Tania Saleh is a Lebanese singer/songwriter who has been paving her own pat… Read Full Bio ↴Tania Saleh is a Lebanese singer/songwriter who has been paving her own path in the Arabic underground musical scene since 1990. Her voice is wise and true, a soft mix between the traditional Arabic music she was raised on and the western sounds she chose to follow. She writes about the daily worries of a troubled society, of love and hate and what’s in between. Her music follows the rhythm of her daily life and mirrors her changing mood, creating a boiling pot of tunes, feelings and love for innovation.
Tania graduated from La Sorbonne, Paris in 1992 and has been working in the creative industry since then.
She was an illustrator, a backing vocalist and an actress in famous Lebanese musician and playwright Ziad Rahbani’s musical and theatrical work between 1993 and 1996.
In 2002, she released her first album, "Tania Saleh" with Lebanese music veteran Issam Hajj Ali and music producer/sound engineer Philippe Tohme. In the meantime, she wrote the lyrics to “Mreyte Ya Mreyte”, the title song in Nadine Labaki’s first feature film "Caramel", composed by Khaled Mouzannar and lyrics to Natasha Atlas’ song “Communicate”.
In 2009, she shot the music video "Ya Wled", a critical ode to all Lebanese politicians prior to the parliamentary elections. She also released the single "Slow Down” to commemorate her first trip to the U.S.A., hosted by music producer Miles Copeland who chose her as one of the main Arab artists portrayed in the PBS-produced musical documentary entitled “Dissonance and Harmony/Arab Music Goes West”. The documentary was preceded by a 5-day musical workshop uniting American and Arab artists at SIR studios in Los Angeles. The musical documentary was directed by Jon Brandeis and aired on PBS, BBC and Al Jazeera.
She performed live in various cities of the world including Beirut, Cairo, Doha, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
In 2010, she was featured on Al Jazeera in one of a series of documentaries by musician and documentary filmmaker Fermin Muguruza who painted a 'soundscape' of the modern Arab music scene.
In 2011, she released her second studio album (co-produced by Philippe Tohme) and a music video entitled "Wehde” released on Youtube. The album immediately became number 1 on the TOP 10 list of best selling albums at Virgin Megastore, Beirut.
She also wrote the lyrics and coached the singers in Khaled Mouzannar’s soundtrack for Nadine Labaki’s second feature film "Where Do We Go Now?”, released worldwide in September 2011. The film soundtrack was also number 1 on the TOP 10 list of best selling albums at Virgin Megastore, Beirut. It won “Best Music Award” in Stockholm International Film Festival in November 2011.
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راح الحب
Tania Saleh Lyrics

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ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤب ﺭﺍﺡ ع ﻤﺤﻞ ﺑﻌﻴﺪ
ﻣﺎ ﺭاﺡ ﻳﻨﻔﻊ ﻻ ﺍﻟﺒﻜﻲ ﻭﻻ ﺍﻟﺘﻬﺪﻳﺪ
ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐ ﺭﺍﺡ ع ﻤﺤﻞ ﺑﻌﻴﺪ
ﺻﺎﺭ ﻻﺯﻡ ﺑﻠﺶ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺪﻳﺪ
ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐ ﺭﺍﺡ ع ﻤﻄﺮﺡ ثاني
ﻛﺎﻥ ﺇله ﻗﻠﺐ ﺑﻠﺤﻈﺔ ﻳﻨﺴﺎﻧﻲ
ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐ ﺭﺍﺡ ع ﻤﻄﺮﺡ ثاﻧﻲ
ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﻮ ﻋﻢ ﺑﺒﻜﻲ ﻭﺯﻋﻼنة

ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﺪه ﻳﺮﻭﺡ ﺑﺲ ﺭﺍﺡ
ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﺪه ﻳﺮﻭﺡ ﺑﺲ ﺭﺍﺡ
ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﺪه ﻳﺮﻭﺡ ﺑﺲ

ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐ ﻣﺶ ﺑﺎقي له ﺃﺛﺮ
ﻓﻲ ﺷﻲ ﺍﻧﺘﻬﻰ ﻓﻲ ﺷﻲ خلاﺺ ﺍﻧﻜﺴﺮ
ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐ ﻣﺶ ﺑﺎقي له ﺃﺛﺮ
ﺑﺤﻜﺎﻳﺘﻨﺎ ﺑﺪه ﻳﻌﻴﺪ ﺍﻟﻨّﻈﺮ
ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﺪه ﻳﺮﻭﺡ ﺑﺲ ﺭﺍﺡ
ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﺪه ﻳﺮﻭﺡ ﺑﺲ ﺭﺍﺡ
ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﺪه ﻳﺮﻭﺡ ﺑﺲ

ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻣﻊ ﺩﻭﺍﻟﻴبه
ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐ ما في شي ﺑﻴﺮﺟﻊ ﺑﻴﺠﻴبه
إيه ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻣﻊ ﺩﻭﺍﻟﻴبه
ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐّ ﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ شي ﺑﻴﺮﺟﻊ ﺑﻴﺠﻴبه

ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﺪه ﻳﺮﻭﺡ ﺑﺲ ﺭﺍﺡ

ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﺪه ﻳﺮﻭﺡ ﺑﺲ ﺭﺍﺡ
ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﺪه ﻳﺮﻭﺡ ﺑﺲ

Overall Meaning

The song "راح الحب" (Love is Gone) by Tania Saleh explores themes of loss, heartache, and the absence of love. The lyrics depict a person mourning the loss of love and reflecting on the impact it has had on their life.

The first verse opens with the repetition of "راح الحب" which translates to "love is gone." This phrase is then followed by the phrase "ع محل بعيد" which means "in a distant place." This conveys the idea that love has departed and is no longer present in the person's life. The verses continue to emphasize the absence of both warmth and caring in the person's life, highlighting the emotional emptiness they are experiencing.

In the chorus, the phrase "ما كان فيه بكي" meaning "there were no tears" is repeated. This line suggests that the person has reached a state of numbness and is unable to express their emotions. The repetition of this phrase reinforces the feeling of sadness and heartbreak.

The second verse starts with the line "ما كان به يروح بس" which can be understood as "there was nothing to make it last." This line suggests that the love they once had was not strong enough or built to endure. The subsequent lines continue to emphasize the absence of love and the pain that the person is feeling.

The bridge of the song introduces a spiritual dimension, with references to God and faith. The lines "راح الحب الله مع دواليبه" meaning "love is gone, only God remains" convey the idea that even though love has left, the person can find solace and strength in their faith.

Overall, "راح الحب" is a poignant expression of the pain and emptiness that can be felt when love is lost. The lyrics capture the depth of the emotional struggle and the need for healing and finding meaning in other aspects of life.

Line by Line Meaning

راح الحب راح ع محل بعدي
Love has gone to a place far away from me

ما راح ينفع لا البكي ولا التهديد
Neither crying nor threatening will be of any use

راح الحب راح ع محل بعدي
Love has gone to a place far away from me

صار لأزم بلش من جديد
It is necessary to start all over again

راح الحب راح ع مطرح ثاني
Love has gone to another realm

كان إله قلبي بلهجة ينساني
It used to make me forget with its language

راح الحب راح ع مطرح ثاني
Love has gone to another realm

وعلى شو عم ببكي وزعلانة
And what am I crying and upset about?

ما كان بده يروح بس راح
He didn't want to leave, but he did

راح الحب مش بقاقي له أطحر
Love is not something I seek anymore

في قلبي أنتهى في قلبي خلاص إنكسر
It ended in my heart, it broke in my heart