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.

Sillom Al Tatawor
Ziyad Sahhab Lyrics

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في البدء خالص.
خالص.
كنا سردين في البحور
لقيناها بايخة فحقنا
صرنا سحالي.
سحالي.
بجناحات زي الطيور
دايرين نلقط رزقنا

في البدء خالص.
خالص...
كنا سردين في البحور
لقيناها بايخة بحقنا
صرنا سحالي.
سحالي...
بجناحات زي الطيور
دايرين نلقط رزقنا
طحلب و دود
و دود و طحلب
كل يوم في بقنا
شي مش تمام!
طب نبقى ايه؟
قلك قرود
أصبحنا يا مبارك قرود.
بردك زهقنا و قلنا
قلنا لا نعمل بشر!
و بشر بقينا و.
ايه بقى؟!
اهو ليل نهار غلب وشقى
و بشر بقينا و.
ايه بقى؟!
اهو ليل نهار غلب وشقى
أين المفر؟

أنا عندي حل معتبر
نبقى هجر.

Overall Meaning

The song Sillom Al Tatawor by Ziyad Sahhab talks about the journey of life and how we evolve and adapt to the changing circumstances. The lyrics depict a group of fish who are swimming in the sea, trying to find their way and make a living. However, they encounter difficulties and hardships and eventually turn into lizards with wings, symbolizing their evolution and adaptation. The chorus repeatedly emphasizes the phrase "in the beginning, it was complete" to emphasize how life was easier before they faced the struggles of survival.

As the song progresses, the lyrics talk about how the group of lizards face more challenges, such as limited resources and cold weather. This leads to frustration and a desire to give up on being human-like and revert to being monkeys. However, the song ends with a sense of hope and a solution to their problems, which is to leave their current situation and find a new place to thrive.

Overall, the lyrics of Sillom Al Tatawor show the struggles of life and the constant need to evolve and adapt to survive. It encourages the listener to keep pushing through difficult times and find new solutions to overcome obstacles.

Line by Line Meaning

في البدء خالص.
At the beginning, everything was pure and simple.

خالص.
Pure and simple.

كنا سردين في البحور
We were like sardines in the seas.

لقيناها بايخة فحقنا
We found it to be rotten, so we were entitled.

صرنا سحالي.
We became lizards.

سحالي.
Lizards.

بجناحات زي الطيور
With wings like birds.

دايرين نلقط رزقنا
Trying to catch our livelihood.

في البدء خالص.
At the beginning, everything was pure and simple.

خالص...
Pure and simple.

كنا سردين في البحور
We were like sardines in the seas.