A few of the song titles below are highlighted to indicate that links are available with more information about the songs. In most cases, these are links to translations. A few lead to articles with background about how the songs came to be written.
Song Title |
Composer |
Original Artist |
Comments |
| Aal Heyla |
Traditional |
|
Has been recorded by Sabah Fakri and others. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Aal Lala |
Folk |
|
Has been recorded by Fairouz. |
| Aal Owf Masha'al |
Traditional |
|
Has been recorded by Fairouz. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Aal Rozana |
Traditional |
|
Has been recorded by Fairouz. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Aazefat al Fajr |
Gebali |
|
|
| Aba'ad |
Youssef Al-Muhanna |
Mohamed Abdo |
1975. Lyrics by Fayeq Abdel Jalil. Khaleegy. |
| Abarna El Hazimah |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Baligh Hamdi |
|
| Abart Al Shat |
Kazem al-Saher |
Kazem al-Saher |
1989. Lyrics by Mohamed Sharhan. From Iraq. |
| Abdo Habeb Ghandoura |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
Some sources say this is a folk song. |
| Abki Ala Majaraly |
Tariq
el-Hakim |
Abdul Majeed Abdullah |
|
| Abo Ali |
Hussein Mahmoud |
Gawaher |
1999. Lyrics by Mostafa Kamel. |
| Aboul Mijana |
Zaki
Nassif |
Zaki Nassif |
|
| Abu el-Zelof |
Folk |
|
|
| Abu Ouyoun Garea |
Kamal
Al Tawil |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1959. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Sometimes spelled as "Abou Ouyoun Jareaa". Appeared in the movie Sharia el Hob. |
| Ada El Nahar |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1968. Lyrics by Abdel Rahman Al-Abnoudi. |
| Addeysh Kan Fi Nas |
Ziad
Rahbani |
Fairouz |
|
| Adi el-Rabia Aad Min Tani |
Farid
al-Atrache |
Farid al-Atrache |
1949. Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. Appeared in the movie Afrita Hanem, in which Samia Gamal danced to the song while Farid al-Atrache was singing it. Song is also known as simply "Al Rabea". |
| Adham el-Sharqawy |
Mohamed al-Mougy |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1964. Lyrics by
Morsi Gamil Aziz. Appeared in the movie Adham el-Sharqawy. Abdel Halim Hafez did not have an onscreen role in this film, but throughout the film, there are a series of mawawil (vocal solos) by him. These were collected into one song and distributed commercially. |
| Adit Layali al-Hana |
Zakaria Ahmed |
Oum Kalthoum |
1938. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. Musical genre is Dawr. |
| Aes Alnass |
Baligh Hamdi |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1970. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. |
| Agab Ay Agaba Agab |
Mohamed el-Qasabgi |
Oum Kalthoum |
1924. |
| Aghadan Alqak |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Oum Kalthoum |
1971. Lyrics by Al-Hadi Adam. Musical genre is Qasidah. |
| Agharu Min Nasmat el-Janub |
Riad el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
1954. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. |
| Ah Law Tearaf |
Baligh
Hamdi |
|
|
| Ah wa Noss |
Tarek Madkour |
Nancy Ajram |
2004. Lyrics by Ayman Bahgat Qamar. |
| Ah Ya Asmar el-Lown |
Folk |
|
|
| Ah Ya Asmarani Loun |
Baligh Hamdi |
Shadia |
|
| Ah Ya Helu |
Folk |
|
Variation on the Egyptian song "Ya Helawa" which was composed by Mohammed Abdel Raheem Al Masloob. |
| Ah Ya Om Hamada |
Folk |
|
|
| Ah Ya Salam |
Zakaria Ahmed |
Oum Kalthoum |
1935. Lyrics by Hassan Subhi. Musical genre is Dawr. |
| Ah Ya Zalem |
Saleh Abu Al-Dahab |
Gawaher |
2001. Lyrics by Mostafa Kamel. |
| Ah Ya Zein |
Folk |
Mohamed Qandeel |
1940's. Melody consists of the chorus segment of the Turkish song "Muhabbet Bağına Girdim Bu Gece", which is also sometimes known as "Ararım Sorarım". Was performed by Mohamed Qandeel in the 1954 movie Raqsat al-Wadah. A well-known version with lyrics by Asad Saba was recorded by Sabah in 1958. A version with Greek lyrics was recorded by Stratos Dionisiou in 1960, titled "Ayazin". |
| Ahbak |
Mohamed el-Mougy
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1967. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Appeared in the movie Maaboudat el-Gamahir. |
| Ahdan El Habayeb |
Mohamed el-Mougy |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1969. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Hafez sang this song in the Egyptian movie Abi Foq al-Shagara (My Father is Up a Tree). |
| Ahe, Ahe, Ahe |
Mohamed Yehia |
Amr Diab and Eirini Papadopoulou as a duet |
Lyrics by Ayman Bahgat Kamar (Arabic) & Petros Imvrios (Greek). Song is partly in Arabic, partly in Greek. The Greek title is "Esi Esi Esi". |
| Ahebak w el-Dari |
Mohammad el-Qasabgi |
Oum Kalthoum |
1928. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. Musical genre is Taqtuqah. |
| Ahebak we Enta Fakerni |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
1954. |
| Ahen Alaik |
Mohamed
el-Mougy |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1955. Lyrics by Mohamed Ali Ahmed. Appeared in the motion picture Lahn El Wafaa (Song of the Truth). |
| Ahib Aqul Illi fi Bali |
Mohammad el-Qasabgi |
Oum Kalthoum |
1942. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. Musical genre is Taqtuqah. |
| Ahl el-Hawa |
Zakaria Ahmed |
Oum Kalthoum |
1944. Lyrics by Mahmoud Bayram al-Tounsi. Musical genre is Ughniyah. |
| Ahlam Dosa |
Ehab
Soubhee |
|
|
| Ahleflak Ma Tesadakshi |
Farid al-Atrache |
Farid al-Atrache |
1957. Lyrics by Youssef Badrous. Appeared in the movie Enta Habibi. |
| Aho Da Elly Sar |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
|
| Ahwak |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1953. Lyrics by Hussein El-Sayed. In the movie Baeat al-Khubz, Abdel Halim Hafez and Berlanti Hassan sang this as a duet. They did not have an onscreen role in the film. Instead, the onscreen actors were Shukry Sarhan and Magda, who were lip-syncing to the song. Then, in the 1957 movie Banat al-Youm, Abdel Halim Hafez performed this as a solo. |
| Aïcha |
Jean-Jacques Goldman |
Khaled |
1996. Lyrics by Jean-Jacques Goldman and Khaled. Three Greek songs have been released using this melody, each with lyrics entirely different from the others. |
| Akdib Aleek |
Mohamed
el-Mougy |
Warda |
|
| Akhadhti Sutik Min Rouhi |
Mohamed el-Qasabji |
Oum Kalthoum |
1926. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. Musical genre is Monolog. |
| Akhasmak, Ah! |
Mohammed Saad |
Nancy Ajram |
2002. Lyrics by Fawzi Ibrahim. |
| Akher Eyyam el-Sayfiyyeh |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
|
| Akhtar Kayalee |
Hossein Janid |
Abdel Halim Hafez and Shadia, as a duet |
1955. Lyricist was Mohamed Ali Ahmed. Appeared in the motion picture Lahn El Wafaa (Song of the Truth). |
| Aktar Wahed Beyhebak |
Amr
Moustafa |
Amr Diab |
2001. Lyricsts were Ahmed Ali and Aiman Bahgat. |
| Al Amoura |
Reda
Saad |
|
Mejance (entrance piece). Instrumental piece. No singer. |
| Al Bab al-A'ali |
Salim Yammine |
Katia Harb |
1997. Lyrics by Emile Fahd. |
| Al Bu'd Tal |
Mohammad al-Qasabji |
Oum Kalthoum |
1926. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. Musical genre is Taqtuqah. |
| Al Gondol |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
|
1941. |
| Al Hamdellah Wa Shefnakom |
Miami Band members and folklore |
Miami Band |
Miami Band is a Khaliji boy band. Lyrics by Ahmed al-Sharqawi, along with some folklore. This is a children's song. 1999. |
| Al Hob el Awal |
Omar
Khorshid |
|
|
| Al Houriyah |
Ihsan
al Mounzer |
|
Mejance (entrance piece). Instrumental piece. No singer. |
| Al Lamouni |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
|
| Al Maadi |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
1951. |
| Al Marjouha |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Al Masarah |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Al Nedda |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Sabah |
1964. Lyrics by Rahbani Brothers. Musical style is debka. |
| Al Rabia |
Farid
al-Atrache |
Farid al-Atrache |
1949. Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. Appeared in the movie Afrita Hanem, in which Samia Gamal danced to the song while Farid al-Atrache was singing it. Song is also known as "Adi El Rabi3 3ad Min Tani". |
| Al Raqs al Saher |
Haissem
Salah-Eddine |
Haissem Salah-Eddine |
|
| Al Sabbu Tafdahuhu Uyunuh |
Abu Ela Mohamed |
Oum Kalthoum |
1924. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. Musical genre is Qasidah. |
| Al Thulatheya Al-Muqadasa |
Riad el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
|
| Al Ward Gamil |
Zakaria
Ahmed |
Oum Kalthoum |
1947. Lyrics by Mahmoud Bayram al-Tounsi. |
| Ala Aad el-Shooq |
Kamal Al-Tawil |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1955. Lyrics by Mohamed Ali Ahmed. Appeared in the motion picture Lahn El Wafaa (Song of the Truth). |
| Ala Baabi Wa-Aif Amarain |
Melhelm Barakaat |
Melhelm Barakaat |
1998. Lyrics by Shafik El Maghraby. |
| Ala Balad el-Mahboub |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
1936. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. El-Sombati composed this for her to sing in her 1935
movie Wedad, but she refused
to sing it onscreen. She later recorded it herself after it became
successful. |
| Ala Dal'ona |
Folk |
|
Musical style is debka. Some say the song originated from people coming to neighbors' houses to stomp on the mud foundation to compact it. The idea was this would make into a floor for the houses. People would sing this song while stomping in unison to keep on beat. The song is originally very old. |
| Ala el Ramla |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Mohamed Rushdie |
|
| Ala Hesb Wedad |
Baligh Hamdi |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1966. Lyrics by Salah Abu Salem. |
| Ala Rimsh Ayounha |
Baligh Hamdi |
Wadi
el-Safy |
Released in 1970. Featured in the movie Nar Al Shouq. Another artist who released a popular version was Rabih El Khawli. |
| Ala Warag el Foul |
Hamdi Hosni |
Aziza Omar |
1969. Lyrics by Ibrahim al Darwani. |
| Alachan Malich Gheirak |
Farid al-Atrache |
Farid al-Atrache |
1975. Lyrics by Fathi Qoura. Appeared in the movie Nagham fi Hayati (Star of my Life), which was his final movie before he died. |
| Albi bi Olli Kalam |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
1954. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. |
| Alemny el Hob |
Mounir Murad
|
Sabah |
1959. Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. Appeared in the movie Sharia el Hob. |
| Alf Leila wa Leila |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Oum Kalthoum |
1969. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. |
| Alhamdulillah wa Shefnakom |
Traditional |
Miami Band |
Miami Band's version released in 1998. From Kuwait. Lyrics by Ahmed El Sharkawy. |
| Ali Bahr Bi Yidhak |
Sayyed Darwish |
|
|
| Ali Loz |
Mustapha Hamido |
|
Mejance (entrance piece). Instrumental piece. No singer. Composed for Nagwa Fouad. |
| Alla Allah Ta'Oud |
Farid
al-Atrache |
Wadih El Safi |
|
| Alla Einee |
Helmi
Bakr |
|
|
| Alla Imme L'Mana Deele |
Nour
L'Houda |
|
|
| Alli Garra |
Helmi Bakr |
Oulaya al-Tunisiya |
1970's. Lyrics by Mohsen Al-Khayyat. |
| Alli Qd Al-Leyl |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
|
| Alli Wrd Wfl |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
|
| Al-Lylh Yamktr Arsanha |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
|
| Almini Kif |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Al-Shytan |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
|
| Al-Ward Al-Foll |
Yussef
ali Bakash |
|
|
| Am Fattesh a'Arouss |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Ama Barawa |
Mohamed el-Mougy |
Nagat al-Saghira |
1971. Lyrics by Morsi Gamal Aziz. Sung in the rural Egyptian dialect. Featured in the movie Ibnati al-Aziza. Recorded in 2013 by Hussain al-Jasmi. |
| Amal |
Ahmed
Gebaly |
Ahmed
Gebaly |
|
| Amal Hayati |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Oum Kalthoum |
1965. Lyrics by Ahmed Shafiq Kamel. |
| Aman Alek |
Karim
Mahmoud |
|
|
| Amani fe el Sharq |
Mazen
Zawidey |
|
|
| Amar Andalus |
Mokhtar
al-Said |
|
|
| Amar 14 (Amar Arba'tashar) |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
|
Created in 1976 for Nagwa Fouad to use in her raqs sharqi performances. |
| Amarain |
Sherif Tag |
Amr Diab |
Lyrics by Mohamed Rifaaa'i. This is not the same song as the one Hassan el-Asmar popularized. This is a newer song that coincidentally has the same name. |
| Amarain |
Mokhtar al-Said |
Hassan el-Asmar |
Lyrics by Yousef Taha. This is not the same song as the one Amr Diab popularized. This is an older song that coincidentally has the same name. |
| Ammar Mnesabr |
Mohamed
el-Mougy |
|
This
song was featured in the 1957 movie Tamra Henna. Lyrics by Jaleel Bendari. |
| An Al-Awan M' Hyah Sabry |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
|
| An Eznak Ya Maalem |
Haitham
Saytat |
|
|
| An Sayyed Darwish |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
|
| Ana Ala Keefak |
Ahmed Sabri al-Najridi |
Oum Kalthoum |
1926. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. Musical genre is Taqtuqah. |
| Ana Ayesh |
Amr Moustafa |
Amr Diab |
Lyrics by Rabie el-Sewefi. |
| Ana Baashaq el Bahr |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Mayada el-Hennawi |
Lyrics also by Baligh Hamdi. |
| Ana Baddi Ayesh |
Tarenn Abu Joudeh |
Nawal al-Zoughbi |
Lyrics by Tony Abi Karam. |
| Ana Bastanak |
Baligh Hamdi |
Najat Al Saghira |
|
| Ana Elbilik Mayel |
Mohamed
Sultan |
Fayza Ahmed |
Fayza Ahmed was Sultan's wife. |
| Ana Fi Intizarak |
Zakaria
Ahmed |
Oum Kalthoum |
1943. Lyrics by Mahmoud Bayram al-Tounsi. |
| Ana Hali Fi Hawaha |
Mohamed el-Qasabji |
Oum Kalthoum |
1926. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. Musical genre is Monolog. |
| Ana Haweit |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
|
| Ana Hina Ya Ibn il-Halaal |
Sayyed Meqqawi |
Sayyed Meqqawi |
|
| Ana Ho |
Hassan
Eshash |
|
|
| Ana Kont Fakrak Malak |
Farid al-Atrache |
Farid al-Atrache |
1954. Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. |
| Ana Koulli Magul El Toba |
Baligh Hamdi |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1966. Lyrics by Abdul Rahman Al-Abnoudi. This is not the same song as "El Toba". They are two different songs with similar titles. |
| Ana Laka |
Ahmed Shaheen |
Gawaher |
2003. Lyrics by Mostafa Kamel. |
| Ana Mesh Aarefny |
Walid Abdel Azim |
Abdel Basset Hamouda |
2007. Lyrics by Amal Al-Tair. |
| Ana Wa Enta Zalamna El-Hob |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Oum Kalthoum |
Lyrics by Abdel-Wahab Mohamed. |
| Ana Wa Habibi |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
|
| Ana wa Leila |
Kazem al-Saher |
Kazem al-Saher |
2000. |
| Angham El Shabab |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
|
| Annabi |
Karim
Mahmoud |
|
|
| Ansak Ya Salam |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Oum Kalthoum |
1961. Sometimes the title of this song is given as "Ansak
Da Kalam". Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. |
| Aqbal Al-Layl |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. |
| Aqbalak Youm Meladak |
Mohammed Abdel Wahab
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1957. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Appeared in the movie Banat al-Youm. |
| Aqool Maqolsh |
Mohamed el-Mougy
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1955. Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. Appeared in the movie Layali el-Hob. |
| Aqsir Fu-ad |
Abu el-Ila Mohamed |
Oum Kalthoum |
1926. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. Musical genre is Qasidah. |
| Arabian Rhapsody |
Omar
Khairat |
|
|
| Arak Asiya el-Dime |
Abu el-Ila Muhammad |
Oum Kalthoum |
1926. Lyrics by Abu Fares el-Hamdani. Oum Kalthoum sang two different songs with this title, created by two different composers. The musical genre of this song is Qasidah. |
| Arak Asiya el-Dime |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
1965. Lyrics by Abu Fares el-Hamdani. Oum Kalthoum sang two different songs with this title, created by two different composers. |
| Arooh le Meen |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
1958. Lyrics by Abdel Moneim al-Subai. Alternate spelling is Arouh Li Min, Arouh Le Min, Arouh Limin, or Arouh Lemin. |
| Arousti |
Mohamed Sultan |
|
Mejance (entrance piece). Instrumental piece. No singer. Composed for Nagwa Fouad. |
| Arrissassa |
Omar
Khorshid |
|
|
| Ash Ely Kal |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1974. Lyrics by Mohamed Hamza. |
| Ashanak Ya Amar |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1955. Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. Appeared in the movie Ayyam wa Layali. |
| Asharlee bil Manadeel |
Talal Maddah |
Toha |
Another artist who later recorded this was Ahlam. Khaliji style of music. |
| Ashek el Rouh |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
1949. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Appeared in the movie Ghazl al-Banat. The 1961 Greek song "Meso Sto Erimo Spitaki" used the same melody. |
| Ashky Le Mein el-Hawa |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
1931. Lyrics by Hussein Al-Nahhas. |
| Ashtrony |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Warda |
|
| Ashwaq |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Riad Sombati |
|
| Asmar Ya Asmarani |
Kamal al-Tawil |
Fayza Ahmed |
1957. Lyrics by Ismail El Habrouk. Was also later recorded by Abdel Halim Hafez, who sang it in the movie El Wesada El-Khalya. |
| Atabtab |
Tarek Madkour |
Nancy Ajram |
2006. Also known as "Ya Tabtab". Lyrics by Ayman Bahgat Qamar. A version of this song with Greek lyrics was released under the name "Se Thelo Me Trela". |
| Atini Nay |
Naguib
Henkesh |
Fairouz |
Lyrics by Kahlil Gibran. Lyrics in Modern Standard Arabic. |
| Atshana |
Emad Shamseddine |
Najwa Karam |
Lyrics also by Emad Shamseddine. |
| Attahuneh |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
Musical style is debka. |
| Auraq Emlawanin |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Awal Hamsa |
Farid al-Atrache |
Farid al-Atrache |
Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. |
| Awal Suhur |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Aweeny Beek |
Amr Mostafa |
Samira Said |
2004. Lyrics by Amir Teima. |
| Awidt Eini |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. |
| Awwel Marra Taheb Ya Albi |
Mounir Murad |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1957. Lyrics by Ismail El Habrouk. Appeared in the motion picture El Wesada El-Khalya (The Empty Pillow). |
| Awwel Marra Ou Akher Marra |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Ay Demat Hozn |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1974. Lyrics by Mohamed Hamza. |
| Ayami |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
|
| Ayel Mani Ayel |
Fathi al Jarrah |
Shadi Jamil |
|
| Ayouh |
Mohamed
Abdo |
Mohamed Abdo |
|
| Ayoum |
Dr. Gamal Salema |
|
Mejance (entrance piece). Instrumental piece. No singer. Composed for Nagwa Fouad. |
| Aziza |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
1954. Originally danced to by legendary Egyptian artist Naima Akef in the movie Aziza. |
| Ba'ad Eh |
Kamal al-Tawil
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1961. Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. Appeared in the movie Youm Min Omri. |
| Baateriflik |
Samir Sfeir |
Wael Kfouri |
|
| Baba Gay Waraya |
Traditional |
Leila Gamal |
Featured in the movie Bayn el Qasrayn with Nadia Lotfi performing it onscreen, but Leila Gamal actually singing it. |
| Baddi Njoum Essema |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Bafakar Filli Nasini |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
1957. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Also recorded by Kazem al-Saher. |
| Baheb Etnein Sawa |
Ahmed Sedky |
Leila Murad |
1950. Lyrics by Saleh Jawdat. Featured in the motion picture Shatie al-Gharam. Also known as "El Maya w-el-Hawa". |
| Bahlam Beek |
Mounir
Murad |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1959. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Hafez sang this song in the 1959 Egyptian movie Hekayit Hobb (A Love Story). Mounir Murad was singer Layla Murad's brother. |
| Bahr el Hawa |
Baligh Hamdi |
Fahd Ballan |
|
| Baid Aannak |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Oum Kalthoum |
1965. Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. |
| Baini wa Bainak |
Essam Karika |
Hakim |
1991. Lyrics by Tariq Al Shaer, Tariq Turki. Alternate spelling Beni wa Benak. |
| Baini Wa Hainak Ya Bi Leyl |
Rahbani
Brothers |
|
|
| Baiyaa el-Hawa |
Mahmoud
el-Sharif |
|
|
| Balad El Mahboub |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
|
| Baladi |
Farouk
Salamah |
Farouk Salamah |
|
| Baladi Youkal |
Rafat
Misso |
|
|
| Baladi Zafrah |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Baladi, Baladi, Baladi |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
Egyptian
national anthem. 1923. Lyrics by Mohammad Younis-al Qadi. |
| Balash Atab |
Kamal al-Tawil
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1967. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Appeared in the movie Maaboudat el-Gamahir. |
| Balash Tebousni |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
1942. Lyrics by Hussein El-Sayed. Appeared in the movie Mamnou'a el Hob. |
| Bambi Bi Ululi |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Banadi Aleik |
Farid
al-Atrache |
|
|
| Banat Iskandaria |
Traditional Asia Minor |
Mohamed el-Bakkar |
Same melody as the traditional Turkish song "Kâtibim" (also known as "Üsküdara Gideriken") and the Greek song "Apo Xeno Topo". |
| Banat Iskandaria |
Hamouda Ali |
|
This is not the same song as the one that is based on the traditional Turkish song "Kâtibim" (also known as "Üsküdara Gideriken") and the Greek song "Apo Xeno Topo". This is a different song that happens to have the same title. |
| Baqy |
Nabil Edouar |
Iwan |
2007. Lyrics by Salim Assaf. This is the same melody as a Greek song, "Foveri", which was composed by Fivos and released in 2003. Nabil Edouar adapted the original song for Iwan. |
| Barhoum Ya Barhoum |
Folk |
|
|
| Basma |
Adel
Morsi |
|
|
| Batwanes Beek |
Salah
el-Sharnobi |
Warda |
Lyrics by Omar Batiesha. |
| Bayt al Qadi |
Mokhtar
al-Said |
|
|
| Bayyi Rah Maa Hal Asskar |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
Musical style is debka. |
| Be Amr el Hob |
Mounir Murad
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1961. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Appeared in the movie Youm Min Omri. |
| Be'a Albak |
Kamal al-Tawil
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1957. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Appeared in the movie Fata Ahlami. |
| Be Tes' Al Leh Alayya |
Fouad
Helmy |
Fayza Ahmed |
|
| Bektob Esmak Ya Habibi |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
|
| Belly Dance Steps |
Naseer
al Assad |
|
|
| Belly Rock |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Beni wa Benak |
Essam Karika |
Hakim |
1991. Lyrics by Tariq Al Shaer, Tariq Turki. Alternate spellings "Baini wa Bainak" or "Beini wa Beinak". |
| Besm El Lah |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Baligh Hamdi |
|
| Bessaha Tlakayna |
A.
Wehbe |
|
Musical style is
debka. |
| Betedhak |
Tarek Madkour |
Mohamed Hamaki |
2003. Lyrics by Ayman Bahjat Qamar. |
| Betlimoni Leih? |
Kamal al-Tawil |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1959. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Appeared in the motion picture Hekayat Hob. |
| Bey Olooly Tooby |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Sabah |
|
| Beyni W Beynak Eh |
Kamal al-Tawil |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1956. Lyrics by
Mamoun el-Shennawi. Appeared in the movie Maw`ed Gharam. |
| Bi Ululi Aineiki |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Billadhi Askara |
Lissan
al-Din al-Khatib & Nicolas Fayyad |
Fairouz |
Musical style is muwashah. |
| Bint El Balad |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
|
| Bint El Shalabia |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
|
| Bint el Youm |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
|
| Bint Masr |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
1919. Was originally recorded by Naguib el-Rehani's band, sung by Sayyed Darwish with Hayat Sabri. Lyrics by Badia Hairi. Recorded on the Meshian Label, which was founded by an Armenian named Setrak Meshian. Meshian started in Syria, then moved to Egypt. |
| Bisaraha |
Ziad
Rahbani |
|
Song
references his failed marriage to Dalal Karam. |
| Bitaqat Hob |
Abdel Ati Amenna |
Samira Said |
1980. Lyrics by Malo Rouane. Same melody as the Greek song "Tosi Kardia Tosi Agapi". Performed in the 1980 Eurovision competition. |
| Bitnadini Tani Lih |
Yussef
ali Bakash |
|
Lyrics
by Yunis al-Hilali. |
| Blonde Oriental |
Mohamed
Ali |
|
|
| Bokra wa Ba'ado |
Mounir Murad
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1957. Lyrics by Fathi Qoura. Appeared in the movie Fata Ahlami. |
| Bokra Ya Binti |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
|
| Bourdana |
Folk |
|
|
| Bridge |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Bum Bum |
Power El 3aly and Dezel |
Mohamed Ramadan |
2020. |
| Caravan |
Gebali |
|
|
| Chahreyn Ou Chouayya |
Mohamed Sultan |
Fayza Ahmed |
Lyrics by Moustafa Damarani. |
| Cleopatra |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Lyrics by Ali Mahmoud Taha. |
| Corona Virus |
Power El 3aly |
Mohamed Ramadan |
2020. Lyrics by Power El 3aly and Bldozer. |
| Dakhlak Ya Emmy |
Rahbani
Brothers |
|
|
| Dakhlet el-Awalem |
Traditional |
|
The song is also known as "Raqset Badia Masabni". |
| Dalah |
Farouk
Salamah |
Farouk Salamah |
|
| Dalili Ehtar |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. |
| Dal'ona |
Marwan Khouri |
Nawal al-Zoughbi |
Lyrics by Marwan Khouri. |
| Dandana |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Warda |
|
| Daqt el Mizmar |
Mokhtar
al-Said |
|
Saidi
style of music. |
| Daret Al Ayam |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Oum Kalthoum |
Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. |
| Darigh Nagam |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Darwish |
Bassam
Bishara |
|
|
| Dayaati Moustaqbal Hayati |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
|
| Dehek We Lea'b |
Mounir Murad
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1961. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Appeared in the movie Youm Min Omri. |
| Didi |
Khaled |
Khaled |
1992. Lyrics by Khaled. Melody was used to create the Greek song "Titi". |
| Digi Digi Ya Rababa |
George
Yazbek |
Nabiha Yazbek |
|
| Diilla |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Diki Diki |
Samir
Yazbek |
|
|
| Disco el Sharq |
Farouk
Salamah |
Farouk Salamah |
|
| Dizzani |
Traditional |
|
Has been recorded by Sabah Fakri and others. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Doubti Doub |
Amro Tantawi |
Ehab Tawfeek |
Lyrics by A'adel Omar. |
| Dyatti Mali |
Metqal Qenawi |
Metqal Qenawi |
Musical style is Saidi. This song is also often known by the title "Binti Beida". |
| Eb'at Djawaben |
Shamandi
Tewfiq |
|
|
| Ech El Bolbol |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
|
| Ed Hak |
Hamid El Shaeri |
Hanan |
Lyrics by A'adel Omar. |
| Efred Masalan |
Essam Tawfiq |
Hakim |
Lyrics by Amal El Taer. |
| Eh Yaba Yaba |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Eh Zanby Eh? |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Abdel Halim Hafez. |
1955. Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. Appeared in the movie Ayyam wa Layali. |
| Ehna El-Tayibin |
Baligh Hamdi |
Walid Toufic |
|
| Ehna Kuna Fein |
Mounir Murad
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1956. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Appeared in the movie Dalila. |
| Eini Betref |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Leila Murad and Naguib al-Rehani, as a duet |
1949. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Appeared in the movie Ghazal al-Banat. |
| Eiyoun El Alb |
Mohamed el-Mougy |
Nagat |
Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Can also be spelled "Oyoun el-Alb". |
| El Alb Ye'Eshaq |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
1971. Lyrics by Mahmoud Bayram al-Tounsi. Another spelling of the song title is "El Alb Yashaq Koulli Gamil". |
| El Ard |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| El Atlal |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
1966. Lyrics by Ibrahim Nagi. Lyrics are in Modern Standard Arabic. |
| El Barha bil Hilm |
Kazem al-Saher |
Kazem al-Saher |
|
| El Bawsi |
Sezen Aksu |
Nina & Rida Boutros |
1999. Version of Tarkan's "Simarik" with Arabic lyrics. |
| El Bint El Libnaniyye |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| El Bo'd Laa |
Hassan Esh |
Hakim |
1991. Lyrics by Amal Al-Tair. Uses same melody as the Greek song Magika Xalia, by Lefteris Pantazis. |
| El Bondokia Atkelmt |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Baligh Hamdi |
|
| El Cielo |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| El Falaha |
Farid
al-Atrache |
Ammar el Sharie |
1957. Lyrics by Mahmoud Fahmy Ibrahim. Appeared in the movie Enta Habibi. |
| El Fen |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Lyrics by Saleh Gawdat. |
| El Full wa el-Yasmin |
Ahmed Sabri el-Najridi |
Oum Kalthoum |
1926. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. Musical genre is Taqtuqah. |
| El Gades |
Farouk Salamah |
|
Mejance (entrance piece). Instrumental piece. No singer. Composed for Nagwa Fouad. |
| El Gondol |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
1972. On the album 'Ughniat Kalida. |
| El-Hali Ta'bani Ya Layla |
Ziad
Rahbani |
Joseph Saqr |
|
| El Hanem |
Rafat
Misso |
|
|
| El Haq Aaleh |
Mounir Murad
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1956. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Appeared in the movie Dalila. |
| El Hawa Hawaya |
Baligh Hamdi |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1969. Lyrics by Abdul Rahman Al-Abnoudi. Debuted in the film Abi Foq al-Shagara (My Father Is Up a Tree). |
| El Hayah Helwa |
Farid
al-Atrache |
|
|
| El Helwa |
Kamal al-Tawil
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1962. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Appeared in the movie El Khataya. |
| El Helwa Dair Shibbaka |
Muharam
Foad |
|
|
| El Helwa Di |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
Some
recordings call this song "Cou Cou", which is a reference to the
sound of a rooster crowing. |
| El Helwa fi el Varanda |
Ibrahim Hassan |
Mary Ezzeddine |
1955. Lyrics by Fathi Qoura. Appeared in the film Lahn Al Wafaa (Song of the Truth) |
| El Helwa Hayati |
Kamel al-Tawil |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1955.
Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Appeared in the movie Ayamana el-Helwa. |
| El Henna |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
|
| El Hob el-Gamil |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
1927. Lyrics by Ahmed Shawqi. Egyptian dialect. |
| El Hob el Ha'ee'ee |
Issam Ismael |
Mohamed Fouad |
Lyrics by Moustafa Kamel. |
| El Hob El Mostaheel |
Kazem al-Saher |
Kazem al-Saher |
2000. Lyrics by Nizar Qabbani. |
| El Hob Elli Kan |
Baligh Hamdi |
Mayada el-Hennawi |
|
| El Hob Kidda |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
1961. Lyrics by Mahmoud Bayram Al-Tounsi. Other spellings of the song title could include "Il-Hubb Kidah" or "El-Hobb Kedda". |
| El Hob Kulu |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Oum Kalthoum |
1970. Lyrics by Ahmed Shafiq Kamel. |
| El Khala |
Ahmed Sabri al-Najridi |
Oum Kalthoum |
1926. Lyrics by Mohamed Younis el-Qadi. Musical genre is Taqtuqah. |
| El Kods Al Atika |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
|
| El Layali |
Mohamed Raheem |
Nawal el-Zoughbi |
2000. Lyrics by Khaled Mounir. This is not the same song as the one by Abdel Halim Hafez. They are two different songs that happen to have the same title. |
| El Layali |
Mohamed el-Mougy
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1959. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Appeared in the movie Sharia el Hob. This is not the same song as the one by Nawal el-Zoughbi. They are two different songs that happen to have the same title. |
| El Leila |
Bahaa
Hosni |
|
|
| El Maadi |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
1946. |
| El Malika |
Mohamed
Ali |
|
|
| El Massih |
Baligh Hamdi |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1968. Lyrics by Abdul Rahman Al-Abnoudi. |
| El Massih Qam |
Rahbani Brothers |
Fairouz |
✝ 1962. A Christian hymn for Easter. Lyrics adapted by Rahbani Brothers from the Christian liturgy. |
| El Maya w-el-Hawa |
Ahmed Sedky |
Leila Murad |
1950. Lyrics by Saleh Jawdat. Featured in the motion picture Shatie al-Gharam. Also known as "Baheb Etnein Sawa". |
| El Mostabida |
Kazem al-Saher |
Kazem al-Saher |
2000. Lyrics by Karim Al Iraqi. From Iraq. |
| El Qamh el-Leil |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
1946. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Appeared in the movie Lastu Malakan. |
| El Qarasiyyah |
|
|
Has been recorded by Sabah Fakri and others. Musical style is muwashah. |
| El Sabbu Tafdahuhu Uyunuh |
Abu Ela Mohamed |
Oum Kalthoum |
1924. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. Musical genre is Qasidah. |
| El Sama Bi Leyl |
Rafat
Misso |
|
|
| El Samer |
Hamouda Ali |
|
|
| El Shouma |
Rafat
Misso |
|
|
| El Sultana |
Mohamed
Ali |
|
|
| El Taaer El Mesafer |
Baligh Hamdi |
Najat Al Saghira |
Hamdi wrote this song specifically for Najat al-Saghira. She was the sister of Soad Hosny. |
| El Tahadeyat |
Kazem al-Saher |
Kazem al-Saher |
1999. Lyrics by Nizar Qabbani. |
| El Tannoura |
Salim Salamah |
Fares Karam |
|
| El Toba |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1955. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Appeared in the movie Ayyam wa Layali. This is not the same song as "Ana Koulli Magul el-Toba". They are two different songs with similar titles. |
| El Tootoo Baladi |
Mossen
Ahlam |
|
|
| El-Rabee' |
Mohamed
el-Qasabgi |
|
|
| Elly Inshaghalt Aleh |
Kamal al-Tawil
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1956. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Appeared in the movie Dalila. |
| Emta el Hawa |
Zakaria Ahmed |
Oum Kalthoum |
1932. Lyrics by Yehya Mohamed. |
| En Cont Nasse |
Hoda
Sultan |
|
|
| En Rah Minnak Ya Ein |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
|
| Ena Fedayeen |
Baligh
Hamdi |
|
1967. Lyrics
by Abdel Fattah Mustafa. |
| Ensa el-Donya |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
1974. Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. |
| Ensa Gharamak |
Fathi el Jarrah |
|
|
| Enta El Hob |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Oum Kalthoum |
1965. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. |
| Enta Fen Wa Hobbi Fen |
Baligh Hamdi |
Oum Kalthoum |
1960. Lyrics by Abdel Wahab Mohamed. Another way to transliterate the song title is "Anta Fenn wel Hobb Fenn". |
| Enta Meen? (Who Are You?) |
Kamal al-Tawil |
Mohamed Rushdie |
1976. Lyrics by Abdel Rahman el-Abnudi. |
| Enta Omri |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Oum Kalthoum |
1964. The song title is sometimes written as Inta Omri.
Lyrics by Ahmed Shafiq Kamel. |
| Enti Bascotaya Moqarmesha |
Nader Zaki |
Hassan Shakosh and Hamada Magdy |
2020. Lyrics by Mostafa Hadouta. |
| Enzal Ya Gamil |
Walid Toufic |
Walid Toufic |
Lyrics by Abdel Rahim Mansour. Was featured in the 1982 movie Man Yatfi Al-Nar (Who's Putting the Fire Out?) |
| Esaal Rohak |
Mohamed
el-Mougy |
Oum Kalthoum |
1970. Lyrics by Abdel-Wahab Mohamed. Can also be spelled "Esel Ruhek". |
| Eshta Ya Amar |
Monir
el-Wisimi |
|
|
| Ezzai? |
Ahmed Farahat |
Mohamed Mounir |
Lyrics by Nasr Al-Din Nagi. |
| Fadel Youmeen |
Riad
el-Sombati |
|
Wrote
this song for the movie Habeeb Alby. |
| Fakkarouni |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Oum Kalthoum |
1966. Lyrics by Abdel Wahab Mohamed. |
| Fantasia Part 1 |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
Instrumental piece. No singer. |
| Fantasia Part 2 (El-Qamh) |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
Instrumental piece. No singer. |
| Far Horizon |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Farhat Shabab |
Setrak
Sarkissian |
|
|
| Fasani |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Fat el Me'ad |
Baligh
Hamdi |
|
1967. Lyrics
by Morsi Gameel Aziz. |
| Fatet Ganbena |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1974. Lyrics by Hussein el-Sayed. |
| Fatoum, Fatoumeh |
Alekper Taghiyev |
Duraid Lahham (sometimes known as Ghawar al-Toushi which was the name of a character he played in a Syrian television series) |
1975. This is an Arabic version of Zeynab Khanralova's song "Sana Gurban". There's another Arabic version, "Tiki Tiki Tak" by Taroub. Another Lebanese artist, Adiss Harmandian, made a recording in Armenian, "Garoun Garoun". |
| Fatouny |
Riad al-Sombati
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1955. Lyrics by Saleh Jawdat. Appeared in the movie Layali el-Hob. |
| Fayeq Ya Hawa |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
|
| Fedai |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1967. Lyrics by Mohamed Hamza. An alternate spelling is "Feda'ey", "Feda'i", or "Fedayeen". |
| Fesstani |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Sabah |
1960. Musical style is debka. |
| Fi Youm Fichahr |
Kamal al-Tawil
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1959. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Appeared in the motion picture Hekayat Hob. |
| Fi Youm Men Alayam |
Kamal al-Tawil
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1957. Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. Appeared in the movie El Wesada El-Khalya. |
| Fi Youm Wa Leyla |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Warda |
1978. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. |
| Five Strings |
Gebali |
|
|
| Fog al-Nakhal |
Traditional |
Nazem al-Ghazali is known for his recording of it |
1963. Some Syrians refer this as "an old Iraqi song" with unknown composer. An article has attributed it to Salah El-Kuwaity from the 1940's. Another source has attributed it to Mulla 'Uthman al-Mawsili, saying it is a secular or profane version of a sacred hymn, Fog al-‘Arsh. |
| Gabar |
Mohamed el-Mougy |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1967. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Appeared in the movie Maaboudat el-Gamahir. |
| Gafnouhou |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
1933. Lyrics by Bishara el-Khouri. Featured in the movie Al Ward al-Baida. |
| Gamalo |
Shady Hassan |
Amr Diab |
2014. Lyrics by Tamer Hussein. |
| Gamil Gamal |
Farid
al-Atrache |
Farid al-Atrache |
|
| Gana el Hawa |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1969. Lyrics by Mohammed Hamza. This song was featured in the 1969 movie Abi Foq al-Shagara (My Father Is Up a Tree). |
| Gawab |
Kamal al-Tawil
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1960. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Appeared in the movie El Banat Waal Seif. |
| Gawezohalo |
Hamdi Siddiq |
Gawaher |
2001. Lyrics by Antar Helal. |
| Ghalebt Asaleh |
Riad al-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
1946. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. |
| Ghanilli Shwaya Shwaya |
Zakaria
Ahmed |
Oum Kalthoum |
1945. Lyrics by Mahmoud Bayram el-Tounsi. Appeared in the movie Salamah. |
| Ghazal El Banat |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
|
| Ghazalah |
Ahmed
Fouad Hassan |
|
|
| Gozi |
Farouk
Salamah |
Farouk Salamah |
|
| Gulli Ya Hilu |
Folk |
Nazem al-Ghazali |
Folk. |
| Habbena |
Farid
al-Atrache |
Farid al-Atrache |
1975. Lyrics by Tawfiq Barakat. Al-Atrache sang this in his movie Nagm fi Hayati (Star of my Life), which was his final movie before he died. Was also recorded by Rachid Taha. |
| Habib el-Maghoul |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
1972. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. On the album 'Ughniat Kalida. |
| Habib el Omr |
Farid
al-Atrache |
Farid al-Atrache |
Al-Atrache sang this in the 1947 movie Habib el Omr
(Love of My Life). |
| Habib Hayati |
Kamal al-Tawil
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1956. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Appeared in the movie Dalila. |
| Habibaha |
Mohamed el-Mougy |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1966. Lyrics by Kamal el-Shennawi. |
| Habibaty Man Takon |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1981. Lyrics by Khaled bin Saud. Published after Abdel Halim Hafez' death. |
| Habibi Da |
Riad Al Hamshari |
Hisham Abbas |
Lyrics by Aymen Bahjet Amar. |
| Habibi El Asmar |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
|
| Habibi Inta |
Melhem
Barakat |
|
|
| Habibi Ya Eini |
George
Yazbek |
Maya Yazbek |
|
| Habibi Ya Nour El Ain |
Nassar Al-Mazdawi |
Amr Diab |
1996. Lyrics by Ahmed
Shattah. Arranged by Hamid El Shaeiry. There is a version with Greek lyrics called Mou Lipi. |
| Habitak Bel Saif |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
Adapted by the Rahbani Brothers from the French song "Coupable d'Oublier". |
| Haddouni Haddouni |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Nasri Shamseddine |
Musical style is debka. |
| Hadeeth al-Rouh |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
Lyrics by Mohamed Iqbal. |
| Hadiyat el Eid |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
|
| Haga Ghareba |
Mounir Murad
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1967. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Appeared in the movie Maaboudat el-Gamahir. |
| Hagartak |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
1959. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. Ughniyah. |
| Hakam Alina El Howa |
Baligh
Hamdi |
|
Lyrics
by Abdel Wahab Mohamed. 1973. |
| Hal Bayt Elli Ishna Feeh |
Joseph
Fakhouri |
|
|
| Hala La La La Layya |
Folk |
|
Has been recorded by Fairouz. |
| Halifni |
Kamal al-Tawil |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1955. Lyrics by
Mamoun el-Shennawi. Appeared in the movie Layali el-Hob. |
| Hanahdi |
Mohamed
Ali |
|
|
| Hanein |
Mohamed
Ali |
|
|
| Hani |
Hani Mehanna |
|
Musical style is mejance. Composed for Nagwa Fouad to use in her shows. |
| Hanna el-Sakran |
Elias
Rahbani |
Fairouz |
Lyrics by the Rahbani Brothers. |
| Haram Ya Na |
Mohamed el-Mougy |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1956. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed . Appeared in the movie Dalila. |
| Harramt Ahebak |
Salah
el-Sharnobi |
Warda |
Lyrics by Omar Batiesha. 1993. |
| Hasibak Lel-Zaman |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Oum Kalthoum |
Lyrics by Abdel-Wahab Mohamed. |
| Hassan Ya Ghoulli |
Hassan abu Seoud |
|
|
| Hawa Ya Hawa |
Hamdy
Al Akeel |
|
|
| Hawel Teftekerni |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1973. Lyrics by Mohamed Hamza. |
| Hawwil Ya Ghannam |
Eliyya al-Matni |
|
|
| Hayk Mashe' el-Zaaroura |
Folk |
|
Has been recorded by Fairouz. |
| Hayla Ya Wassi' |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
|
| Hayrana Lih |
Daoud Hosni |
Leila Murad |
1932. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. |
| Hayyarti Albi Ma'ak |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
1961. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. |
| Hazar Fazar |
Ahmed
Abdel Fatah |
|
|
| Hazihi Laylati |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Oum Kalthoum |
Lyrics by George Jordaq. |
| Hday Hday |
Rafiq
Hobayqa |
Tony Hanna |
|
| Hekayati Maa El Zaman |
Baligh Hamdi |
Warda |
1973. Featured in the film Hekayati Maa el Zaman. |
| Hekaity Ma el Zaman |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Warda |
|
| Helm el-Raqs |
Mounir
Abdel Aziz |
|
Mejance (entrance piece). Instrumental piece. No singer. |
| Helwa Hal Hayaat |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Helwa wa Kadab |
Mahmoud el-Sherif
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1956. Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. Appeared in the motion picture Hekayat Hob. |
| Helwa Ya Baladi |
Baligh Hamdi |
Dalida |
1979. |
| Henna |
Ali
Hassan Kuban |
|
|
| Heya Di Heya |
Kamel al-Tawil
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1955. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz |
| Hizzy Ya Nawaem |
Farid
al-Atrache |
Farid al-Atrache |
|
| Hob Eih |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Oum Kalthoum |
1960. Lyrics by Abdul Wahab Mohammed. |
| Hobak Ala Fayn |
Mohamed
Abdel Motlib |
|
Was composed for the film The Tiger, which starred Naima Akef. The title means "Where Did Your Love Go?" Alternate spelling of song title is "Hobbak Ala Feyn". |
| Hobak Nar |
Mohamed al-Mougy
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1959. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Appeared in the motion picture Hekayat Hob. |
| Hobak Salehny |
Salah El Sharnobi |
Warda |
This song appeared on one of the Bellydance Superstars CD's under the name of "Warda". |
| Howa Eli Ekhtar |
Baligh Hamdi |
Hani Shaker |
|
| Howwa Sahih El-Hawa Ghallab |
Zakaria
Ahmed |
Oum Kalthoum |
1960. Lyrics by Mahmoud Bayram al-Tounsi |
| Hrj Alya Baba |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
|
| Hw B'ynh M' Hyah Sabry |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
|
| Ibn El Balad |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
|
| Ickaa |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Ifrah ya Aalbi |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
|
| Ilah al-Koon |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Riad Sombati |
|
| Illi Bahebbak |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Ismaaouni |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Warda |
|
| Itab |
Assi
Rahbani |
Fairouz |
Rahbani composed this song for Fairouz. |
| Jabaliye |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
Musical style is debka. |
| Jalf El Bab |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Jari Ya Hamouda |
Ahmed Hamza |
|
|
| Jeet B'waqtak |
Melhem
Barakat |
|
|
| Jibaal wa Widyaan |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Kahraba |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Kalamangi |
Hani Farouq |
Gawaher |
2003. Lyrics by Mostafa Kamel. |
| Kalast Feek Kol el-Kalam |
Amr Tantawy |
Amr Diab |
1998. Lyrics by Abdel Moneim Taha. This song is sometimes known as simply "Kol el-Kalam". The Greek song "Zilia" by Keti Garbi, which was released a year later, used the same melody. |
| Kamel Ausaf |
Mohamed
el-Mougy |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1967. Lyrics by Magdy Naguib. The song title can alternatively be spelled Kamel El Awsaf. |
| Kan Andak Haq |
Riad al-Hamshari |
Amr Diab |
1993. Lyrics by Medhat el Adl. Greek version released under the name "Den Se Xehno" in 1998. |
| Kan El Zaman |
Elias
Rahbani |
Fairouz |
|
| Kan fi Zaman |
Mohamed el-Mougy |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1956. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Appeared in the movie Dalila. |
| Kariat al Finjan |
Mohamed
el-Mougy |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1976. Lyrics by Nizar Qabbani. |
| Karoun Karoun |
Alakbar
Taghiyev |
Adiss Harmandian |
1972. Adiss Harmandian was born in Lebanon to Armenian parents who fled there after the genocide in Turkey. He recorded this song in Armenian, but it became a hit throughout the region. It's the same melody as Zeynab Khanralova's song "Sana Gurban". There are also versions in Arabic, "Fatoum, Fatoumeh" by Duraid Lahham and "Tiki Tiki Tak" by Taroub. |
| Kassaman |
Mohamed
Fawzy |
|
This
is the Algerian national anthem. |
| Katabna Wa Ma Katabna |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
|
| Kefaya Nourak Alaya |
Kamal al-Tawil |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1955. Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. Appeared in the movie Layali el-Hob. |
| Khalas |
Husein Mahmoud |
Ehab Tawfeek |
Lyrics by Moustafa Kamel. |
| Khaleek Hena |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Warda |
|
| Khally el Qalb |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1966. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Was later featured in the 1969 motion picture Abi Foq al-Shagara. |
| Khatwet Habibi |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
|
| Khayef Agool Elli Fi Albi |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
1929. Lyrics by Ahmed Abdel Meguid. Recorded by Fairouz in 1970. Song title can be spelled "Khayif Aqoul". In Egyptian dialect of Arabic. |
| Khayef Mara T'heb |
Baligh Hamdi
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1961. Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. Appeared in the movie Youm Min Omri. |
| Khayef Yakun Hobak |
Ahmed Sabri al-Najridi |
Oum Kalthoum |
1924. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. Musical genre is Monolog. |
| Khayyalah |
Salah el-Sharnobi |
Pascal Mishaalaani |
|
| Khfyf Al-Rwh |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
|
| Khosara, Khosara |
Baligh Hamdi
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1957. Lyrics
by Mamoun el-Shennawi. Appeared in the Egyptian movie Fata Ahlami (Boy of my Dreams). |
| Kol el-Ahebba |
Zakaria
Ahmed |
Oum Kalthoum |
Lyrics by Mahmoud Bayram al-Tounsi |
| Kol el-Kalam |
Amr Tantawy |
Amr Diab |
1998. Lyrics by Abdel Moneim Taha. This song is sometimes known as "Kalast Feek Kol el-Kalam". |
| Kol Shayaa Rah |
Baligh Hamdi |
Najat el-Saghira |
1962. Featured in the movie El Shoumou El Sawdaa. |
| Koltellak Chay |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
Musical style is debka. |
| Koul Ma Ashta |
Salah
el-Sharnobi |
|
|
| Koull Leyla We Kol Youm |
Baligh
Hamdi |
|
Lyrics
by Mamoun Shanawi. 1964. |
| Koulli Da Kan Lih |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
1953. Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. Alternate spelling "Koli Da Kan Leh". |
| Koulli Sana wa Inta Tayyeb Ya Habibi |
Hussein Mahmoud |
Gawaher |
1999. Lyrics by Mostafa Kamel. |
| Kunt Fein |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1957. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Appeared in the movie Banat al-Youm. |
| Kurd Aza |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| La Fleur Des Cités |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
|
| La Gardienne Des Clés |
Rahbani
Brothers |
|
Instrumental
piece. |
| La La La La La |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Nasri Shamseddine |
Musical style is debka. |
| La Takzeby |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
1962. Lyrics by Kamel el-Shennawi. Sung by Nagat al-Saghira in the movie El Shoumou el-Sawdaa. Has also been recorded by Abdel Halim Hafez. |
| La Titnahad |
Kazem al-Saher |
Kazem al-Saher |
2000. Lyrics by Kazem al-Saher. |
| La Taloomny |
Kamal el-Tawil |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1955. Lyrics by Mohamed Ali Ahmed. Appeared in the motion picture Lahn El Wafaa (Song of the Truth). |
| La Teateb Alayi |
Rahbani
Brothers |
|
|
| Lah |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Lah Lah |
Mohamed el-Mougy
|
Sabah |
1959. Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. Appeared in the movie Sharia el Hob. |
| Lah Lah |
Bassem Funky |
DokDok and Funky, El Sawareekh |
2017. |
| Lah Lah Lah Ya Bouzzouz |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Lahn El Khouloud |
Farid
al-Atrache |
|
|
| Lahn el Wafaa |
Riad el-Sombati |
Abdel Halim Hafez and Shadia as a duet |
1955. Appeared in the motion picture Lahn El Wafaa (Song of the Truth). |
| Lak Ala Is Toul Ana |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1955. Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. Appeared in the movie Ayyam wa Layali. |
| Lamma Bada Yatathanna |
Selim
el-Masri |
|
Lyrics came from an ancient poem. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Lamma Enta Nawi |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
1929. Lyrics by Mohamed Abdel Moneim. In Egyptian dialect. |
| Lamma Ramatna El Eyin |
Mohamed
el-Mougy |
Souad Mohamed |
|
| Lamone el-Nass |
Faed
Mohamed |
|
|
| Last Adry |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1962. Lyrics by Eli Abo Madi. Appeared in the movie El Khataya. |
| Last Qalbi, Ant Qalabi |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1967. Lyrics by Kamel el-Shennawi. Appeared in the movie Maaboudat el-Gamahir. Lyrics are in Modern Standard Arabic. |
| Lat Jaf |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Lat Safer Wi Tinsa |
Nabil
Shael |
|
|
| Law Aadit |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Baligh Hamdi |
|
| Law Kont Youm Ala Albi |
Mohamed al-Mougy
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1955. Lyrics by Mohammed Al Halawani. Featured in the movie Fajr. |
| Law Kont Youm Ansak |
Mohamed el-Mougy
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1956. Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. Appeared in the movie Maw`ed Gharam. |
| Law Sa'alouk |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Warda |
|
| Lawn Oyounak |
Tarek Abou Jaoude |
Nancy Ajram |
2004. Lyrics by Samir Nakhle. |
| Layal al Sharq |
Ahmed
Gebaly |
|
|
| Layali |
Setrak
Sarkissian |
|
|
| Layali El Mawled |
Sayyed Meqqawi |
|
Mejance (entrance piece). Instrumental piece. No singer. Composed for Nagwa Fouad. |
| Layali Lubnan |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
|
| Layali Ramadan |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
|
| Leh Leh Leh |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Lei Khalitnee Ahback |
Nagat |
|
|
| Leih Sebtaha |
Al
Faisal |
|
|
| Leih Tehseb el-Ayam? |
Ali Farrag |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1953. Lyrics by Fathi Qoura. Appeared in the movie Baad al Wedah. |
| Leih Teshgel Balak |
Mohamed el-Mougy |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1955. Lyrics by
Morsi Gamil Aziz. Appeared in the movie Ayamana el-Helwa. |
| Leila Music Oriental |
Reda
Saad |
|
Mejance (entrance piece). Instrumental piece. No singer. |
| Leila Sukara |
Reda
Saad |
|
|
| Lel-Sabr Hodood |
Mohamed
el-Mougy |
Oum Kalthoum |
Lyrics by Abdel-Wahab Mohamed. |
| Leyla |
Farid al-Atrache |
|
Sometimes called "Raqs Leyla". |
| Leyla's Music |
Hassan
Abu Seoud |
|
Composed
for Leyla Lanty. Later was used by Dina. |
| Leylet Hob |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Oum Kalthoum |
Lyrics by Ahmed Shafiq Amel. |
| Leylet Raks |
Emad Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Li Jamal Cleopatra |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Lih Telawe'eni |
Mohamed el-Qasabgi |
Oum Kalthoum |
1932. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. Other transliterations include Leyh Telewini, Leyh telew'ini, and Leih Tilaw3ini. |
| Linda, Linda |
Samir
al-Tawil |
Samir
al-Tawil |
Lyrics also by Samir
al-Tawil. |
| Lissa Fakir |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
Lyrics by Abdel-Fattah Mostafa. |
| Longa Riad |
Riad
el-Sombati |
|
Alternate
name is Longa Farahfaza. |
| Losy |
Farouk
Salamah |
Farouk Salamah |
|
| Lulu Bi Lulu |
Traditional |
|
Has been recorded by Sabah Fakri and others. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Luxor Baladna |
Ali
Ismail |
Mohamed el-Ezabi |
1965. Was
sung by el-Ezabi in the movie Gharam f'il
Karnak (Love in Karnak), which starred Reda
Troupe. |
| Ma Ajmal Beirut |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Ma Betishaloosh Leh? |
Houda
el Artiste |
|
|
| Ma Beyes'alsh Alayya Abadana |
Hussein Junaid |
Mohamed Abdel Moutaleb |
Lyrics by Fathi Qoura. Has also been recorded by Khaled Agag. |
| Ma Ihtyali |
Traditional |
|
Has been recorded by Sabah Fakri and others. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Ma Thbinish Be Al Shakl Dah |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Fayza Ahmed |
|
| Ma Waadtik bi Nijoum el Leil |
Samir Safour |
Wael Kfouri |
1994. Lyrics by Ahmed Dirwesh. |
| Ma Yhemmak |
Fivos |
Yara |
2009. Same melody as the Greek song "Tis Kardias Mou Giatria" by Despina Vandi. |
| Ma Yehremneesh Mennak |
Tamer Hosni |
Tamer Hosni |
2006. Lyrics by Tamer Hosni. |
| Ma 'Zoufat Semiramis |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Ma'oltelaksh in el Kotra |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
|
| Maalima |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Mabiesalish Alayia |
Hossein
Janid |
|
|
| Mace Aqool wa Qad Himt |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Talal El Madaah |
Lyrics by Fatah El Shateh. |
| Maddah al Amar |
Baligh Hamdi |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1968. Lyrics by Mohamed Hamza. |
| Maghroora |
Sameer Sfair |
Wael Kfouri |
1996. Lyrics by Nizar Francis. |
| Maghror |
Mohamed el-Mougy
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1962. Lyrics by Mohamed Halawa. Appeared in the movie El Khataya. |
| Magic of Orient |
Gebali |
|
|
| Maharajan al-Raqs |
Ahmed Fouad Hassan |
|
Mejance (entrance piece). Instrumental piece. No singer. Composed for Nagwa Fouad. |
| Mahgola |
Farouk
Salamah |
Farouk Salamah |
|
| Maktoob Aleyha |
Mokhtar
al-Said |
|
|
| Mali |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Warda |
|
| Malik Ya Hilwa |
Traditional |
|
Has been recorded by Sabah Fakri and others. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Malo'ouna |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
|
| Mani Ya Hbayyib |
Traditional |
|
Has been recorded by Sabah Fakri and others. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Maqtool Hawaki Ya Kordofan |
Abdel
Gadr Salim |
Abdel Gadr Salim |
|
| Marba el Dalal |
Ziad
Rahbani |
|
Song
references his failed marriage to Dalal Karam. |
| Marmar Zamani |
Traditional |
|
Has been recorded by Fairouz. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Marra Yehaninni |
Farid al-Atrache |
Farid al-Atrache |
1957. Lyrics by Fathi Qoura. Appeared in the movie Enta Habibi. |
| Mashaal |
Hani
Mehanna |
|
Musical style is mejance. Composed for Nagwa Fouad in the mid-1970's to use in her shows. |
| Mashda el Helou |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Mashghool Wehyatek |
Mohamed al-Mougy
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1957. Lyrics by Ismail Al-Habrouk. Appeared in the movie El Wesada El-Khalya. |
| Mawali, Mawali |
Morsi Gamil Aziz |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1959. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Appeared in the movie Sharia el Hob. |
| Mawkib Ennoor |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
|
| Mawoud |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1971. Lyrics by Mohamed Hamza. |
| Maya w-el-Hawa |
Ahmed Sedky |
Leila Murad |
1950. Lyrics by Saleh Jawdat. Featured in the motion picture Shatie al-Gharam. Also known as "Baheb Etnein Sawa". |
| Maza Aqool Wa Qad Himt |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Talal El Madaah |
|
| Me Alli We Oltelu |
Farid
al-Atrache |
Farid al-Atrache |
Another title sometimes used for this song is Ya Awazel Falfilu. |
| Meen Habibi Ana |
Samir Sfeir |
Wael Kfouri |
|
| Men Agl Aynayk |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
Lyrics by Emir Abdullah Al-Faisal. |
| Menharemsh |
Farid al-Atrache |
|
|
| Mestaniyak |
Baligh Hamdi |
Aziza Jalal |
|
| Mestaniyya |
Mohamed Fawzy |
Laila Murad |
1960. Lyrics by Sayed Morsi. |
| Meta Ashofak |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Mohamed Rushdie |
|
| Meyanse Saba |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
Mejance (entrance piece). Instrumental piece. No singer. |
| Mihtagalak |
Salah el-Sharnobi |
Warda |
Lyrics by Omar Batiesha. |
| Mileia |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Min Aboukra L'Ashiye |
Emad Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Min Azzibak |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
1931. Lyrics by Amin Ezzat El Hegin. From the album Alby Beoly Kalam. Alternate spelling "Men Azebak". |
| Min El Sharq |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
|
| Min Gheir Leh |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
1989. Final song of Mohamed Abdel Wahab's career. |
| Min Khaial al Warda |
Haissem
Salah-Eddine |
Haissem Salah-Eddine |
|
| Mirjanah |
Ihsan
al Mounzer |
|
|
| Misbah Aladdin |
Mohamed Yahiya |
Mohamed Ramadan |
2021. Lyrics by Ahmed al-Maliki. Mahragan. |
| Mizan Magrebi |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Mizmar |
Atea
Halell |
|
|
| Modern Rebaba |
Mohamed
Mustapha |
|
|
| Modnak Gafa |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
1938. Lyrics by Ahmed Shawqi. Appears on Bassem Ayyoub's album as "Modnaka Gafa". |
| Moghram Sabaya |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Mohamed Rushdie |
Lyrics by Mohamed Hamza. |
| Mugrabi |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Mystic Caravan |
Movses
Panossian |
|
|
| Na'am Ya Habibi |
Kamal el-Tawil
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1959. Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. Appeared in the movie Sharia el Hob. |
| Nabra (Gold Ore) |
Hamza
el Din |
|
Musical style is Nubian. |
| Nagwa |
Hamouda
Ali |
|
|
| Nar el-Ghera |
Salah el-Sharnobi |
Warda |
|
| Nar el Jaled |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
|
| Nassam Alaynal Hawa |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
Lyrics also by the Rahbani Brothers. 1968. Appeared in the movie Bint el-Fares. |
| Nawaem |
Bassam
Bishara |
|
|
| Nawi T'Ateb |
Amr Diab |
Amr Diab |
Lyrics by Madhat el-A'adl. |
| New Shaabi |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Nibtidi Mneen al-Hikaya |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1975. Lyrics by Mohamed Hamza. A version of this song by Manolis Aggelopoulos was released in 1977 with Greek lyrics under the title "Ta Mavra Matia Sou". |
| Nihna Baladna |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Nihna Wil Amar Jiraan |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
|
| Nougoum El Leyl |
Farid
al-Atrache |
|
|
| Nour el Ain (Habibi Ya Nour El Ain) |
Nassar Al-Mazdawi |
Amr Diab |
1996. Lyrics by Ahmed
Shattah. Arranged by Hamid El Shaeiry. There is a version with Greek lyrics called Mou Lipi. |
| Nour el Shams |
Nikos Terzi |
Pascal Mashaalani |
2000. Arabic lyrics by Adel Raffoul. There is a version with Greek lyrics called Ti Zitas, and a version with Turkish lyrics called Yok Gerekçem. |
| Noura Noura |
Farid
al-Atrache |
Farid al-Atrache |
|
| Nubian Reggae |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Olli Amallak Eih Albi |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Another spelling of the song title might be "Elli Amalak" or "Ouly 3amalak Eh Qalbi". |
| Omar Khariat |
Khalid el Emir |
|
Mejance (entrance piece). Instrumental piece. No singer. Composed for Nagwa Fouad. |
| Ommil Habiba |
Omar
Khorshid |
|
|
| Oriental Bedour |
Mohamed
Ali |
|
|
| Oudi |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Oudi Bi Ululi |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Oul Inshallah |
Fivos |
Iwan |
2003. Lyrics by Iwan. Lebanese version of the Greek song "Deste Mou Ta Matia" by Despina Vandi. |
| Ouli Ahiboka |
Kazem al-Saher |
Kazem al-Saher |
1999. Lyrics by the Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani. |
| Ouli Haga |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1962. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Appeared in the movie El Khataya. |
| Oulo Laen Al Shamss |
Baligh Hamdi |
Shadia |
|
| Ouloulou |
Kamal el-Tawil |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1959. Lyrics by Morsi Jamil Aziz. Was featured in the movie Sharia el-Hob. |
| Oumi Oumi Hizzi |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Ouyoun Albi |
Emad Shamseddine |
Najwa Karam |
Lyrics by Emad Shamseddine. |
| Ouyoun Baheya |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Mohamed el-Ezabi |
1972. Lyrics by Mohamed Hamza. Baligh Hamdi composed this song specifically for el-Ezabi.
The song title is sometimes called Ya Baheya, but there's also a completely different song called "Ya Baheya". Here's the story behind the two songs: Ya Baheya! The Woman Behind the Songs. |
| Ouyoun El Alb |
Mohamed el-Mougy |
Nagat |
Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Can also be spelled "Eiyoun el-Alb". |
| Ouyoun el Badawiya |
Setrak
Sarkissian |
|
|
| Ouzkourini |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. |
| Parisien du Nord |
Imhotep |
Cheb Mami and K-Mel |
Lyrics by Kamel Houairi. |
| Perom Pom Pom |
Mohamed Gamal (arrangement of the Spanish song "El Porompompero") |
Taroub |
Lyrics by Michel Tohme. This song is also known as "Ya Sitti Ya Kityara", which are the words that begin the first verse. |
| Princesah |
Mohamed
Ali |
|
|
| Qadduka el-Mayyas |
|
|
Has been recorded by Sabah Fakri and others. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Qadi el Bilaj |
Mounir Murad |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1969. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Mounir Murad was singer Layla Murad's brother. Hafez sang this song in the 1969 Egyptian movie Abi Foq al-Shagara (My Father is Up a Tree). |
| Qal Iih Hilif |
Mohamed el-Qasabgi |
Oum Kalthoum |
1926. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. Musical genre is Taqtuqah. |
| Qalbi Alak Ya Khai |
Mohamed
el-Mougy |
|
This
song was featured in the 1957 movie Tamra Henna. Lyrics by Morsi Gameel Aziz. |
| Qariat al Finjan |
Mohamed
el-Mougy |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1976. Lyrics by Nizar Qabbani. Was the final song of Hafez' career. |
| Qasr al Shoq |
Mokhtar
al-Said |
|
|
| Queen of Siwa |
Gebali |
|
|
| Qouloulou |
Kamal el-Tawil |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1959. Lyrics by Morsi Jamil Aziz. Was featured in the movie Sharia el-Hob. |
| Qwm Ya Masry |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
|
| Raby Sobhanak Dawman |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Riad Sombati |
|
| Rah Rah |
Kamal al-Tawil |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1960. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Appeared in the movie El Banat Waal Seif. |
| Rakasni Ya Habibi |
Samy
Farag |
|
|
| Rakkesni Ya Habibi |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Raks El Ghaba |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Raksat al Ghazaala |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Raksat al Hussan |
Billal |
|
|
| Raksat el Jedane |
Omar
Khorshid |
|
|
| Raksat el Kheyl |
Omar
Khorshid |
|
|
| Rakset Tar El Harir |
Rahbani
Brothers |
|
Musical style
is debka. |
| Rakset Yam Eddafayer |
Rahbani
Brothers |
|
Music
is debka. |
| Ramla |
Mustafa
Abdel Aziz |
|
|
| Ranet al Khul Khal |
Ali
Ismail |
|
|
| Raq el Habib |
Mohamed
el-Qasabgi |
Oum Kalthoum |
1944. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. |
| Raqs Badia |
Ali
Mohamed |
|
|
| Raqs el-Amar |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Raqs el-Debke |
Rahbani
Brothers |
|
Music
is debka. |
| Raqs Gamal |
Farid
al-Atrache |
|
|
| Raqs Kahramana |
Farid
al-Atrache |
|
1949. Instrumental piece. Samia
Gamal danced to this in the 1949 movie Afrita Hanem
(Genie Woman). Sometimes the song title is just
written as "Kahramana". The name of the genie character in that movie was
Kahramana. Another name this song has been released under is "Mkhtarat Wahab" or "Mukhtarat Wahhab". |
| Raqs Layalina |
Mohamed
Ali |
|
|
| Raqs Leila |
Farid
al-Atrache |
|
|
| Raqs Verona |
Mounir
Abdel Aziz |
|
Mejance (entrance piece). Instrumental piece. No singer. |
| Raqsat Ashita |
Toufic
El Bacha |
|
Musical
style is dabke. |
| Raqset El Jawari |
Farid
al-Atrache |
|
|
| Raqsat el-Hawanem |
Traditional |
|
Composer is unknown. Musicologists estimate it dates from mid 19th century. Song title means "Dance of the Noble Ladies". |
| Rast |
Ziad
Rahbani |
|
|
| Raydak |
Ahmed Sedky |
Leila Murad |
1950. Lyrics by Saleh Jawdat. Featured in the motion picture Shatie al-Gharam. Also known as "Ya Msafer w Nasy Hawak" because those are the words in the first line of the song. |
| Reda's Flower |
Reda
Darwish |
|
Mejance (entrance piece). Instrumental piece. No singer. |
| Resala Men Taht El Maa |
Mohamed el-Mougy |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1973. Lyrics by Nizar Qabbani. Lyrics are in Modern Standard Arabic. |
| Riddi Mandeelik |
Folk |
|
Has been recorded by Fairouz. |
| Rihlat el Ghawzia |
Hossam
Shaker |
|
|
| Robaa'eyat El Khayyam |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
Lyrics by Omar Khayyam. Alternate title is Khayyam's
Quatrains. |
| Rouh Rouhi |
Emad Shamseddine |
Najwa Karam |
Lyrics by Emad Shamseddine. |
| Rouhi Hayati |
Mohamed al-Mougy
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1957. Lyrics by Abdel Fattah Moustafa. Appeared in the movie Fata Ahlami. |
| Rouhi Mertahalak |
Mohamed Yehia |
Amr Diab |
2007. Lyrics by Amir Taaema. |
| Saaban Alayya |
Amr Moustafa |
Katia Harb |
Lyrics by Ayman Bahjat Qamar. |
| Saalouni El Nass |
Ziad
Rahbani |
Fairouz |
Rahbani is the son of Fairouz. Lyrics by Mansour Rahbani, Rahbani's uncle. |
| Sabirine |
Omar
Khorshid |
|
|
| Sahara City |
Ahmed Fouad Hassan |
|
|
| Sahertou Minhou el-Layali |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Soumaya Baalbaki |
|
| Saidi Salamat |
Mounir
Abdel Aziz |
|
Saidi
style of music. |
| Salaam Alay |
Folk |
|
From Upper Egypt. Saidi style of music. |
| Salamat |
Hamdy
Al Akeel |
|
|
| Salamat |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Salamat-Salamat |
Metqal
Qenawi |
|
|
| Salamet-ha Umm Hassan |
Farouk
Salamah |
Ahmed Adawiyya |
|
| Salamtak Biad Allah |
Kazem al-Saher |
Kazem al-Saher |
1990. Lyrics by Aziz Al-Rassam. Was also recorded in 1992 by George Wassouf. |
| Salma, Ya Salama |
Sayyed Darwish |
Sayyed Darwish |
1919. Written for a play titled Qulu Lu. |
| Samai Nahuand |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Samai Number 2 |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Samai Number 3 |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Samara |
Suheil
Faris |
|
|
| Samara |
Essam Ismail |
Gawaher |
2001. Lyrics by Mostafa Kamel. |
| Samba Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
|
|
| Samra Ya Samra |
Karim
Mahmoud |
Karim Mahmoud |
|
| Sana Helwa Ya Gameel |
Mildred J. Hill |
Sabah |
This is the "Happy Birthday to You" song with Arabic lyrics by Mohamed Abdel Fotouh. Sung by Sabah in the 1964 movie Fatinat Al Jamahir. The version in the movie was arranged by Mohamed Abdel Wahab. |
| Sanarjiou Yawman |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
|
| Sanateen Wana Hayyil Feek |
Raouf
Zohney |
Leila Murad |
Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. |
| Sar Fi Khtout 'a Beirut |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Sawt el-Eid |
Franz Gruber |
Fairouz |
1965. Lyrics by Rahbani Brothers. Arabic version of "Silent Night". |
| Sawwah |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1966. Lyrics by Mohamed Hamza. |
| Scheherazade |
Mohamed el-Mougy |
|
Mejance (entrance piece). Instrumental piece. No singer. Composed for Nagwa Fouad. |
| Seebouni Ya Nas |
Traditional |
|
Has been recorded by Sabah Fakri and others. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Seher Oyouno |
Samir Sfeir |
Nancy Ajram |
2003. Lyrics by Nizar Francis. This song is also known as "Yay". |
| Set al Hosen |
Mohamed
Sultan |
|
Mohamed
Sultan wrote this song for Nagwa Fouad to use in her dance performances. |
| Set El Hosen |
Mohamed
Fawzy |
|
This
is not the same song that
Nagwa Fouad danced to. This is a different song that coincidentally has the same song title. Mohamed
Fawzy sang this song with Nour el Hoda in a movie. |
| Set el-Habayib Ya Habiba |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Fayza Ahmed |
|
| Shab Saidi |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
Saidi
folkloric music. |
| Shabakat Albi |
Mahmoud al-Sharif |
Shadia |
1955. Lyrics by Fathi Qoura. Appeared in the motion picture Lahn El Wafaa (Song of the Truth). |
| Shadi Alhan |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
Musical
style is muwashah. |
| Shady |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
|
| Shaghalouny |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1955. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Appeared in the movie Ayyam wa Layali. |
| Shakl Tany |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Nagat al-Saghira |
1968. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Recorded in 1972 by Mohamed Abdel Wahab. |
| Shanghai Dance |
Riad
el-Sombati |
|
|
| Sharuq |
Hani
Mehanna |
|
|
| Shate El Khaleegy |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
Khaliji
style of music. |
| Shatti Ya Dunya |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
Musical style is debka. |
| Shayef El Bahr Shou Kebir |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
|
| Shid El Hazam Al Helwa Di Garsonat |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
|
| Shik Shak Shok |
Hassan
Abu Seoud |
Hassan Abu Seoud |
|
| Shokolata |
Samy
Ali |
|
|
| Shoof al-Gana |
Izzat al-Jahili
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1955. Lyrics by Fathi Qoura. Appeared in the movie Layali el-Hob. |
| Shu Beybka Men Errewaye |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
|
| Sidi Mansour |
Traditional |
Mohamed Hanesh |
Traditional Tunisian. A popular version was released by Mohamed Hanesh in 1975. |
| Sihtu Wajdan |
Traditional |
|
Has been recorded by Sabah Fakri and others. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Sinin Ahbab |
Baligh Hamdi |
Walid Toufic |
|
| Sirt el Hob |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Oum Kalthoum |
1964. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Other artists who recorded it include George Wassouf, Mayada el-Hennawi and Assala. |
| Sketch al Rabie |
Farid
al-Atrache |
Farid al-Atrache |
Al-Atrache sang this in the 1949 movie Afrita Hanem (Genie Woman). Samia
Gamal and an ensemble dance to the instrumental segments in the movie scene. |
| Sodfa |
Kamal al-Tawil
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1956. Lyrics by Mamoun el-Shennawi. Appeared in the movie Maw`ed Gharam. |
| Soraya |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Souk El Abid |
Farid
al-Atrache |
|
|
| Souton Min Baid |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Sukkar Daayeb |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Suq al-Manadil |
Mohamed
Magally |
|
|
| Taab el Oloub |
Baligh Hamdi |
Muharram Fouad |
1976. |
| Taala Akolak |
Mounir Murad |
Abdel Halim Hafez and Shadia as a duet |
1955. Lyricist was Fathi Qoura. Appeared in the motion picture Lahn El Wafaa (Song of the Truth). |
| Tabeeb Garaah |
Shaker
il Moogie |
|
|
| Taht il-Shibbak |
Aziz
Osman |
|
Aziz
Osman himself sang it in the 1946 movie, Laabet el Sitt
(The Lady's Puppet) as Taheya Carioca danced to
it. Lyrics by Bade3 Khairy. |
| Tair al Warwar |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
1973. Sometimes this song title is called "Dakhlak Tayr al
Warwar". |
| Taala Akolak |
Mounir Murad
|
Abdel Halim Hafez and Shadia as a duet |
1955. Lyrics by Fathi Qoura. Appeared in the motion picture Lahn El Wafaa (Song of the Truth). |
| Talakik |
Nasser Arref |
Hakim |
2002. Lyrics by Hani el-Soghayar. |
| Tales of the Sahara |
Ihsan
al Mounzer |
|
Mejance (entrance piece). Instrumental piece. No singer. Was composed for Lebanese dancer Dani Bustros. |
| Talet Layali El Be’ad |
Zakaria
Ahmed |
|
|
| Talj, Talj |
Rahbani Brothers |
Fairouz |
1965. On the 1965 album Christmas Hymns. |
| Tallou Hbabna |
Zaki
Nassif |
Wadi el-Safi |
|
| Tamally Ma'ak |
Sherif Tag |
Amr Diab |
Lyrics by Ahmed Ali Moussa. |
| Tamiil |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| Tamra Henna |
Mohamed
Fawzy |
|
This
song was featured in the 1957 movie Tamra Henna. It was used for one of the dance scenes featuring Naima Akef.
It's the song dancers usually think of when they hear the song title
"Tamra Henna". |
| Tango Arabeka |
Nader
Zakaria |
|
|
| Tariq Wahid |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Oum Kalthoum |
Lyrics by Nizar Qabbani. |
| Tayer Ya-hwa |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Mohamed Rushdie |
|
| Tedhak Alaia |
Al
Faisal |
|
|
| Tekhonoh |
Baligh Hamdi |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
This was the song that launched Baligh Hamdi to stardom. The song was originally intended for Leila Murad, but Abdel Halim Hafez persuaded to let him release it. |
| Temple Dance Oriental |
Mohamed
Ali |
|
|
| Tfarrak al-Halawa |
Metqal
Qenawi |
Metqal Qenawi |
This
song title sometimes is written as Buss el-Halawa. |
| Thawrat Al-Shak |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
|
| Tik Tik Tik |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
|
| Tiki Tiki Tak |
Alekper Taghiyev, with some sections added by George Yazbek |
Taroub |
1971. Lyrics by Abdel Jalil Wehbe. This is an Arabic version of Zeynab Khanralova's song "Sana Gurban". There's another Arabic version, "Fatoum, Fatoumeh" by Duraid Lahham. Another Lebanese artist, Adiss Harmandian, made a recording in Armenian, "Garoun Garoun". |
| Tikky Tikky Boom |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Tila'at Ya Mahla Nourha |
Sayyed
Darwish |
Fairouz |
|
| Tirilalli |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
|
| Tokhono |
Baligh Hamdi
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1957. Lyrics by Ismail el-Habrouk. This was the song that launched Baligh Hamdi to stardom. The song was originally intended for Leila Murad, but Abdel Halim Hafez persuaded Hamdi to let him release it. Appeared in the movie El Wesada El-Khalya. |
| Toof we Shoof |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
Lyrics by Abdel-Fattah Mostafa. |
| Tool Omri |
Amr Moustafa |
Nawal al-Zoughbi |
2001. Lyrics by Khaled Taj El Deen. |
| Tool Omri Ahebak |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Nagat al-Saghir |
1956. Lyrics by Anwar Abdullah. Some sources say the composer was Kamal al-Tawil. |
| Touta |
Farid
al-Atrache |
|
|
| Uday El Nahar |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Baligh Hamdi |
|
| Um el-Oyoun el-Soud |
Nazim Naim |
Nazem al-Ghazali |
1963. Lyrics by Jabouri Al-Najjar. Featured in the movie Ya Salam Ealahib. |
| Vals Bi Ululi |
Mario
Kirlis |
|
|
| W' Hayati Andak |
Salah el-Sharnobi |
|
Lyrics by Walid Razeqa. |
| Wadil Muluk |
Omar
Khorshid |
|
|
| Wahashtiini |
Khalid ei Emir |
Khalid Agag |
Lyrics by Salah Faiz. |
| Wahashtony |
Baligh Hamdi |
Warda |
1973. Featured in the film Hekayati Maa el Zaman. |
| Wahshani Baladi |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Carol Samaha |
The melody is the same as the opening of the classic song Leylet Hob. |
| Waili Waili |
Samir
Yazbek |
Cheb Bilal |
|
| Wala Wahed |
Hakim |
Hakim |
1998. Lyrics by Hakim. |
| Walaou Inak Ya Habibi Baid |
Ismat
al Habrook |
Warda |
|
| Walaou Inak Ya Habibi Baid |
Sayyed
Meqqawi |
Warda |
|
| Walla Ala Balo |
Mohamed Raheem |
Amr Diab |
2001. Lyrics by Mohamed Refahy. |
| Walla Keida Agbeen |
Houda
el Artiste |
|
|
| Walla Zaman |
Metqal
Qenawi |
|
|
| Waqfi 'Aa Ras el-Tal'aa |
Philemon
Wehbe |
Sabah |
|
| We Will Live Again |
Gebali |
|
|
| We Malo |
Amr Moustafa |
Amr Diab |
2005. Lyrics by Khaled Tag Eldeen. |
| Wehyat Albi |
Mounir Murad
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1962. Lyrics by Fathi Qoura. Appeared in the movie El Khataya. |
| Windows of the East |
Rahbani
Brothers |
|
|
| Ya Albi, Hebei |
Mohamed el-Mougy
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1955. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Appeared in the movie Ayamana el-Helwa. |
| Ya Albi Khali El Hal |
Salim
Halali |
|
|
| Ya Albi Ya Khali |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1957. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Appeared in the movie Banat al-Youm. |
| Ya Ana Ya Ana |
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart |
Fairouz |
Lyrics by the Rahbani Brothers. |
| Ya 'Aziz Eini |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
|
| Ya Baheyya |
The original was folk.
Slightly modified melody for Laila Murad's version by Hussein Junaid.
Mounir Murad (Laila Murad's brother) composed the variation that Shadia recorded. |
Laila Murad (first commercial release) |
1952. Lyrics for Laila Murad's recording by Mahmoud Bayram al-Tounsi. Appeared in the movie Sayidat el-Qitar (Lady on the Train).
1960. Fathi Qoura wrote the lyrics for Shadia's version. Appeared in the movie Law'et el-Hob (Agony of Love).
This is not the same song as Ouyoun Baheya, the song made popular by Mohamed el-Ezabi and Walid Toufic. This is a folkloric song from Upper Egypt. Saidi style of music. See this link with additional information about this song. |
| Ya Bahget El Rouh |
Sayyed
Darwish |
|
|
| Ya Balah Zaghlouli |
Elie
Shoueri |
|
|
| Ya Banat Iskanderia |
Folk |
|
Based on the Turkish folk song, Uskudara Gideriken. The Arabic song title means "The Girls of Alexandria". This is not the same song as the one composed by Hamouda Ali. There are two entirely different songs that happen to have the same title. |
| Ya Dala Dalla |
Farid al-Atrache |
Sabah |
1974. Lyrics by Tawfiq Barakat. |
| Ya Emir el-Mohibbean |
Ibrahim Jouma’ah |
Ahlam |
Lyrics by A’aref el-Khaja. |
| Ya Eyn Moulayyeteyn |
Folk |
|
Musical style is debka. This song appears on some albums under the title "Shashkin". |
| Ya Faraoule |
Metqal
Qenawi |
|
This is sometimes transliterated as Ya Farawla or Ya Farola. |
| Ya Gamil, Ya Gamil |
Farid al-Atrache |
Farid al-Atrache |
1955. Lyrics by Abdul Aziz Salem. Appeared in the movie Qisat Hobi. |
| Ya Ghazali |
Traditional |
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Has been recorded by Sabah Fakri and others. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Ya Ghosna Naqan |
Traditional |
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Has been recorded by Fairouz. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Ya Habibi Ghaybin |
Farid al-Atrache |
Farid al-Atrache |
1975. Lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz. Appeared in the movie Nagham fi Hayati (Star of my Life), which was his final movie before he died. |
| Ya Habibty Ya Masr |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Baligh Hamdi |
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| Ya Hassan |
Mahmoud
el-Sharif |
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| Ya Hnayyena |
Traditional |
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Has been recorded by Fairouz. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Ya Laure Hubbuki |
Traditional |
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Has been recorded by Fairouz. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Ya Layl ul-Sabbu |
Traditional |
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Has been recorded by Fairouz. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Ya Leilet el Eid |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
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| Ya Leyli |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
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| Ya Mahalem |
Farouk
Salamah |
Farouk Salamah |
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| Ya Mahla Nourha |
Sayyed
Darwish |
Hani Mitwasi |
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| Ya Mal el-Sham |
Abou
Khalil al-Qabbani |
Sabah Fakhri |
Musical style is muwashah. |
| Ya Malikan Qalbi |
Mohamed al-Mougy |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1973. Lyrics by Prince Abdullah al-Faisal. Lyrics are in Modern Standard Arabic. |
| Ya Man Lai'bat Bihi Shamoulu |
Traditional |
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Has been recorded by Sabah Fakri and others. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Ya Man Yahinnu |
Traditional |
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Has been recorded by Fairouz. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Ya Mayila 'Aal Ghosoun |
Traditional |
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Has been recorded by Fairouz. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Ya Moukhtar El Makhatir |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
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| Ya Msafer Wahdak |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
1942. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Appeared in the movie Mamnou'a el Hob. |
| Ya Msafer wa Nasy Hawak |
Ahmed Sedky |
Leila Murad |
1950. Lyrics by Saleh Jawdat. Featured in the motion picture Shatie al-Gharam. Also known as "Raydak" because that word is repeated in the refrain. |
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| Ya Msaharni |
Sayyed
Meqqawi |
Oum Kalthoum |
Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. |
| Ya Mustapha |
Mohamed Fawzy |
Bob Azzam |
See this second link with additional information about this song. Some say this is a folk song. |
| Ya Nessene |
Shaherzaad |
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| Ya Rayah |
Dahmane el-Harrachi |
Dahmane el-Harrachi |
1973. Lyrics by Dahmane el-Harrachi. Later recorded by Rachid Taha. A version with Greek lyrics is Ke An Se Thelo by Giorgos Dalaras. |
| Ya Ritni Tir |
Farid
al-Atrache |
Farid al-Atrache |
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| Ya Salam |
Salim Salameh |
Nancy Ajram |
2003. Lyrics by Mustafa Zaki. |
| Ya Salam Ala Hobbi |
Farid al-Atrache |
Farid al-Atrache |
1957. Lyrics by Fathi Qoura. Appeared in the movie Enta Habibi. |
| Ya Salat al Zen |
Zakaria
Ahmed |
George Wassouf |
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| Ya Shadi el-Alhan |
Sayyed
Darwish |
Fairouz |
Musical style is muwashah. |
| Ya Sidi Amrak |
Mohamed el-Sharif
|
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1955. Lyrics by Fathi Qoura. Appeared in the movie Layali el-Hob. |
| Ya Sitti Ya Khityara |
Mohamed Gamal (arrangement of the Spanish song "El Porompompero") |
Taroub |
Lyrics by Michel Tohme. This song is also known as "Perom Pom Pom", which are the refrain. |
| Ya Tabtab we Dallaa |
Tarek Madkour |
Nancy Ajram |
2006. Also known as "Atabtab". Lyrics by Ayman Bahgat Qamar. A version of this song with Greek lyrics was released under the name "Se Thelo Me Trela". |
| Ya Tamra Henna |
Mohamed
el-Mougy |
Fayza Ahmed |
Lyrics by Jaleel Bendari. This song was featured in
the 1957 movie Tamra Henna.
(This is not the song that accompanied a dance scene. This is a different song that appeared later in the movie as a vocal piece.) |
| Ya Tayr |
Rahbani Brothers |
Fairouz |
1967. |
| Ya Tair al Warwar |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Fairouz |
1973. Sometimes this song title is called "Dakhlak Tayr al
Warwar". |
| Ya Teyra Teeri |
Folk |
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Has been recorded by Fairouz. |
| Ya Um el-Oyoun el-Soud |
Nazim Naim |
Nazem al-Ghazali |
1963. Lyrics by Jabouri Al-Najjar. Featured in the movie Ya Salam Ealahib. |
| Ya Wad |
Reda
Darwish |
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| Ya Wahishny Rod Allaya |
Farid
al-Atrache |
Moharram Fouad |
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| Ya Ward Ala Fol wa Yasmin |
Sayyed
Darwish |
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| Ya Zahratan Fi Khayali |
Farid
al-Atrache |
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| Ya Zalemni |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. |
| Yachti Smalatayn |
Baligh Hamdi |
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Lyrics by Hassan Abu Athman. |
| Yahliw |
Farid
al-Atrache |
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| Yalli Naweit Tishghilni |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Lyrics by Hussein El Sayed. |
| Yaho |
Riad Al-Hamshari |
Hakim |
2000. Lyrics by Antar Helal. |
| Yam El Assawer |
Rahbani
Brothers |
Nasri Shamseddine |
Musical style is debka. |
| Yama el-Qamar al-Bab |
Mohamed
el-Mougy |
Fayza Ahmed |
This song was featured in the 1957 movie Tamra Henna. It was used for one of
the dance scenes featuring Naima Akef. Lyrics by Morsi Gameel Aziz. |
| Yamm el-Abaya |
Abdel
Ghani el-Sheikh |
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| Yana Yana |
Baligh Hamdi |
Sabah |
1967. |
| Yasmin |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
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| Yasmina |
Gebali |
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| Yay |
Samir Sfeir |
Nancy Ajram |
2003. Lyrics by Nizar Francis. This song is also known as "Seher Oyouno". |
| Yearning |
Raul
Ferrando |
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| Yemken Ala Baly |
Baligh Hamdi |
Afaf Rady |
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| Yesslam Lana Loubnan |
Walid
Golmieh & Yunes El Ebn |
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| Yesslam Lana Loubnan |
Yunes
El Ebn & Walid Golmieh |
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| Yilbaqlik Shakk el-Almas |
Traditional |
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Has been recorded by Sabah Fakri and others. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Yislamlil Amar |
Emad
Sayyah |
Emad Sayyah |
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| Youm el-Safa |
Mohamed el-Qasabgi |
Leila Murad |
1935. This song was featured in the movie El Dahya. |
| Zalamna El Hob |
Baligh
Hamdi |
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1961. Lyrics
by Abdel Wahab Mohammed. |
| Zalamoh Talif |
Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1957. Lyrics by Hussein al-Sayed. Appeared in the movie Banat al-Youm. |
| Zarani el-Mahboub |
Traditional |
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Has been recorded by Sabah Fakri and others. Musical style is muwashah. |
| Zay el Asal |
Baligh Hamdi |
Sabah |
1972. Lyrics by Mohamed Hamza. |
| Zay el Hawa |
Baligh
Hamdi |
Abdel Halim Hafez |
1970. Lyrics by Mohamed Hamza. |
| Zeina |
Farid al-Atrache |
Shadia |
1957. Lyrics by Mohamed Fahmy Ibrahim. Appeared in the movie Enta Habibi. This song is different from the song titled "Zeina" that was composed by Mohamed Abdel Wahab. Two entirely different songs have the same name. |
| Zeina |
Mohamed
Abdel Wahab |
Horeya Hassan |
This song is different from the song titled "Zeina" that was composed by Farid al-Atrache. Two entirely different songs have the same name. |
| Zenouba |
Farid
al-Atrache |
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| Zidini Eshqan |
Kazem al-Saher |
Kazem al-Saher |
1996. Lyrics by Nizar Qabbani. |
| Zikrayat |
Riad
el-Sombati |
Oum Kalthoum |
1970. Lyrics by Ahmed Rami. |
| Zourouni Kol Sana |
Sayyed
Darwish |
Fairouz |
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