Talal Maddah 1939-2000 (Arabic: طلال مداح) is a popular legend and well-kno… Read Full Bio ↴Talal Maddah 1939-2000 (Arabic: طلال مداح) is a popular legend and well-known Saudi musician and singer. He was named Maddah after his Mother's family. His fans coined the nickname the voice of Earth (Arabic: صوت الارض) for him ,and he is also known by The Golden Throat (Arabic: الحنجرة الذهبية). One of the most prominent pioneers of the Alhijazi art, Saudi Arabia and the modern Persian Gulf region. Characterized by his unique voice, even the title of the golden laryngeal, with a simple attractive spontaneous. Talal Maddah began his artistic emulation of Hijaazis singers in that period, such as Hassan Jawa and Mohammed Ali Sindi. It has been found since the beginnings of technical proficiency in the arts and the probe Al Majass, Al Sahbah and al Majroor and these local Hijazi arts do nobody know except fetched top singers at that time. In Al-Taif and in the evenings, Talal attended a wedding, which had been built a live by a selection of renowned artists such as time and Tariq Abdul-Hakim, Abdullah Mohammed and Abdullah Morshidi, and he was astonished to see a concert with full orchestra and the audience will hear the matter in which was left at the same motivation to go to this field with determination and strength. In the concert, he was introduced to Mr. Abbas Fayegg Ghazzawi who was then the radio director. Abass encouraged him to come to the broadcast and recording of the first songs. The song is called "grower of roses" (Arabic:وردك يا زارع الورد) "wardak ya zarea al ward". The song has been an unqualified success which encouraged the radio broadcast of this song many times per day. This was in the mid-fifties the calendar when Talal sang his song.

In the sixties of the last century with the foundations of the artist Talal Maddah and Lutfi Ziny production company has adopted all Talal's work. At that time, the name of Talal Maddah appeared evident, especially after the birth of Saudi Arabia's official radio, and since then, started his artistic journey as his name is listed along with the top musicians of that period like Muhammad Ali Sindi, Fawzi Mhasson and Abdullah Mohammed, and many others. Gradually, his voice spread to the regional his voice came to the capital of the Arab Art - Cairo - and listened to him the Art barons such as art and Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Mohammed Al Mogy nd Baleegh Hamdy, and were all impressed with him and started composing for him even. Maddah collapsed and died suddenly on Al Meftaha Stage (Arabic: مسرح المفتاحة) in front of his fans shortly after he performed an intro to one of his oldie famous songs. The concert was aired live on Saudi National Television. Later on, the official Saudi News Agency declared a statement confirming his death and made an attribute to him and to his legacy.

Makader
Talal Maddah Lyrics

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مقادير
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مقادير يا قلب العنــــاء وايش ذنبى انا مقادـــير
مقادير وتمضى حياتـــى مشاوير واتمنى الهنا مقادير

على ميعاد حينــــــا والفرح كنــــــــا
وكنا بعاد وعشنـــــا عشنا على الامل حنـــه
وكان الفرح غايــــب واخر الامل كاذب مقاديـر

الا ياأهل الهـــــوى كيف المحبه تهــــون

كيف النـــــــوى يقدر ينسى العيـــــون
نظره حنين وأحلى سنين عشناها ياقلبى الحزيـــن

Overall Meaning

The song "Makader" by Talal Maddah is a lament about the unpredictable nature of fate, and how it can cause immense pain and suffering in one's life. The lyrics speak to the heart of the matter, as they ask "what is my fault?" in the face of these forces beyond our control. The repeated use of "makaader" emphasizes the idea of Fate as an ultimate force that dictates the course of our lives, regardless of our best efforts.

The song suggests that despite these challenges, we should still try to find moments of happiness and solace in our lives. The line "mushaweer wa atamanna al-hana makaader" speaks to the idea that life is a journey, and we should try to enjoy it while we can, wherever we can. The singer mourns past memories and reflects on how happy they used to be, begging the question of how love and happiness can be so fleeting and forgotten over time.

In essence, "Makader" is a song that reflects on the duality of life; how it can be so cruel and unpredictable, yet still offer us moments of joy and beauty. The song’s emotive lyrics and Talal Maddah’s iconic voice captivate listeners and evoke powerful emotions.

Line by Line Meaning

مقادير يا قلب العنــــاء
Fate, oh heart of weariness

وايش ذنبى انا مقادـــير
What is my fault in being controlled by fate?

مقادير وتمضى حياتـــى
Destiny and my life pass by

مشاوير واتمنى الهنا مقادير
Destiny and I wish for happiness

على ميعاد حينــــــا
At a certain time

والفرح كنــــــــا
And we were happy

وكنا بعاد وعشنـــــا
And we were apart and we lived

عشنا على الامل حنـــه
We lived on hope and affection

وكان الفرح غايــــب
And happiness was absent

واخر الامل كاذب مقاديـر
And the last hope was false destiny

الا ياأهل الهـــــوى
Oh lovers