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الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا
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This page contains a translation into English of the lyrics to the Egyptian song "El Hawa Hawaya", which was popularized by Abdel Halim Hafez.
In the movie Abi Foq al-Shagara, this song appears in a beach party scene. Hafez' character sings it as his friends do a dance sequence in a style reminiscent of Reda Troupe. The choreographer for this piece was Hamada Hossam, one of the original members of Reda Troupe. Song lyrics are provided for educational purposes. If you like the song, please purchase either the album or a download from an authorized source. About Abdel Halim HafezAbdel Halim Hafez was born in 1929 in a village north of Cairo. He was orphaned at a young age. His mother died a few days after giving birth to him, and his father died five years later. After a few years of living in an orphanage, he went to live with his aunt and uncle in Cairo. At age 14, he joined the Arabic Music Institute in Cairo. His big break came in 1953 when he was recruited to do a live radio performance to substitute for another artist who was unable to do it. This performance was heard by Hafez Abdel Wahab, the supervisor of musical programming for Egyptian national radio, and he opened doors for the young artist. Abdel Halim Hafez was known as both a singer and a movie star. His music, in particular, appealed to young women because of its romantic character. At the peak of his popularity in the 1960's, he was famous both as a singer and as a movie star. He was known as the "Dark Nightingale." |
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Lyrics
Numbers in parentheses refer to footnotes that appear at the bottom of the translation.
Arabic Lyrics |
English Translation |
| الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | I would have liked |
| أبنيلك قصر عالي | to build you a tall castle |
| وأخطف نجم الليالي | and snatch up the night stars |
| وأشغلك عقد غالي | to make you a necklace. |
| يضوي أحلى الصبايا | So to light up the most beautiful of all the girls. |
| أنا الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | The love is my love. |
| الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | I would have liked |
| أبنيلك قصر عالي | to build you a tall castle |
| وأخطف نجم الليالي | And snatch up the night stars |
| وأشغلك عقد غالي | to make you a necklace |
| يضوي أحلى الصبايا | So to light up the most beautiful of all the girls |
| أنا الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | The love is my love. |
| الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | I would have liked |
| أبنيلك قصر عالي | to build you a tall castle |
| وأخطف نجم الليالي | and snatch up the night stars |
| وأشغلك عقد غالي | to make you a necklace. |
| يضوي أحلى الصبايا | So to light up the most beautiful of all the girls |
| أنا الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | The love is my love. |
| الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | I would have liked |
| يبقى القمر قاربنا | for the moon to be our canoe |
| والليل بحر مهاودنا | and for the night to be a sea that obeys us, |
| والنسمة اللي تاخدنا | and for the breeze that carried us off |
| ترجع شايلة الحكاية | to come back carrying our story. |
| الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | I would have liked |
| يبقى القمر قاربنا | for the moon to be our canoe |
| والليل بحر مهاودنا | And for the night to be a sea that obeys us |
| والنسمة اللي تاخدنا | And for the breeze that carried us off |
| ترجع شايلة الحكاية | to come back carrying our story. |
| أنا الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | The love is my love. |
| الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | The love is my love. |
| الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | I would have liked |
| ندخل كتب الحكاوي | for us to enter the books of fairy tales |
| وأروي سنينك غناوي | And to fill your years with songs |
| الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | I would have liked |
| ندخل كتب الحكاوي | for us to enter the books of fairy tales |
| وأروي سنينك غناوي | And to fill your years with songs |
| وأعمل طبيب مداوي | While I play a doctor |
| وأشيل حبي دوايا | carrying my love, my healing potion |
| الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | The love is my love. |
| الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | I would have liked |
| أبنيلك قصر عالي | to build you a tall castle |
| وأخطف نجم الليالي | and snatch up the night stars |
| وأشغلك عقد غالي | to make you a necklace. |
| يضوي أحلى الصبايا | So to light up the most beautiful of all the girls |
| أنا الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | The love is my love. |
| الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | I would have liked |
| أرسم صورتك في يدي | to draw your image in my hand |
| ع النسمة اللي تعدي | On the passing breeze |
| ع الفجر أبو ضحكة وردي | On the rosy smile of the dawn |
| ع العمر اللي ورايا | On the years of my life that have passed |
| الهوى هوايا . الهوى هوايا | The love is my love. |
| الهوى هوايا . أنا الهوى هوايا | The love is my love. |
| لو الأيام بعدوني | If the coming days separate me from you, |
| يصاحبك نور عيوني | the light of my eyes will accompany you always. |
| لو الأيام بعدوني | If the coming days separate me from you, |
| يصاحبك نور عيوني | the light of my eyes will accompany you always. |
| ولو نامت جفوني | And even if my eyelids were to get heavy, |
| يصحى في ليلك غنايا | My singing will awaken you in the night |
| الهوى هوايا . أنا الهوى هوايا | The love is my love. |
| الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | I would have liked |
| أبنيلك قصر عالي | to build you a tall castle |
| وأخطف نجم الليالي | and snatch up the night stars |
| وأشغلك عقد غالي | to make you a necklace. |
| يضوي أحلى الصبايا | So to light up the most beautiful of all the girls |
| أنا الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | The love is my love. |
| أنا الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | I would have liked |
| في عينيكِ يا حبيبتي تتوه مني سفينتي | to lose my ship in your eyes my darling |
| وكفاية إنك انتي | It would have been enough |
| اللي فضلتي معايا | that you had stayed with me |
| الهوى هوايا . الهوى هوايا | The love is my love, the love is my love. |
| الهوى هوايا . أنا الهوى هوايا | I would have liked that, I would have liked that |
| لكن وأنا كلي حيرة | But I'm completely confused |
| مش بأملك يا أميرة | I don't have money, my princess |
| لكن وأنا كلي حيرة | But I'm completely confused |
| مش بأملك يا أميرة | I don't have money, my princess |
| من أحلامي الكتيرة يا عيني | From my many dreams, my eyes |
| غير ضحكي وبكايا | Except my tears and weeping |
| أنا الهوى هوايا . هوايا | I would have liked |
| الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | I would have liked |
| أبنيلك قصر عالي | to build you a tall castle |
| وأخطف نجم الليالي | And snatch up the night stars |
| وأشغلك عقد غالي | to make you a necklace |
| يضوي أحلى الصبايا | So to light up the most beautiful of all the girls |
| أنا الـــــهـــــــوى هـــــوايـــــا | The love is my love. |
Translations of
Abdel Halim Hafez's Songs On This Site
Translations on this web site for songs performed by Abdel Halim Hafez include:
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