet.
كل ليل اذا التقينا صباح
Every night, when we meet, feels like a new day.
ياحبيب قدّ فيه سهادي
Oh my love, my insomnia is all because of you.
وغريب مسافر بفؤادي
And the stranger traveling in my heart.
سوف تلهو بنا الحياة وتسخر
Life will play with us and mock us.
فتعال احبك الآن اكثر
So, come and let me love you more.
سهر الشوق فى العيون الجميلة
The night of longing in beautiful eyes.
حلم آثر الهوى ان يطيله
Love's dream that wants to make it longer.
وحديث فى الحب إن لم نقله
And the conversation of love that we wish to share.
اوشك الصمت حولنا ان يقول
When silence is about to speak around us.
ياحبيبي وانت خمري وكأسي
Oh my love, you are my wine and my cup.
ومني خاطري وبهجه انسي
And my heart's desire and source of happiness.
فيك صمتي وفيك نطقي وهمسي
In you, my silence, speech, and whispers.
ودي فى هواك يسبق امسي
And my longing for you surpasses my evenings.
هل فى ليلتي خيال الندامى
Is there in my night the fantasy of regret?
والنواسي عانق الخياما
And consolations took shelter in the tents.
وتساقوا من خاطر الاحلام
And dreams flowed from our minds.
واحبو واسكروا الايماما
And loved and got drunk under the moonlight.
رب من اين للزمان صباه
Oh God, where does time get its youth from?
ان غدونا وصحبه ومساه
Whether it's our mornings, companions or evenings.
ان يرى الحب بعدنا من حداه
To witness love beyond its boundaries.
نحن ليل الهوى ونحن ضحاه
We are the night of love, and we're sacrificed for it.
ملء قلبي شوق وثل كياني
My heart is filled with longing, and my essence is cold.
هذه ليلتي فقف .يازماني
This is my night, so stay still, oh time.
سوف تلهو بنا الحياة وتسخر
Life will play with us and mock us.
فتعال احبك الآن اكثر
So, come and let me love you more.
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