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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Rah El Hob
Tania Saleh Lyrics

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ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐّ, ﺭﺍﺡ ﻋﻤﺤﻞّ ﺑﻌﻴﺪ
ﻣﺎﺭﺡ ﻳﻨﻔﻊ ﻻ ﺍﻟﺒﻜﻲ ﻭﻻ ﺍﻟﺘﻬﺪﻳﺪ
ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐّ, ﺭﺍﺡ ﻋﻤﺤﻞّ ﺑﻌﻴﺪ
ﺻﺎﺭ ﻻﺯﻡ ﺑﻠّﺶ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺪﻳﺪ
ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐّ, ﺭﺍﺡ ﻋﻤﻄﺮﺡ ﺗﺎﻧﻲ
ﻛﺎﻥ ﺇﻟﻮ ﻗﻠﺐ ﺑﻠﺤﻈﺔ ﻳﻨﺴﺎﻧﻲ
ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐّ, ﺭﺍﺡ ﻋﻤﻄﺮﺡ ﺗﺎﻧﻲ
ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﻮ ﻋﻢ ﺑﺒﻜﻲ ﻭﺯﻋﻼﻧﻪ

ﻣﺎﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﺪّﻭ ﻳﺮﻭﺡ ﺑﺲّ ﺭﺍﺡ ...
ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐّ, ﻣﺶ ﺑﺎﻗﻴﻠﻮ ﺃﺛﺮ
ﻓﻲ ﺷﻲ ﺍﻧﺘﻬﻰ ﻓﻲ ﺷﻲ ﺧﻠﺺ ﺍﻧﻜﺴﺮ
ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐّ, ﻣﺶ ﺑﺎﻗﻴﻠﻮ ﺃﺛﺮ
ﺑﺤﻜﺎﻳﺘﻨﺎ ﺑﺪّﻭ ﻳﻌﻴﺪ ﺍﻟﻨّﻈﺮ
ﻣﺎﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﺪّﻭ ﻳﺮﻭﺡ ﺑﺲَ ﺭﺍﺡ ...
ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐّ, ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻣﻊ ﺩﻭﺍﻟﻴﺒﻮ

ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐّ, ﻣﺎﻓﻲ ﺷﻲ ﺑﻴﺮﺟﻊ ﺑﻴﺠﻴﺒﻮ
ﻣﺎﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﺪّﻭ ﻳﺮﻭﺡ ﺑﺲّ ...

Overall Meaning

The song "Rah El Hob" by Tania Saleh is a combination of Arabic lyrics that describe the ups and downs of love. The recurring line, "Rah El Hob" translates to "the way of love" and sets the tone for the song. The first set of lyrics conveys the idea of love being unpredictable and unattainable despite one's efforts. The next set mentions the struggle of expressing one's feelings and being rejected while the third discusses being in love with someone who is already taken.

The chorus is repeated throughout the song but the lyrics that come after it change. The rhyming patterns in the lyrics add to the song's poetic and melodious quality. The song is an anthem for those who have loved and lost or have held on to an unrequited love. It speaks of the pain, frustration, and difficulty that comes with falling in love and expresses that no matter what happens, love is always worth it.

Line by Line Meaning

ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐّ, ﺭﺍﺡ ﻋﻤﺤﻞّ ﺑﻌﻴﺪ
The traveler's spirit, the traveler's heart wandering

ﻣﺎﺭﺡ ﻳﻨﻔﻊ ﻻ ﺍﻟﺒﻜﻲ ﻭﻻ ﺍﻟﺘﻬﺪﻳﺪ
What can I do, neither to the lover nor the lover's path

ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐّ, ﺭﺍﺡ ﻋﻤﺤﻞّ ﺑﻌﻴﺪ
The traveler's spirit, the traveler's heart wandering

ﺻﺎﺭ ﻻﺯﻡ ﺑﻠّﺶ ﻣﻦ ﺟﺪﻳﺪ
The coldness of the city, I can't stay in it anymore

ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐّ, ﺭﺍﺡ ﻋﻤﻄﺮﺡ ﺗﺎﻧﻲ
The traveler's spirit, the traveler's burden is my weight

ﻛﺎﻥ ﺇﻟﻮ ﻗﻠﺐ ﺑﻠﺤﻈﺔ ﻳﻨﺴﺎﻧﻲ
If only my heart was content with wandering

ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐّ, ﺭﺍﺡ ﻋﻤﻄﺮﺡ ﺗﺎﻧﻲ
The traveler's spirit, the traveler's burden is my weight

ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﺷﻮ ﻋﻢ ﺑﺒﻜﻲ ﻭﺯﻋﻼﻧﻪ
And on the wall, I wrote my love's name

ﻣﺎﻛﺎﻥ ﺑﺪّﻭ ﻳﺮﻭﺡ ﺑﺲّ ﺭﺍﺡ ...
What can I do, I keep wandering in circles...

ﺭﺍﺡ ﺍﻟﺤﺐّ, ﻣﺶ ﺑﺎﻗﻴﻠﻮ ﺃﺛﺮ
The traveler's spirit, my wounds are my luggage

ﻓﻲ ﺷﻲ ﺍﻧﺘﻬﻰ ﻓﻲ ﺷﻲ ﺧﻠﺺ ﺍﻧﻜﺴﺮ
In winter I seek warmth, in summer I seek shade