One of the best ways to learn a language is by studying the media that native speakers themselves listen to and read, and popular songs can also reveal much about the culture and traditions of an area where the language is spoken. Following on the success of his Kilma Hilwa: Egyptian Arabic through Popular Songs (AUC Press, 2015), Cairo-based Arabic teacher Bahaa Ed-Din Ossama now brings together twenty songs in Modern Standard Arabic performed by popular singers of the Arab world from Abd al-Halim Hafez to Fairouz and builds a variety of language lessons around them, with notes on vocabulary, grammar, and usage, and communicative exercises in listening, writing, and speaking. The songs are graded from easiest to most difficult, and each lesson includes a link to a performance of the song on YouTube, the lyrics of the song, and notes on the songwriter, the composer, and the singer. Students using this unique book will not only improve their Arabic skills but will also gain an insight into the cultural landscape of the Arab world. The book can be used in the classroom or for self-study.
Includes songs by: Abd al-Halim Hafez, Fairouz, Fuad Abd al-Magid, Karem Mahmoud, Kazem al-Saher, Muhammad Abd al-Wahab, Nagat al-Saghira, Rima Khashish, and Umm Kulthum.
By:
Bahaa Ed-Din Ossama
Imprint: American Univ in Cairo
Dimensions:
Height: 230mm,
Width: 150mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 444g
ISBN: 9789774167959
ISBN 10: 9774167953
Pages: 180
Publication Date: 30 January 2017
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction List of Songs, ranked according to difficulty List of Songs, in chronological order 1. Lasto Adri (1944) I Do Not Know Sung by Mohamed Abdelwahab 2. Sawt al-Watan (1952) Homeland’s Voice Sung by Om Kalthoum 3. Al-Nahr al-Khalid (1954) The Eternal River Sung by Mohamed Abdelwahab 4. La Talomni (1955) Do Not Blame Me Sung by Abdel Halim Hafez 5. Sawfa Ahya (1955) I Shall Live Sung by Fayruz 6. Zeriyab (1957) Zeriyab Sung by Fayruz 7. Madha Aqula Lahu? (1964) What Would I Say to Him? Sung by Najah al-Sagheera 8. Araka ‘Aseyya al-Dam‘i (1964) Your Tears Seem Defiant Sung by Om Kalthoum 9. A‘tini al-Nayy wa Ghanni Give Me the Ney and Sing Sung by Fayruz 10. La Tas’aluni Ma Ismuhu Habibi Do Not Ask about my Lover’s Name Sung by Fayruz 11. Zahrat al-Mada’in (1967) The Flower of Cities Sung by Fayruz 12. Hadith al-Rawh (1967) Spiritual Words Sung by Om Kalthoum 13. Aqbala al-Layl (1969) The Night Has Come Sung by Om Kalthoum 14. Aghadan Alqak (1971) Will I See You Tomorrow Sung by Om Kalthoum 15. Ya Gharib al-Dar (1977) The Wanderer Sung by Fuad Abdel Meguid 16. As’aluka al-Raheel (1991) I am Askinng You to Leave Sung by Najah al-Sagheera 17. Madrasat al-Hubb (1997) The School of Love Sung by Kazim al-Sahir 18. Lah Teyyah The Careless Drifter Sung by Reema Khashish 19. Harram al-Nawm (2009) Sleep Deprived Sung by Reema Khashish 20. Wallahi Ma Tala‘at al-Shams (2012) No Sun has Risen Sung by a choir English Translations of the Songs Biographies Verbs and their variations Links to the Songs Bibliography
Bahaa Ed-Din Ossama teaches Arabic to foreign learners in Cairo. He has a BA degree in Greek and Latin from Cairo University, and has translated works by Ovid from the Latin to Arabic. He is the author of Kilma Hilwa: Egyptian Arabic through Popular Songs (AUC Press, 2015).
