Ya Hala Bil Dayf - Levantine Arabic Song

[@faryafaraji]

Strings by Akram Berrada, qanun by the Hiimart group, vocals & arrangement by Farya Faraji. This is a folk song mainly found in Lebanon but also in Syria and Jordan. It was notably sung by singers Samira Tewkif and Layal Khaddaj. I modeled my pronunciation after Jordanian recordings of the song. The orchestration is a typical representation of Arabic Classical music as arranged in the Levant countries since the previous two centuries, with a Western string section of violins, cellos and contrabass played in a noticeably oriental manner using copious amounts of glissando and portamento on every note, instead of the Western reliance on vibrato as the standard way of playing all notes, traditional percussions, a qanun, as well as Lyrics in Arabic: ا هلا بالضيف ضيف الله ع حساب الروح اي والله ما بنرضى تروح من عنا ما بنرضى تروح لا والله يا هَلّا بِالضَيْف ضَيْف اللّٰه ع حِساب الرُوح أَي وَاللّٰه ما بنرضى تُرَوِّح لا وَاللّٰه مرت ايام ع الفرقة ما دق ابوابي دقة مرت ايام ع الفرقة ما دق ابوابي دقة اشكي شوقي والحرقة مثل عيونك ما القى اشكي شوقي والحرقة مثل عيونك ما القى ع الديرة الله جابك ردك من طول غيابك ع الديرة الله جابك ردك من طول غيابك وانا دخيله وانا دخيله مشتاقة العين مشتاقة وع خدودي دموع حراقة وعلى بعدك مالي طاقة يا محلى يوم نتلاقى وعلى بعدك مالي طاقة يا محلى يوم نتلاقى يا امير الكون غايتنا نشوفك تدوم فرحتنا يا امير الكون غايتنا نشوفك تدوم فرحتنا اسكن بربوع ديرتنا بي اهلنا وعزوتنا اسكن بربوع ديرتنا بي اهلنا وعزوتنا English translation: Welcome guest of god I feel you in my soul, in truth Welcome guest of god I feel you in my soul in truth We don't want you to leave We don't want you to leave, in truth Days passed since we broke I complained to flame about you Days passed since we broke I complained to flame about you I had a complaint You came and helped me God brought you to me God brought you from your whole nothingness God brought you to me God brought you from your whole nothingness I am servant of god I am servant of god I miss you so much Quench my heart, I miss you I miss you so much Quench my heart, I miss you We finally meet after separation My heart is relieved, We come together again God brought you to me God brought you from your whole nothingness God brought you to me God brought you from your whole nothingness I am servant of god I am servant of god God brought you to me God brought you from your whole nothingness God brought you to me God brought you from your whole nothingness I am servant of god I am servant of god Welcome guest of god I feel you in my soul in truth We don't want you to leave We don't want you to leave in truth We don't want you to leave in truth

[@mennyboy1528]

It's very impressive see you singing in Arabic language Farya

[@padawanguy360]

This is one of my favorite Levantine songs, and you absolutely nailed the style. Bravo 3alek! You did misspell Samira Tewfik's name tho haha

[@DerpDerp3001]

I am genuinely curious what Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade" would sound like rearranged for Arab Classical Music would sound like.

[@MagidAbbasi]

Great work Can you make more arabic music?

[@2Gloomy_]

I used your music as a walkout to my first MMA fight. Won via submission. God bless you brother

[@faryafaraji]

I'm honoured brother, congratulations on your win

[@phillydreamr]

@@2Gloomy_ Congrats! Which song did you use?

[@ambatubelo]

video pls

[@karol9205]

Link pls sir

[@s.n5634]

He used S. P. Q. R

[@AELIIFVLVII]

A sprinkle of duduk and a lil bit of double harmonic major and this would capture 100% the persian egyptian arabic allahu akbar shawarma oasis vibe... great to know that you're indeed a djinn and only appears when you're speaking, granting us the wish of great songs

[@malahamavet]

I'm still waiting for my temperate climate music lol

[@kaistinakemperdahl9667]

@@malahamavetthere’s been some, but it was short. I’m waiting for an entire epic symphony in that style.

[@AELIIFVLVII]

@@malahamavet If he releasing temperate climate music, I ought to ask for tropical climate music as well

[@glthemusicenjoyer6809]

@@malahamavet Im practically begging to see the 1 hour of Scottish/Catalonian/Swiss Alpine climate themed music, harpsicord and balalaika meditation

[@Li-Fu7]

Ever since he did his rendition of historical scottish william wallace music ive been dreaming of some more occidental bangers

[@samuelberteferreira]

Ahmed Ibn Fadlan is back. Yalla sing habib!

[@mennyboy1528]

He is not ahmed ibn fadlan, he is an Achaemenid

[@justinianthegreat1444]

​@@mennyboy1528he has many names.

[@ManfredTheFirst]

​@@justinianthegreat1444He's also Gilgamesh's forgotten brother

[@ImperishableRetroZenith_1507]

He’s also Son of a Greek Dish

[@BasedAlaric]

@@ManfredTheFirst Bilbamesh

[@ferdisishere]

Farya singing in Arabic GOES HARD 🔥🔥🔥

[@FirasAlkadmani]

As a Syrian I've been waiting for levantine music and you have delivered

[@CAPTORandCONQUEROR]

لك الله حيو، تحية من وسط دمشق.

[@cba2make1up]

How does this man sing in all these languages so fluently I'm actually in disbelief 😭😭 Absolutely beautiful song ❤

[@kesorangutan6170]

Yeah singing and talking are two different things. I know people with speech impediments who can sing pretty good. You can also check out Ed Motta. He was a brazillian musician who can barely speak english but that doesn't mean he couldn't sing blues.

[@zahifar3936]

The dedication of an artist when he, himself, sings in different languages and accents. Great!

[@raychat2816]

Indeed 😊

[@Silikone]

You know someone has done a good job when you have zero understanding of a language, but you can still tell an accent has been nailed.

[@Eugene-tm8fm]

Fr

[@User_deleted_the_original]

he didnt get the accent right, half pronounced words and some letter have been ignored, but i certainly love it!!

[@dftp]

How the hell would you know he got the accent right if you don't know the language?

[@yuzan3607]

Arabic is one of those languages where it's almost impossible for a non-native speaker to speak it without the locals instantly recognising that you're not a native speaker.

[@Esti-xg7tg]

​@@yuzan3607 I believe you, I have a Finnish friend who speaks fluent Arabic, began studying it already 35 years ago but he still does have his accent. That being said, Finnish is also one of the most difficult languages in the world, and locals can practically always tell if someone speaking it is a foreigner or born there. They may speak it perfectly concerning the grammar ( and I find that almost a miracle for adults learning the language! ) but some accent is left and the choice of words can be unusual although grammatically correct. I would love to learn Arabic myself, among many other languages, but truth be told, I don't have enough patience atm...Maybe in few years, when hopefully my circumstances are bit more stable. 🙂

[@yara_amanary]

bro farya singing Arabic, I am feeling things

[@anishahuemer1728]

Guest of God ... we don't want you to leave ... If ever the peoples of the former Levantine would speakt to eachother in this way!! My heart and my eyes light up when I see a new song! And within a few sseconds I click play and start to melt out of love for the music, the different languages and cultures! Greetings from Austria

[@msajeilat]

Jordanian 🇯🇴🇯🇴🇯🇴🇯🇴 amazing Faraya

[@alkha4711]

As a Syrian, this is amazing work. I’m excited to seeing you make more Levantine music ❤

[@zariaalhajmoustafa2573]

انت احلا ضيف اهلا سهل بيك هل صوت حلو

[@stegotyranno4206]

Yo farya why does this sound arab???

[@Eternal_light85]

im saudi but yet i can tell this song is shami (leviant) as hell. really good song

[@byzansimp]

Haters gonna keep hating on reddit but I'm just enjoying these bangars

[@martin.m4306]

when i was in folk high school i had a dormmate from Lebanon, and even if your pronounciation was jordinian this heavily reminded me of him.

[@bboy4588]

Ok. I got to say, I am a fan of your music and all you do, and as a Jordanian I think you did a wonderful job making one of my favorite songs. But I think it is very impressive that you can sing it with excellent pronunciation, I also noticed that you sing in many other languages. Weather you speak all these languages, or learned these songs without knowing the language that is very very impressive. Keep up the good work man!

[@iberius9937]

EXCELLENT!! YA ALLAH!! Awesome arrangement of one of my personal favorite musical styles! I do recall hearing this song by Samira Tewkif.

[@A79ep]

Farya, you are really creative in all languages and dialects, thank you for everything you offer, and you got to know the Iranian songs and loved them because of you, thank you ❤❤❤

[@glthemusicenjoyer6809]

Bro is now spontaneously appearing and disappearing from existence in Arabic

[@mojjss]

Amazing man, keep the great work, your fan from Gilan, Iran ♥️

[@eshanhamdan6874]

It's been while since you made Arabic music, you absolutely killed it whenever you made an Arabic piece, and this is the greatest example. WE NEED MORE MAN

[@ЛекцииИБ-щ1ф]

شكرا جزيلا، I just started learning Levantine dialect :D

[@januszbogumil]

another instant banger. I love Arabic beats

[@nininits6925]

Thanks Farya. I absolutely love Samira Tawfik songs, (more than Feirouz actually, even though it's different). I wish Arabic was my mother tongue to really feel the poetry.

[@MohitKumar-py3dz]

Farya is the real mr. World wide

[@Eugene-tm8fm]

Farya why does this Arabic music sound Greek????? (Jokes aside this is really good like DAMN, you need to sing in Arabic more often)

[@yara_amanary]

@@Eugene-tm8fm should be asking where the duduk is

[@Eugene-tm8fm]

⁠@@yara_amanary True, it’s common knowledge that Khalid ibn Al Wahid blasted duduks into battle at Yarmouk, thus cementing them as a key instrument in Levantine music. Smh can’t believe Farya forgot this well known historical fact

[@DM5550Z]

Day 17 of asking Farya for a song about the Sassanin-Aksumite war with Persian and Ethiopian war music for their war in Yemen. Excellent arabic intro by the way, you capture the aesthetic perfectly!

[@kaykysoares9152]

@@DM5550Z I must be on day 365 of requesting a song in Portuguese, with a naval theme or whatever.

[@malahamavet]

you should appreciate the songs he uploads and make comments about them. I would feel bad if I made a song and someone only commented to request another thing, as if this song doesn't matter. The man reads the comments so I'm sure he red you. Just don't behave like a bot saying the same thing in all songs, just enjoy what he does and tell him if you liked it or whatever. we all have requests that we'd like him to sing, that doesn't mean we should ignore all of his songs untill he plays what we want, i Would feel bad if I had comments like this in all my videos...

[@kaykysoares9152]

@@malahamavet I do both. I always comment that I enjoyed the music, the instrumental, the language, in the end, I amend it with a request... I appreciate his work. Do you think I would have signed up more than two years if I didn't like it? It's cool to see how he makes content from so many different cultures and stories, and he clearly says that this is the goal of his channel, but I haven't seen anything about my culture and history yet. Wow, seriously, who wouldn't want to have their culture and history represented by Farya Faraji? I see him fulfilling requests from so many subscribers, that's why I keep trying... Maybe one day he will still listen me and I would stop immediately, not keep asking for more and more like an idiot

[@ShahanshahShahin]

​@@kaykysoares9152 Your request has been fulfilled 😅

[@kaykysoares9152]

@@ShahanshahShahin Blessed Farya Faraji 😭😭👏🏽

[@gorgosaurusful]

Uff, siento el poder del dabke correr por mis venas. (no se si sea para dabke, pero se me antojó bailarlo). Creo que es la segunda canción árabe Levantina que interpretas. ¡Fabuloso! ¡Saludos!.

[@Andre-nh5ob]

As a Syrian this is amazing man keep it up

[@Mad_Rex161]

اول مره اسمع فريا يغني بالعربي 😂 ولكن النطق ممتاز جدا وعسى نسمع منه اغاني عربية اكثر فالمستقبل. أحسنت يا فريا!

[@malahamavet]

he has at least 2 more songs in Arabic, i hope I'm not mistaking the language. Check his playlists out

[@Mossaab-kg3cj5hc5s]

ما شاء الله عليه ، من الغريب انه انتقل من العربية الفصحة إلى اللهجة الشامية مباشرة 😂

[@Mad_Rex161]

@malahamavet yeah I got recommended another one of his arabic songs, "Jadaka Al Gaithu" it's also pretty good

[@Apogee012]

This is what i was waiting for, for farya to make a song him himself speaking in arabic :)

[@spikeyee972]

LET'S GOOOOOOOO FROM LEBANON AND PALESTINE LET'S GOOOOOOOO

[@VoidSpider69]

I come back from 2 days of camping with my Levantine music playlist and then come home to this upload lmao 10/10, I love this music

[@Unfortunatelebanese]

Care to share the playlist?

[@JesseSaoud-mr8ic]

Love from morocco 🇲🇦

[@Khandamx]

Woah I didn't expect he'll sing this song

[@lovebaltazar4610]

Little did we know that Ibn Fadlan was also a great singer!

[@farshaddehqani3502]

Bruhhh I realy can't .. youre soo good at this unbelievable gratz 🎉

[@faryafaraji]

Sepas dadash

[@sofiakontomisios3694]

i’ve been waiting for an arabic song from Farya I’m so happy

[@mravalik]

My 3rabi is horrible but Something about it being sung is powerful, respect man!

[@200555280]

Any thing from you is wonderful. O was surprised that you sing it by yourself. Your pronunciation in more spoken Arabic is better than classical Arabic.

[@Samsaptaka]

That was beautiful.

[@lucieb.7991]

Your music is always awe inspiring!!!

[@klaus6091]

1:37 me in the comment section as soon as farya faraji uploads a new song

[@Cute-boy169]

(ya hala be Farya dif allah ahsab el roh eh walla )💖💖your arabic is getting better and better everytime

[@zooq1139]

this is what a real bard looks like

[@GuardianMehmed]

vallahi you are so good at singing in different languages

[@iberius9937]

Perfect body language to add the icing on the cake to your awesome interpretation of this song. I think this has become my favorite version of this song.

[@amirmohammadrezaei8074]

Understanding:0% Enjoying:100%

[@mostafaahmednasr621]

Great job man !! From an Egyptian

[@Nietzsche_Mustache]

It's 04:42 a.m. and I'm listening to this song ❤(Thanks Farya Faraji, Teşekkürler Farya Faraji ❤️)

[@iberius9937]

Your vocals are definitely reminiscent of Samira Tewkif in a male context!

[@Vikingyes]

Your Arabic music is amazing man, and your accent is also great would love to see more songs in the language, also based on the accent the fairouz song yaffa might come easy to you! :D

[@luthfilofianda3999]

Your Arabic pronounciation is sick!!

[@Makaneek5060]

This man is amazing at pronouncing any language, he should do more from China and India just for the challenge.

[@luthfilofianda3999]

@@Makaneek5060 Farya did post several songs in Indian languages like Sanskrit, Tamil, and Hindustani. Chinese is like literally the hardest language to pronounce fr. After all, he never disappoints us.

[@stegotyranno4206]

@@luthfilofianda3999 east asia/china is the final frontier for farya

[@luthfilofianda3999]

@@stegotyranno4206 I would be happy if Farya also covers Southeast Asian theme. With that, the whole Asian family will be completely covered by him. East and Southeast Asian folk music are the heaven for pentatonic scale tho.

[@YataTheFifteenth]

hearing Farya sing something in Tagalog would be very interesting lol

[@theshadowsagas3617]

How this man somehow finds a way to effortlessly slip into every language known to science needs to be studied

[@sofiakontomisios3694]

we also want some Palestinian folk songs!!🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@ninez0293]

damn your arabic is alot better nice work

[@پروفسورشرک]

Bro is fluent in all languages of the world

[@vincentiusrex]

Arabic music is so cool, that alone makes me want to learn the language. To an outsider you made this sound totally authentic!

[@AELIIFVLVII]

Commenting here to remind myself and others that one day Farya is releasing a French-Hungarian temperate climate music video

[@chickenman-kf5qs]

GODDAMN IT VINNY! GOSH DARN IT!!

[@kogrio4290]

Your pronunciation is pretty good! Love your version ❤️

[@JanKuczynski5]

How do you sing in so many languages? So talented...

[@Thanagor525]

Your got yourself a new subscriber ❤

[@MMSK-m20]

بسیار زیبا

[@kaykysoares9152]

Good surprise. I'm not a big fan of sung Arabic music, even though I love the instrumental, but you made me start to appreciate it.

[@cheesecake7384]

listen to fairuz or kadim al sahir. i am not sure what your preferences are, so i cannot be more specific; fairuz is classical and often sings in lebanese dialect, kadim is more modern and sings in fusha - the literary arabic.

[@kaykysoares9152]

@@cheesecake7384 Thanks for the recommendations, I'll listen!

[@cheesecake7384]

@@kaykysoares9152 I hope you enjoy the music! 🙂

[@CarKing_6]

Amazing stuff, reminds me of what my parents would play at parties back in Jordan lol

[@FatimahMustafa831]

Your pronunciation is amazing 🥲💕

[@amrakamel]

I really wonder how many languages do you know fr like you pronounce most of the languages in a native way which is so amazing tbh.

[@DigxorMaks]

Love you Farya from Jordan❤

[@bananbanan6520]

You should try making a Hungarian one bro!

[@FoxRiverBridge]

I want to learn Arabic so I can sing songs like this

[@Moon-hg7iu]

Adoro suas músicas, beijos do Brasil 🇧🇷🤙

[@mustafafownz4482]

Beautiful song ❤

[@zoroaster5353]

My mom says your arabic pronunciation is great

[@thezaher]

Hotel of California ❌ Ya Hala Bil Dayf ✅

[@michelalkhourey4639]

ياهلا بالضيف

[@sallyabukharma6416]

The man the myth ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@michaelagaron1941]

I love you Bro. Ahsant bar shuma!

[@rafaelbastos8713]

From a Greek Vase to Merging with a Wall.

[@Lisky_knightk]

Can you cover "three ravens", its a English song and i think your voice would fit it

[@masterdon3821]

A true hairy Mediterranean chest :)

[@nazarnovitsky9868]

Thanks for the new video !!! 😊

[@sethreid962]

great hair. even better song.

[@h0rn3d_h1st0r1an]

My brain misread this as “Happy Birthday”

[@BoliceOccifer]

This stuff is awesome

[@pomegranate8593]

love from new zeeland

[@toqa6735]

صدمتني im shocked and honoured 🇮🇶🤍

[@ShinRyuTensei]

That was amazing! Lots of love!

[@GannicusMisteriosdeHonduras]

Wow 🎉🎉 how about a song in sumerian?

[@03Sys]

Coming here before anyone comes to this video because of Vinesauce. Egyptian Muslim here BTW.

[@Naser5858-l2d]

same im emirati

[@waitingforwonderland6036]

YESSSSS FINALLY THANK YOU SO MUCH AHHHHHH

[@malahamavet]

very catchy!!! i can hear you givin the 100% of your voice.

[@MagidAbbasi]

@Frayafaraji. This is amazing. Can you produce more arabic songs?

[@Ebru_33]

Finally eastern music! Can you also sing the Kurdish folk song "Romanî-Koma Asmîn"? The song tells about the love of a peddler Gypsy boy

[@DigxorMaks]

Kurdish, another Arabic dialect! I would like to listen to Arabic songs from Farya often❤

[@antoniobruno12]

Hoy canê/Maruf is best Kurdish song i think

[@Kamekasee]

​@@antoniobruno12Folk songs are really fascinating to me. Where can I find the lyrics of the song you wrote? or can you write the lyrics

[@antoniobruno12]

@@Kamekasee You can send your e-mail address

[@Kamekasee]

@@antoniobruno12 Is it possible to write here?

[@rafaela00002]

damn this is so good

[@robbygomez9966]

Awesome as always! I really like your Arabic music.

[@justinianthegreat1444]

Where is the duduk?