Yasmin Adel
On this day, exactly 80 years ago, the Algerian artist Warda was born from an Algerian father and a Lebanese mother. Her talent for singing, which she practiced first in France, began with the songs of the stars of that time, such as Am Kalthoum, Asmahan and Abdel Halim Hafez. To Lebanon with her mother to present her own songs.
However, her real debut was in Egypt in 1960, after Helmy Rafla nominated her for the film "Almaz and Abda Hamouli". She soon retired after marrying the Algerian Undersecretary of the Ministry of Economy, Gamal Kousiri, but her love for art seemed to be stronger. Her artistic career, during which she presented songs that are still alive to date.
And because the songs are no less imaginative or inspired by the stories of novels and films, this report will review a collection of the most famous songs and the stories behind them.
"Patriotic patriotic homeland" .. the face of colonization songs
In 1960, in conjunction with laying the foundation stone for the construction of the High Dam (one of the largest Egyptian events of the time), the poet Ahmed Shafiq Kamel participated in his words, and the musician Mohamed Abdel Wahab in his music; to produce operetta ignited the fuse of patriotism and Arabism in the hearts of millions.
This is how Obriet was born, "My patriot my darling the great homeland", which participated in singing the most important voices of the Arab world, beginning with Abdel Halim Hafez, passing through Chadia, Najat, Sabah and others.
Although Warda was still in its infancy, President Gamal Abdel Nasser gave an order to add a section to her, especially as the Algerian revolution was at its height. Warda stated that her father remained unrecognized as a singer until she took part in the operetta.
"Black eyes" .. Balig and roses and the story of love does not die
The story of the love of Rose and Balig Hamdi began before they met, as the first spark and the rose of a 16-year-old girl was still watching the film "The Blank Pillow" in one of France's cinemas, and when I heard the song "Tkhunoh" until I was impressed by melody, and decided to meet her composer one day, You know that this man will love her life.
The relationship between Elig and Warda passed through several stations before they culminated in marriage, although the first was professionally the meeting that they had to memorize the song "Ya Nakhlitin in Alali" from the film "Almaz and Abda Hamouli"; and the day he signed eloquently in love from the first look, Her father was in a state of separation between them, the years and the place, especially with the marriage of Rose and her two children, and even retired for a while.
Before the Algerian president asked her to sing on Algeria's 10th Independence Day in 1972, she met again eloquently, asking her to return to Egypt and art. As soon as I heard the introduction of the song "Black Eyes" until she heard her eyes and told him that she would return to singing if he completed this song, it was only eloquent that the poet Mohamed Hamza asked - according to the latter - complete the writing, to be completed compositions.
This is followed by the separation of Warda from her husband and her return to Cairo, to finally establish a relationship of roses and eloquence in marriage, and start an amazing musical journey that spanned over six years, resulting in immortal songs including "Black Eyes", "My Story with Time" and "Khalik Here "," hear me "and others.
"My time is in my mind" - chosen by Umm Kulthum and sang by Warda
The success of Sayed Makkawi and Umm Kulthum together in the song "Ya Mesharni" inspired them to repeat the experience in the hope of achieving the same success. Severe.
This is how the planet of the East defied its illness and performed its best in rehearsals to sing the song at its next concert. But death was faster and did not offer it. To do so, Ghannwa would go to Warda at her request and insist, despite her warning, describing the song as a bad omen. Already in 1979, becoming one of its most successful works, and even making a quantum leap in its career, both at the level of words and melodies.
"Bodek" .. End of marriage and not the end of love
Despite all that passed through the story of love iconography between Baligh and rose, and with all the love that they remained for each other to death, they quickly separated, which is attributed to the Rose of jealousy and the nature of life, "Bohemian", which was living Baligh, the reverse is the one accustomed to stability; In 1979, asserting that love and marriage are two separate things, and that the inability to continue together does not mean the end of each other's feelings.
While Warda decided to stay and face life without the beloved, he could not live up to it, so he chose as it was fitting to leave and flee to the roads of Europe to isolate the world and life, especially after he was charged with the suicide of Samira Mellian in his apartment. To Egypt even prove his innocence.
He was inspired by the bitter reality of writing the introduction of the last song in which she collaborated with Warda, while her lyrics were completed by lyricist Mansour Al-Shadi, the song "Boudak" in which he put all the pains of separation and the hardships of life without partner and housing. Of course, there was nothing better than the heroine of the story to sing, which Warda did, even though she realized that the song was a veiled obituary of eloquence that would soon recoil from her wounds, which she refused to heal.