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.
Rawak
Ziyad Sahhab Lyrics
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حتى ارجع طلق
حتى هل غلطة ما ارجع
ما ارجع عيدا
خليني اتعلم من كيسي ع بكير واقعد اندم ع رواق
ما انا بحب الرواق
على فكرة رح اعمل ثورة
حتى تفشل طبعا
ما ارجع عيدا
خليني اتعلم من كيسي ع بكير واقعد اندم ع رواق
ما انا بحب الرواق
حلو الواحد يعمل غلطة
ويبقى عارف انها غلطة
حلو الواحد يقنع حاله
انه اليسار مانه اونطة
وانه مافي طائفية
الدنيي كلها ديمقراطية
خليني احلم ع رواق
وببقى بتعلم
ما انا بحب الرواق
The lyrics of Ziyad Sahhab's song "Rawak" are about the singer's desire to make mistakes and learn from them. The song starts with the singer saying that he will get married and divorce just to prove a point. He will not go back on his mistake, even if he regrets it. Instead, he will sit and contemplate the mistakes he has made. The singer loves to be in this position; he cherishes the moment of realization and contemplation.
The song continues with the singer stating that he will also start a revolution that will fail, but he will not regret his mistakes. He will again sit on the "rawak," a balcony, and think about the mistakes he has made. The singer loves the rawak; he loves the feeling of being in a contemplative space. The singer admits that it is great to make mistakes and know they are wrong. It is also great to convince oneself that being on the left or the right side of the political spectrum does not matter. The singer wants to dream about the rawak; he wants to learn from his mistakes and continue learning.
Line by Line Meaning
على فكرة رح اتجوز
By the way, I'm getting married.
حتى ارجع طلق
So I can get divorced again.
حتى هل غلطة ما ارجع
Even if it's a mistake, I won't go back.
ما ارجع عيدا
I won't go back on my decision.
خليني اتعلم من كيسي ع بكير واقعد اندم ع رواق
Let me learn from my mistakes early on and regret them later, alone.
ما انا بحب الرواق
I don't like being stuck in regret.
على فكرة رح اعمل ثورة
By the way, I'm going to start a revolution.
حتى تفشل طبعا
Of course it will fail.
خليني اتعلم من كيسي ع بكير واقعد اندم ع رواق
Let me learn from my mistakes early on and regret them later, alone.
حلو الواحد يعمل غلطة
It's nice when someone makes a mistake.
ويبقى عارف انها غلطة
And knows that it's a mistake.
حلو الواحد يقنع حاله انه اليسار مانه اونطة
It's nice when someone convinces themselves that they're left-wing instead of being directionless.
وانه مافي طائفية
And that there is no sectarianism.
الدنيي كلها ديمقراطية
The whole world is democracy.
خليني احلم ع رواق
Let me dream of a better future, alone.
وببقى بتعلم
And I'll keep learning.
ما انا بحب الرواق
I don't like being stuck in regret.
Contributed by Sadie R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.