“Love Day” songs… romantic without borders

Tamer Abdel Hamid (Abu Dhabi)

Today, February 14th of each year, falls on Valentine’s Day, which lovers celebrate not only with red roses, but also with romantic songs that enjoy a great history in Arabic music. It was sung by a group of giants of fine art, and it was popular because it was distinguished by the sweet words that lovers exchange to this day. Despite the development that Arab music has reached, romantic songs have a strong presence, as many singers prepare for Valentine’s Day by preparing a bouquet of the most beautiful of these works, which are considered the most requested by the public as a token of love and loyalty.
The audience of the Arab world was associated with many old romantic songs sung by the artists of the beautiful time, especially since their lyrics and melodies are commensurate with the celebration of the Day of Love. The words of Morsi Jamil Aziz and composed by Baligh Hamdi, which she sang in 1964, and “A Thousand and One Nights” written by Morsi Jamil Aziz and composed by Baligh Hamdi. And there are songs that are considered a mark recorded in the romantic lyrical works that express the deepest meanings of love, among them: “Jana Al Hawa” by the Nightingale Abdel Halim Hafez, and “Tunis Beek” by Warda.

artistic imprint
And in our current era, many singers from all over the country continue to perform romantic songs that have achieved great success and remarkable spread and have become an artistic imprint, especially on Valentine’s Day. In the foreground comes “Caesar” Kazem Al-Saher, who sang the poems of the poet of love Nizar Qabbani, so the sweet words mixed with melodies, and the song “School of Love” was one of his most beautiful songs. The same applies to Amr Diab, who performed many distinguished romantic songs, and his fans put them in albums called “Amr Diab’s Romances” through music forums and YouTube, and includes a package of his most important songs, including: “Tamli Ma’ak” and “ With you my heart”, “Love Started” and “I Love You More”.

dedication
On the occasion of the “Day of Love”, a number of great artists performed songs with a striking impact, and they are considered among the main songs that lovers sing among themselves to express their feelings, including the song “Feast of Love” by Hussein Al Jasmi, “The Feast of My Love and His Love” and “The Covenant of Love”. And “Every year, I am your lover” by Rashid Al-Majid, and “She Says You Want Me,” which Asala gave to her husband in “Valentine,” and “My Love” by Samo Zain, and “His eyes when they met me” by Rami Sabry.

“From my heart I sing”
“From My Heart I Sing” is considered one of the most famous songs of Mohamed Hamaki, which he released in 2012, and it is still wanted because of the meanings it carries that make lovers happy through his wonderful sense of performance. It is written by Amir Tuaima and composed by Ahmed Salah Hosni.

“Forget the world”
The song “Forgetting the World” is considered one of the romantic masterpieces by Ragheb Alama. It is written by Asim Hussein, composed by Khaled Bakri, and distributed by Hadi Sharara. He filmed it in a video clip and it was released as part of the album “Al Hob Al Kabir” in 2004, which includes many songs that have achieved great popularity throughout the Arab world.

“best feeling”
“Queen of Sensation” Elissa, during her artistic career, presented a number of songs that carried emotional words in her delicate voice, through which she achieved great success, and became one of the most prominent artists in performing romantic songs, including: “Ajmal Ehsas” and “Aishalak”. In 2001, she performed a special song for “Valentine”, entitled “Valentine’s Day”, which is one of the most popular among lovers.