The death of Syrian lyricist, Safouh Ghagala, at the age of 66

Yesterday the Syrian lyricist Safouh died, he was 66 years old.

The Syrian Ministry of Culture mourned the deceased, noting that he was born in Aleppo in 1956 and has been writing lyric poetry professionally since 1985.

Shaghala, whose lyric archive contains more than 1,650 songs, has collaborated with numerous Syrian and Arab artists. From Syria, Shadi Jamil, Nour Muhanna, Shahd Barmada, Ruwaida Attia, Huwaida and others sang her words.

The Sultan of Tarab also sang George Wassouf’s most famous songs, Doctor Jarrah and You Lose Your Bet.

In the Arab world, he has written for Najwa Karam, Walid Tawfiq, Assi Al-Hillani, Nawal Al-Zoghbi, Fella Al-Jazaeryia, Latifa Al-Tunisi and others.