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Natacha Atlas — Amulet
Album: Halim
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5.5

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Total ratings: 1108









Released: 1997
Length: 4:54
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... yal ow amar bwogodak
Wensy dalam ely bahdodak
....
Wo tehrm alby min defe' noorak

Dana roohy 'aysha min gheer roohak
Wo hayaty dayba bwogodak
Wo hayaty dayba bwogodak

Refrain:
El haya gamila fi 'aineek, ana bahlam beek
Dayman dayman ahwak wo dayman ahwak
Inta 'aref leeh.
El haya gamila fi 'aineek, ana bahlam beek
Dayman dayman ahwak wo dayman ahwak
Inta 'aref leeh.

(Sawt el atlas:)
Habib el alb ya habib el 'ain
Yoqoly yoqoly ana bashofak feen
Habib el alb ya habib el 'ain
Uly uly ana bashofak feen

Habib el alb ya habib el 'ain
Uly uly ana bashofak feen
Ana alby eshta'alak
Ana 'aly ulak:
"Inta el dunya, winta el hub.
Da mafish gherak sakin alby
Da mafish gherak sakin alby"

(refrain)

El haya gamila... fi 'aineek ana bahlam beek
Dayman dayman ahwak
Dayman dayman ahwak wo dayman
Ahwak inta 'aref leeh.

(Sawt el atlas:)
El haya gamila fi 'aineek ana
Fi 'aineek ana bahlam beek
El haya gamila fi 'aineek ana
Fi 'aineek ana bahlam beek
Sahran el leela fi roohak ya
Fi roohak ya fi totee
Sahran el leela fi roohak ya
Fi roohak ya fi totee
El haya gamila fi 'aineek ana
Fi 'aineek ana bahlam beek
El haya gamila fi 'aineek ana
Fi 'aineek ana bahlam beek
Sahran el leela fi roohak ya
Fi roohak ya fi totee
Sahran el leela fi roohak ya
Fi roohak ya fi totee

(Refrain)

El haya gamila... fi 'aineek.. ana bahlam beek..
Dayman dayman ahwaak... dayman ahwak, inta 'aref leeh

Haa leyly ya aah...
Yaaa leyly... haaaa.... Haaayaaa... yaaa....
Comments (61)add comment
 Clarentine wrote:

Just remember that the voice (and its languages) is an instrument, whether you understand how to play it or not.  


I Agree comlpetely!
Posted 3 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Just remember that the voice (and its languages) is an instrument, whether you understand how to play it or not.  
Posted 1 year ago by Clarentine    [ Reply ]
 isparos9 wrote:
I think Bill should play the songs that receive low scores much more often, so that, all these RP listeners who cannot enjoy the diversity of the station, get used to the variety offered by the station and stop rating anything that sounds "different" with votes between 1-5


Is there any bigger chance getting to know this wonderful kind of variety of music without buying all the records? I'm not sure, but I don't know any.
Thank you very much to all teammembers for giving me the oppertunity!
Posted 1 year ago by Pitjes    [ Reply ]
I think Bill should play the songs that receive low scores much more often, so that, all these RP listeners who cannot enjoy the diversity of the station, get used to the variety offered by the station and stop rating anything that sounds "different" with votes between 1-5
Posted 1 year ago by isparos9    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:

Love it! Sends me back to a bar in Dubai with Lebanese belly-dancers, near where I scored a kilo of the best frankincense...


Was it red or gold frankincense?
Posted 1 year ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
EXCELLENT!!  I had never heard of her, prior to RP. Now, I have 2 of her tunes on "My Favorites" list.  Thanx RP!  
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Love it! Sends me back to a bar in Dubai with Lebanese belly-dancers, near where I scored a kilo of the best frankincense...
Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 binggeli wrote:


Where is this from? Just curious. Looks groovy.


I'm pretty sure it's a clip from Soul Train, sometime in the early 1980's from the looks of the shoes.
Posted 2 years ago by jtherieau    [ Reply ]
 Signwrtr61 wrote:
Despite your misguided guess(?), there is, and always has been, only ONE God.

Yes, but which ONE...?-)

Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.

Posted 2 years ago by tonyinnj    [ Reply ]
 changodelaplaya wrote:

I gave it a 10, because... well... Atlas was a god, right?
Despite your misguided guess(?), there is, and always has been, only ONE God.

Posted 3 years ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
I love Arabic music, but I would only give this one a 6-7. 
Posted 3 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
 binggeli wrote:


Where is this from? Just curious. Looks groovy.



How could anyone downvote this gif? it's great !
Posted 3 years ago by bluefrog    [ Reply ]
What language is this? I hear crossover from Indian Tradition to Spangualalish
Posted 3 years ago by Matt_Maurer    [ Reply ]
 changodelaplaya wrote:

I gave it a 10, because... well... Atlas was a god, right?
 

Especially Nacho Atlas
Posted 3 years ago by kazoo    [ Reply ]
 jtherieau wrote:
 

Where is this from? Just curious. Looks groovy.
Posted 3 years ago by binggeli    [ Reply ]
Liked it a lot until I tried to dance to it, now I need a chiropractor, stat.
Posted 4 years ago by ednazarko    [ Reply ]
ENORME !!! always love Natacha Atlas la rose belge 
Posted 4 years ago by noe.architecte169    [ Reply ]
I like this but...is this an Arabic version of "That's Not My Name"? 

Posted 4 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by jtherieau    [ Reply ]
 master_betty wrote:
This must be the most controversial song I've ever seen on RP. Half of people voted either 1 or 7!
 
Voting 7 just to offset the haters...
Posted 4 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by JIan    [ Reply ]
 master_betty wrote:
This must be the most controversial song I've ever seen on RP. Half of people voted either 1 or 7!
 
I gave it a 10, because... well... Atlas was a god, right?
Posted 5 years ago by changodelaplaya    [ Reply ]
 plundis wrote:
this song is pretty good... most music that is proximate to middle east and indian flavors can be way whiney on the vocal and cause white people's ears to point... This is a nice smooth track... I wouldn't mind hearing more from this album and similar world artists....
 
wtf does the color of someone's skin have to do with it?
Posted 5 years ago by SuperWeh    [ Reply ]
HA !  haters gonna hate and lovers gonna love....
if you only grew up with English lyrics and tunes/tones, that kind of music can be hard to like. Natasha is from Egyptian decent (her Arabic is not that good though) and lived in Belgium, and before going on her own was the singer of Transglobal Underground, a group that would certainly make haters hate even more... They mixed Middle Eastern music with Idian/Paki vibes and a bunch of electronics.
 
Personally I could do with a lot less Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, and Neil Young, but I don't go ranting in the comments, I just click the magic "PSD" button, et voilà !  Keep it up Bill & Rebecca !
Posted 5 years ago by fredtampa5    [ Reply ]
This must be the most controversial song I've ever seen on RP. Half of people voted either 1 or 7!
Posted 5 years ago by master_betty    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
There is some wonderful Arab/Egyptian vocal music out there. Shadia, Umm Kulthum and many others. This is not anywhere near that level. 
 
I agree with you even though you have listed to say, Arabic Folk Musicians, I would suggest to check Lebanese alternative/rock/pop scene,  bands like Mashrou' Leila, or Who killed Bruce Lee, or Postcard, or The Wanton Bishops, or Scrambled Eggs, 
or Ovid... Soap Kills have that melancholic/electronic feel...
 
Posted 5 years ago by Azrica    [ Reply ]
I love it. Got to love how people hate it!
Posted 5 years ago by kevrey    [ Reply ]
There is some wonderful Arab/Egyptian vocal music out there. Shadia, Umm Kulthum and many others. This is not anywhere near that level. 
Posted 5 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by Broken_Ear    [ Reply ]
Now I know why it does not get played all that much,IT SUCKS
Posted 5 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
bluedot wrote:
Why does this sound so...CHEESY? I know it's spoze to be cool in its ethnicity and all, but I think it just might be a bad example.
You know it's very interesting that you say that because that's how the song strikes me as well—cheesy. Don't get me wrong, I like this type of music but upon hearing this tune (I think it's the back and forth male/female vocals) I can't help but see those horrible Turkish music videos in my head with the incredibly stereotyped models of a male/female relationship. Maybe it's just the anthropologist in me.
Posted 20 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
Excellent!
Posted 20 years ago by jblue    [ Reply ]
Great that you have discovered Natacha Atlas! More of that! May I also recommend Warda?
Posted 20 years ago by slun    [ Reply ]
this song is pretty good... most music that is proximate to middle east and indian flavors can be way whiney on the vocal and cause white people's ears to point... This is a nice smooth track... I wouldn't mind hearing more from this album and similar world artists....
Posted 20 years ago by plundis    [ Reply ]
I'm too lazy to do the research right now, but isn't this Turkish? Someone made the comment about giving it better marks were it in English. <-X Well, one of my favourite turkish tunes (I'm subjected to way too many, turkish pop being the equivalent of hip-hop where I live....) was bastardized by some pre-pubescent brit-pop girl. "Simarik" by Tarkan. Can we maybe get THAT on RP? Now that's some turkish rock that doesn't suck!
Posted 20 years ago by grahamophone    [ Reply ]
FYI, Natacha Atlas is half Sephardic Jew (African/Asian Jew, not European), half English. She grew up in Morocco and France, I believe. She sings in Hebrew, Arabic, French, Spanish, and English. She is also one of the singers for English band Transglobal Underground. I don't know if this song is in Hebrew or Arabic, but definitely one of the two. Though this particular song is more traditional than some of her music, fans of fusion/world beat will really like her stuff I think.
Posted 20 years ago by faramir    [ Reply ]
People either dig this kind of music or not. If your state line is the furtherst you've been to, you will likely not dig it. It's ok.
Posted 21 years ago by yossarian    [ Reply ]
Why does this sound so...CHEESY? I know it's spoze to be cool in its ethnicity and all, but I think it just might be a bad example.
Posted 21 years ago by bluedot    [ Reply ]
Interesting how some people can't tell the difference between indian and arabic music, which are quite different from each other.
Posted 21 years ago by CaptTofu    [ Reply ]
iggy33 wrote:
Either ease up on the oatmeal or check your American passport at the door...In a nut shell, open up !!
Agreed--are all you grumpy people old, white, male...and probably Republican, to boot?
Posted 21 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
Posted 21 years ago by Pipes    [ Reply ]
Rick_M wrote:
I might just be getting old, but this is crap.
Either ease up on the oatmeal or check your American passport at the door...In a nut shell, open up !!
Posted 21 years ago by iggy33    [ Reply ]
Rick_M wrote:
I might just be getting old, but this is crap.
Yea, you are.
Posted 21 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
Some of Natasha Atlas songs are written by the old (54) laser french man Jean-Michel Jarre! 13 days ago I attended Jean-Michel Jarres\' outdoor consert in Denmark - awsome!
Posted 22 years ago by DrDIP    [ Reply ]
nauseating.
Posted 22 years ago by red    [ Reply ]
I actually REALLY like this. It gets me dancing and moving and makes me feel happy. I bet though if this song was in English it would get better marks.
Posted 22 years ago by ThesHunter    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by stinky: This is horrible. Plain & simple.
Yup!
Posted 22 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
Have I really been away SOOO long? .....RadioParadise sponsored by Patak???
Posted 22 years ago by Cagey    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by stinky: This is horrible. Plain & simple.
I'm with you on this one
Posted 22 years ago by Ragnarr    [ Reply ]
not too bad. you should check out some Talvin Singh for even better asian-flavored electronica.
Posted 22 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
You could make the world a better place by throwing this Amulet into the center of middle earth.
Posted 22 years ago by kephra    [ Reply ]
This is horrible. Plain & simple.
Posted 22 years ago by stinky    [ Reply ]
Very cool -- had me hooked within seconds and kept my attention all the way through.
Posted 22 years ago by tawanda    [ Reply ]