Cheb Khaled - Oran, oh Oranشاب خالد - وهران وهرانWahrane, Wahrane

Updated media and translation

Wahrane is the Arabic name for the city known in English of Oran on the coast of Algeria. It was the birthplace of Rai, however, when an Islamist party took power in Algeria during the mid 90s many of the musicians left the country because the government became hostile towards them. This song was recorded by Khaled after he left, and reflects the nostalgia and longing that many emigrants to France and other countries from North Africa experience, living in what is known in Arabic as el-Ghorba (الغربة) that should be understood as "estrangement," "homesicknees," or "being far away from home and out of place."

There are extra verses in the live performance, which is much more recent than the album version upon which these lyrics are based. However, I don't have the lyrics for these extra verse nor do I understand them.

Cheb Khaled - Wahrane, Wahrane Wahrane, Wahrane you went to hell All the clever people left you They remain homesick and confused And this homesickness is hard and traitorous

My happiness is with the children of el Hamri (a district of Oran)
Children of the city and Sidi el Houari (a neighborhood in Oran where Khaled was from)
I spent my youth with them
My art is for them for all my life

How beautiful are the nights my country
The flutes and drums echo
Oh those who are going to her
Ask them to take care of my country

I'll never forget my country so long as I live
My land and the land of my ancestors
I asked my family about the people
They've left their religion and turned to the bottle (litearlly, followed the cup)

A dozen cups on the table
Drank ten of them with no effect
Sorry for the the empty space
Her beauty was a wondrous beauty

Sadness entered in my heart
And so I cry and call out

شب خالد - وهران وهران

وهران وهران رحتي خساره
هجروا منك ناس شطارى
قعدوا في الغربه حيارى
و الغربه صعيبه و غداره

يا فرحي على اولاد الحمري
اولاد مدينه و سيدي الهواري
عديت معاهم صغري
لهم فني طول عمري

ما احلى صهريات بلادي
القصبه و القلالي صادي
يا اللي ماشين ليها غادي
وصوا يتهلوا في بلادي

عمري ما ننسى بلادي
أرضي و أرض اجدادي
وصيت اهلي على الناس
تركوا دينهم و تبعوا الكاس

يا الزينه بالكاس و المايده
راه عشره بلا فايده
وعدي على الطحطحه وعدي
كان زينها زين الودادي
رجعت غمه في فؤادي
وليت نبكي و ننادي

Cheb Khaled - To Flee But Where?شاب خالد - الهربة وين؟El-Harba Wine?

Although the video appears as a happy Bollywood scene, as you can see, the lyrics reflect a much more pessimistic outlook. This is actually the remix of one Cheb Khaled's ealier songs that embodied the frustrations of Algerian youth during the 80s and 90s. The Urdu lyrics are sung by Amar from Asian Underground were translated by Tabassum Siraj.

Cheb Khaled - To Flee But Where? The sweetness of time is gone Gone are goodness and the sense of shame Prosperity sprouted wings and flew Even the heart of man Transformed and returned to tar The world became a flooded paradise and void

Such days have come upon the world
Honesty and love have left the peoples' hearts
Even good people lost their heart
All the roads are closing

Oh demon world
Problems and sadness
Where is the answer?

The world is gone, it's over
There's no one left who is ok
Like a smashed mirror
There is no balance

The house in which there was gold
That house is now empty
These hearts which held the answers
Are no longer there

To flee but where?
To flee but where?
To flee but where?
Tell me oh poor soul
Oh I have cried
Oh I have suffered

No hope remains in the world
Only roaring and rage
Look see the brave have all become cowards
You don't hear anything but "once upon a time"
They cut into the flesh of man
They drink the blood of their brothers
No life no fear

There is no hope in our hearts
We just live and die
Nobody has any shame
Listen to the people talking
They drink each other's blood
Our honor cries

Oh demon world
Oh troubles and sadness
Someone understands

Man was crushed
And little is planted in the earth
It remains immobile and sleepy
The times have gone sour

In front of my eyes
This world has broken
The saviors are sitting
With their eyes closed

To flee but where?
To flee but where?
To flee but where?
Tell me oh poor soul
Oh I have cried
Oh I have suffered

شاب خالد - الهربة وين؟

راحت حلاوة الزمان
راح الخير و راح الشين
البركه دارت جنحان.. طارت... علّت
حتى من قلب الانسان
تحوّل و رجع قطران
الدنيا رجعت طوفان جنات و خلات

duniya pe aise din
aaj kal aye hai
sachai aur pyar dilo se udh gaye hai
acche dil walo ke bhi dil
dil kale ho gaye hai
sab raste bhi band ho rahe hai

اااه دنية الشيطان
مشاكل و احزان
hai kahan jawab

الدنيا راحت خلاص
ما كان من فيها لا باس
كي المراه كي تهرس
لا من هو عنده مقياس

jis ghar mein sona tha
wo ghar ab khali hai
jis dil main the jawab
wo dil an na rahen

وين الهربه وين
وين الهربه وين
وين الهربه وين
قول لي قول لي يا مسكين
وين الهربه وين
وين الهربه وين
وين الهربه وين
قول لي قول لي يا مسكين
ايه اه بكيت
ايه اه شكيت
ايه اه بكيت
ايه اه شكيت
ايه اه بكيت
ايه اه شكيت
ايه اه بكيت
ايه اه شكيت

ما بقى في الدنيا آمال
غير الهدره و الحقدان
الشجاع يرجع جبان عيش تشوف

ما تسمع غير كان و كان
يقطعوا في لحم الانسان
يشربوا في دم الاخوان
لا حيا لا خوف

iss dill mein aas nahin hai
sirf jecte marte hai
kisi ko sharm ko koi pata na hai
logo ki baate sun sun ke
ik diye ka lahoo peete hai
aur sharm hamari rotihai

اااه دنية الشيطان
يا مشاكل و احزان
koi samajh jae

الراجل راح تهرس
و القليل في الطين انغرس
باقي غير ماشي و ينعس
و الوقت راه تكربس

saamneankhon ke mere
yeh dunya tooti hai
bachane wale ankhen
bandh kar ke baithe hai

الهربه وين
الهربه وين
وين الهربه وين
قول لي قول لي يا مسكين
الهربه وين
وين وين وين وين
الهربه وين
قول لي قول لي يا مسكين
eh ah eh ah eh ah eh ah
eh ah eh ah eh ah eh ah

Cheb Khaled - Aishaشاب خالد - عائشةAicha

This song was written by the legendary French songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman.

Khaled - Aicha As if I don't exist She was passing by me With no regard, the Queen of Sheeba I said, Aisha, take this, all of it is for you

Here, the pearls, the jewels,
also the gold around your neck
The fruits, well ripe with the taste of honey
And my life, Aisha if you love me!

I will go where your breath leads me,
In the countries of ivory and ebony
I will erase your tears, your sorrows
Nothing is too beautifull for a girl so beautiful

Aisha, Aisha listen to me
Aisha, Aisha don't go
Aisha, Aisha look at me
Aisha, Aisha answer me

I would say the words, the poems
I would play the music of the sky
I would take the rays of the sun
to light up your dreamy eyes

Ooh! Aisha, Aisha listen to me
Aisha, Aisha don't go

She said: "Keep your treasures,
Me, I'm worth more than that.
Bars are still bars even if made of gold.
I want the same rights as you
and respect for each day,
Me I want only love."

(In Arabic)
I want you Aisha and I love you to death
You are master of my life and my love
You are my years and my life
I hope to live with you, only you

خالد - عائشة

Comme si je n'existais pas,
elle est passée à côté de moi
Sans un regard, reine de Saba,
j'ai dit, Aïcha, prends, tout est pour toi

Voici, les perles, les bijoux,
aussi l'or autour de ton cou
Les fruits, biens mûrs au goût de miel,
ma vie, Aicha si tu m'aimes!

J'irai où ton souffle nous mène,
dans les pays d'ivoire et d’ébène
J'effacerais tes larmes, tes peines,
rien n'est trop beau pour une si belle

Aïcha, Aïcha écoute-moi,
Aïcha, Aïcha t'en vas pas,
Aïcha, Aïcha regarde moi,
Aïcha, Aïcha reponds-moi

Je dirais les mots les poèmes,
je jouerais les musiques du ciel,
je prendrais les rayons du soleil,
pour élairer tes yeux de rêves

Oooh! Aïcha, Aïcha écoute-moi,
Aïcha, Aïcha t'en vas pas

Elle a dit: "Garde tes trésors,
moi, je vaux mieux que tout ça.
Des barreaux sont des barreaux même en or
Je veux les mêmes droits que toi
Et du respect pour chaque jour,
moi je ne veux que l'amour"

نبغيك عايشة ونموت عليك
هادي سيدة حياتي وحبي
انت عمري وانت حياتي
تمنيت نعيش معك غير انت

Cheb Mami - That Which We Had is Overشاب مامي - اللي بينا انتهىIlli Bina Intaha

Cheb Mami - That Which We Had is Over That which we had is over You are not hers It does you no good to blame Don't say her name And forget the days when she was your love

Oh how I said love
Why, oh my heart is with you
I don't regret the love

Oh how I spent the nights suffering torment and tasted sadness
And you did not feel me once or taste the fire of desire
Your precious heart took my life and my youth
And my eyes melted
And I drowned in a sea of love
And you were the one one who ascended and made it to the top

Oh how I believed your words
Forget my blame and the lying of my eyes
And listen to the heart that your love has melted and forgiven you
And today even your greeting increases my pains and hurts my hands
The heart no longer longs nor does it walk on this path

شاب مامي - اللي بينا انتهى

اللي بينا انتهى انت لا مش لها مااااا يفيدك لووووم
لا تقول اسمها وانسى يوم انها كانت حبك يوم
اللي بينا انتهى انت لا مش لها مااااا يفيدك لووووم
لا تقول اسمها وانسى يوم انها كانت حبك يوم
ياما قلت هوى ما في منه نوى
ليه يا قلبي معاك ما نتوب ع الهوى
ياما قلت هوى ما في منه نوى
ليه يا قلبي معاك ما نتوب ع الهوى
ياما قضيت ليالي اشكي عذابي ودقت الاسية
ولا حسيتي يوم بيا ولا دفت يوم بنار الشوق
يامام قلبك الغالي عمري وشبابي ودابت عينية
وغرقت في بحر الحب وانت الي طلعت الدرب ووصلت لفوق
ياما قلت هوى ما في منه نوووى
ليه يا قلبي معااك ما نتوب ع الهوى
ياما قلت هوى ما في منه نوووى
ليه يا قلبي معاك ما نتوب ع الهوى
ياما صدقت كلامك انسى ملامي وكذب عيني
واسمع كلام القلب الي حبك ذوب وعندك تاب
واليوم حتى سلامك يزيد الامي ويجرح ايدي
ماعاد يحن القلب ولاعاد يمشي بالهدرب وعندك تاب
ياما قلت هوى ما في منه نوووى
ليه يا قلبي معااك ما نتوب ع الهوى
ياما قلت هوى ما في منه نوووى
ليه يا قلبي معااك ما نتوب ع الهوى
اللي بينا انتهى انت لا مش لها مااااا يفيدك لووووم
لا تقول اسمها وانسى يوم انها هي حبك يوم
ياما قلت هوى ما في منه نوووى
ليه يا قلبي معااك ما نتوب ع الهوى

Lyrics transcription from La7oon.com

Rachid Taha - Sing For Me Little by Littleرشيد طه - غنيلي شوي شويGhanny Li Shwaya

The original version was performed by Oum Kalthoum.

Rachid Taha - Sing For Me Little by Little Sing for me little by little Sing for me and take my eyes Make me sing a tune That the audience sways for And the brances flutter for The narcissus with the jasmine And the passengers travel with it enveloping the ships Little by little, little by little

The singer is the life of the soul
The sick man hears him and gets better
And he treats the wounded liver (livers are more important in Arabic than in English)
The doctors are perplexed by it
And he clears the away the darkness of night
Letting light into the eyes of the lovers
Little by little, little by little

I promise you by God ('lord of the house' ie the Kaaba)
Oh you who believes in God
I'll enchant you all if I sing
And make the girls of the village dance
Little by little, little by little

رشيد طه - غنيلي شوي شوي

غنّيلي شوية شوية ....غنّيلي وخود عينيّ
خليني أقول ألحان ...تتمايل لها السامعين
وترفرف لها الأغصان ....النرجس مع الياسمين
وتسافر معها الركبان ...طاويين المراكب طيّ
شوي شوي ...شوي شوي

المغنى حياة الروح ....يسمعها العليل تشفيه
وتداوي كبد مجروح ....تحتار الأطبّة فيه
وتخللي طلام اللّيل ....بعيون الحبايب ضيّ
شوي شوي ...شوي شوي

لأغنّي وقول للطير ...من بدري صباح الخير
والقمر مع الخضّير ...ويّاي يردّو عليّ
شوي شوي ....شوي شوي

أحلفلك ..بربّ البيت ......يا مصدّق بربّ البيت
لاسحركم إذا غنّيت .....وارقّص بنات الحيّ
شوي شوي ....شوي شوي

Lyrics transcription from La7oon.com