Nubian song from the south of Egypt in 5/8 time, featuring lead male vocal, repetitive and hypnotic oud patterns, and Sudanese bongos, daf (frame drum), nagara (drum), tabla and handclaps. Male choir echoes the lead vocalist mourning a lost love. 80 bpm (Gbmin)
Arranged and produced by Sayed Aziz. Sound engineer: Bassem Sobhy. Recorded at The Music Hub, Cairo, Egypt. Mixed by Peter Fuchs at INTERSOUND Studios, Munich, Germany.
Performed by Alaa Abou Serii (dofouf & choir vocals), Abd El Rahman Balala (solo main vocalist), Abdelazeem Azema (dof, req and tabla), Adel Mikha (main solo & choir vocals, handclaps), Ahmad El Ashry (tambour, choir vocals), Amin Shahin (arghoul, kawala), Amir Ezzat (daf, req, triangle), Bekhit Taki Saiid (choir), Bishoy Zakareya (choir), Emam Abou Samra (dofouf & choir vocals), John Samy (nay), Karam El Bengawy (main solo vocals), Kerolos Samy (violin), Michael Onsy (oud), Mohamad Daoud (choir vocals, oud, handclaps), Mohamad Shaker (rababa), Mohsen El Shimy (rababa), Mohsen El Ashry (semsemeya, spoons, handclaps, choir vocals), Nagah Abd El Hamid (mizmar), Hazem Abou Serii (dofouf & choir vocals), Mohamad Abou Zeid (dofouf & choir vocals), Om Sameh (main solo vocals), Ossama El Ashry (tabla, Dholla, choir vocals), Ragy Kamal (kanoun), Reda (dofouf & choir vocals), Rozza (choir vocals, dof, nogara, Sudanese bongos, handclaps), Ragy Kamal (kanoun), Saiid El Sharkawy (tabla), Sara El Rawy (main solo vocals), Sheikh Ehab Younis (solo main & choir vocals), Wael El Sayed (accordion), Walid Abdou (choir vocals & dof).
Mastered by Daniel Goodridge.
Artwork by Aikaterini Pingiou.
If you travel, come and say goodbye
Dry my tears, the one who left me will go and come again, why don't you stop?
Adela I travel Adela
Wait, O boat, why are you in a hurry?
What did my love do to take him and run away?
O captain of the boat, don't take him, wait a while, and take me with him
You traveled and took the world with you and left me
You left me Hell, and you took Paradise with you and walked away
If it weren't for living, what would have separated us?
I turned around and didn't find you next to me
Without you, the world has no taste
Send me a letter and don't be late
With this letter, I will always remember you