Ziyad Sahhab is a Lebanese folk and political music artist. He started play… Read Full Bio ↴Ziyad Sahhab is a Lebanese folk and political music artist. He started playing the oud in 1989 and became a member of the Beirut Arabic Music Orchestra in 1993. At the age of 13, he performed solo at the Cairo Opera House. He founded the group "Chehadine Ya Baladna" that participated in a lot of local and world-wide festivals (Tunisia, Egypt, Italy, France, Turkey.)

His first album "Ouyoun El Bakar" (Forward Music), released in 2004, includes songs of the Egyptian poet Salah Jahine.

His second album "Keep on Singing" (Forward Music), released in 2007, includes songs of the Egyptian poet Ahmad Fouad Najm.

Jeet Ta Hibbak
Ziyad Sahhab Lyrics

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جيت تا حبّك.قمت نسيت
جيت تا إنسى.حبيّتك!
جيت تا إبكي.قمت بكيت
جيت تا إحكي بكيّتك!
جيت تا اغفى.قمت وعيت
جيت تا أوعي.غفيّتك!
جيت تا بوسك.قمت مشيت
رجعت أشوفك.ما لقيّتك!

جيت تا ضمّك.قمت سهيت
جيت تا إسهى.ضميّتك!
جيت تا سِِبّك.قمت حكيت
جيت تا إحكي.سبيّتك!
جيت تا ضُمك.قمت سهيت
جيت تا إسهى.ضميّتك!
جيت تا سِبّك.قمت حكيت
جيت تا إحكي.سبيّتك!

جيت تا ألاقي.ويّن العمي!؟؟

لقيت العمى.بقلبك!
العمي بقلبك.بقلبك!!!

Overall Meaning

In Ziyad Sahhab's song "Jeet Ta Hibbak" ("I came to forget you"), the singer expresses his conflicting emotions towards someone he once loved. The lyrics are repetitive and follow a pattern of "I came to (do something), but (ended up doing the opposite)." The opening line, "Jeet ta hibbak, qamet nesit" ("I came to forget you, but I remembered you") sets the tone for the rest of the song.

The chorus emphasizes the theme of blindness ("al-'ami" in Arabic), with the singer asking "where is the blindness?" and realizing that it actually resides in the person he loved, "b'qalbak" ("in your heart") repeated multiple times. The repetition of this idea reinforces the sense that the person he loved was blind to their love or the hurt they caused.

The overall message of the song is that love is complicated, confusing, and sometimes painful. The singer's intentions are always thwarted, and he ends up doing the opposite of what he came to do. The blindness element adds another layer to his feelings, leaving the impression that his beloved was blind to their connection or oblivious to the hurt they caused.

Line by Line Meaning

جيت تا حبّك.قمت نسيت
I came to love you, but ended up forgetting myself.

جيت تا إنسى.حبيّتك!
I came to forget you, but ended up falling in love with you.

جيت تا إبكي.قمت بكيت
I came to cry, and I did cry.

جيت تا إحكي بكيّتك!
I came to talk about you, and I cried while doing it.

جيت تا اغفى.قمت وعيت
I came to sleep, but woke up instead.

جيت تا أوعي.غفيّتك!
I came to stay awake, but fell asleep with you.

جيت تا بوسك.قمت مشيت
I came to kiss you, but ended up walking away.

رجعت أشوفك.ما لقيّتك!
I came back to see you, but couldn't find you.

جيت تا ضمّك.قمت سهيت
I came to hold you, but got lost in the moment.

جيت تا إسهى.ضميّتك!
I came to stay awake, but ended up holding you close.

جيت تا سِِبّك.قمت حكيت
I came to curse you, but ended up talking to you.