Arabic vocabulary: Music & dance – 34 words with pictures, audio & printable flashcards

من أغنية لسه ماطلعتش أصلا!!

From a song that hasn't even come out yet!!

كَانَ سَامِي يُحِبُّ الْعُودَ كَثِيرًا، وَيَكْتُبُ أَلْحَانًا جَمِيلَةً كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ.

Sami used to love the oud very much, and he writes (would write) beautiful melodies every night.

كَانَ سَامِي يُحِبُّ الْعُودَ كَثِيرًا، وَيَكْتُبُ أَلْحَانًا جَمِيلَةً كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ.

Sami used to love the oud very much, and he writes (would write) beautiful melodies every night.

مدرب فرنسي شافني اليوم في التمرين

A French coach saw me today at practice

جَلَسَ كَرِيمٌ فِي غُرْفَةِ اَلْمُوسِيقَى فِي مَبْنَى اَلْإِذَاعَةِ، وَوَضَعَ قَانُونَهُ أَمَامَهُ.

Karim sat in the music room in the radio station building. And he put his qanun in front of him.

إِذَا نَجَحَ، فَسَيَعْمَلُ كَرِيمٌ مَعَ فِرْقَةِ اَلْإِذَاعَةِ كُلَّ أُسْبُوعٍ.

If he succeeded, Karim would work with the radio band every week.

جَاءَ نَاجِيٌ، وَهُوَ قَائِدُ اَلْفِرْقَةِ، وَقَالَ لِلْعَازِفِينَ: «سَنَبْدَأُ بِمَقَامِ اَلرَّاسْتِ.

Naji came; he was the band leader. And he said to the musicians: We will begin with the Rast maqam.

فِي دِمَشْقَ الْقَدِيمَةِ، فِي عَامِ ١٩٥٨، كَانَ هُنَاكَ مُوسِيقِيٌّ شَابٌّ اسْمُهُ سَامِي.

In old Damascus, in the year 1958, there was a young musician his name is Sami.

فَقَرَّرَ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ إِلَى الْمَايِسْتْرُو وَجَدَ الْمَايِسْتْرُو وَاقِفًا بِجَانِبِ الْمَسْرَحِ يُدَخِّنُ سِيجَارَةً بِعَصَبِيَّةٍ قَالَ يُوسُفُ بِصَوْتٍ مُرْتَجِفٍ أُسْتَاذِي، أَنَا آسِفٌ لَكِنَّ صَفْحَةً مِنْ نُوطَتِي مَفْقُودَةٌ النَّغْمَةُ الَّتِي تَرْبِطُ بَيْنَ الْمَقْطَعَيْنِ الثَّانِي وَالثَّالِثِ غَيْرُ مَوْجُودَةٍ عِنْدِي نَظَرَ الْمَايِسْتْرُو إِلَيْهِ بِدَهْشَةٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ: وَلِمَاذَا تَأَخَّرْتَ فِي إِخْبَارِي؟ الْحَفْلُ سَيَبْدَأُ بَعْدَ دَقَائِقَ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّحْظَةِ، اقْتَرَبَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْهُمَا كَانَتْ أُمَّ كُلْثُومٍ نَفْسِهَا

So he decided to go to the maestro He found the maestro standing beside the stage smoking a cigarette nervously Youssef said with a trembling voice My teacher (Maestro), I am sorry but a page of my sheet music is missing The note that connects the second and third sections is not there with me The maestro looked at him with surprise Then he said: And why did you delay telling me? The concert will start in minutes At that moment, a woman approached them It was Umm Kulthum herself

نزّلت الأغنية أخيرا 🎤🔥

I finally released the song

عَبْرَ الرَّادْيُو فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَسَاءِ مِنْ عَامِ ١٩٦٣ كَانَ الْمَسْرَحُ مُمْتَلِئًا بِالنَّاسِ وَالْفِرْقَةُ الْمُوسِيقِيَّةُ تَسْتَعِدُّ لِلْعَزْفِ بَيْنَ أَفْرَادِ الْفِرْقَةِ كَانَ شَابٌّ اسْمُهُ يُوسُفُ عَازِفُ الْكَمَانِ الْجَدِيدُ يَشْعُرُ بِتَوَتُّرٍ شَدِيدٍ كَانَتْ هَذِهِ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ يَعْزِفُ فِيهَا أَمَامَ أُمِّ كُلْثُومٍ نَفْسِهَا قَبْلَ سَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْ بِدَايَةِ الْحَفْلِ فَتَحَ يُوسُفُ نُوطَتَهُ الْمُوسِيقِيَّةَ لِيُرَاجِعَ الْأُغْنِيَةَ الْأَخِيرَةَ

via the radio On that evening of the year 1963 the theater was full of people and the musical band was preparing to play Among the members of the band there was a young man named Youssef the new violin player feeling very nervous this was the first time he played in front of Umm Kulthum herself One hour before the start of the concert Youssef opened his musical sheet (score) to review the last song

كَانَ اللَّحْنُ مُخْتَلِفًا؛ فِيهِ نَغَمَاتٌ قَدِيمَةٌ مِنَ الشَّرْقِ، وَنَغَمَاتٌ جَدِيدَةٌ مِنَ الْغَرْبِ.

The melody was different; in it were old tunes from the East, and new tunes from the West.

يحط مقاطع أغاني وكلام غريب من نفسه

He posts song clips and strange words of his own

من كل شيء، من إنك تعزف بروحك بلا ما تحتاج فلاتر و لا مؤثرات، و أنا كل مرة نحس روحي أقل منك...

Of everything, of you playing by yourself without needing filters or effects, and every time I feel myself less than you...

بس لاحظت وتر الجواب مقطوع من الجذر، يحتاج تبديل مو ترقيع.

But I noticed the treble string is cut from the root, it needs replacement, not a patch-up.

جَاءَ نَاجِيٌ، وَهُوَ قَائِدُ اَلْفِرْقَةِ، وَقَالَ لِلْعَازِفِينَ: «سَنَبْدَأُ بِمَقَامِ اَلرَّاسْتِ.

Naji came; he was the band leader. And he said to the musicians: We will begin with the Rast maqam.

في المحل، بعد يومين. جاءت لينا وحدها. وجدت كريم جالساً خلف الطاولة، يده اليمنى، بندبتها القديمة، تمسك بريشة القانون بحذر، وكأنها ما زالت تتذكر النار.

In the shop, two days later. Lina came alone. She found Karim sitting behind the counter, his right hand, with its old scar, holding the quill of the law cautiously, as if it still remembered the fire.

فِي أَوَّلِ لَيْلَةٍ لَهَا، وَبَيْنَمَا كَانَتْ نُورُ تُرَتِّبُ كُتُبَهَا، سَمِعَتْ صَوْتًا خَافِتًا يَأْتِي مِنَ الْجِدَارِ الْمُشْتَرَكِ: أَنْغَامُ عُودٍ قَدِيمَةٌ، وَأُغْنِيَةٌ حَزِينَةٌ لَمْ تَسْمَعْهَا مِنْ قَبْلُ.

On her first night, and while Noor was arranging her books, she heard a faint sound coming from the shared wall: old Oud melodies, and a sad song she hadn't heard before.

فِي لَيْلَةٍ بَارِدَةٍ مِنْ فَصْلِ الشِّتَاءِ، سَمِعَ يُوسُفُ صَوْتَ الطُّبُولِ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ.

On a cold night in the winter season, Yusuf heard the sound of drums from afar.

هِيَ تَرَى الدُّفَّ الصَّغِيرَ.

She sees the small frame drum.

المُوسِيقِيُّ يَعْزِفُ عَلَى الطَّبْلَةِ.

The musician plays on the drum.

هَدِيَّةٌ مِنْ جَدِّهِ يَبْدَأُ سَامِي يَعْزِفُ لَكِنْ فَجْأَةً يَتَوَقَّفُ الصَّوْتُ لَا صَوْتَ مِنَ النَّايِ!

a gift from his grandfather Sami begins playing (music) but suddenly the sound stops no sound from the flute!

من كل شيء، من إنك تعزف بروحك بلا ما تحتاج فلاتر و لا مؤثرات، و أنا كل مرة نحس روحي أقل منك...

Of everything, of you playing by yourself without needing filters or effects, and every time I feel myself less than you...

الطَّائِرُ يُغَنِّي كُلَّ يَوْمٍ.

The bird sings every day.

المُوسِيقِيُّ يَعْزِفُ عَلَى الطَّبْلَةِ.

The musician plays on the drum.

شوفي... لما تشدّين على الوتر، خليكي واعية إنه مقام الصبا مو مثل أي مقام ثاني، هو يحچي وجع مو فرح. لو دقيتيه بقوة زيادة، انكسر الإحساس. خليه يهمس، مثل... مثل واحد يحكي سر ما يريد أحد يسمعه غيرك.

Look... when you strum, be aware that the 'Saba' mode is not like any other mode. It speaks of pain, not joy. If you strike it too hard, the feeling breaks. Let it whisper, like... like someone telling a secret they don't want anyone but you to hear.

الجَمِيعُ يَرْقُصُونَ بِفَرَحٍ.

Everyone dances with joy.

غَنَّتْ أُمُّ كُلْثُومٍ بِصَوْتِهَا السَّاحِرِ وَاقْتَرَبَ الْمَقْطَعُ الثَّانِي مِنْ نِهَايَتِهِ رَفَعَ يُوسُفُ عَيْنَيْهِ بِتَرَدُّدٍ فَرَأَى يَدَهَا تَتَحَرَّكُ بِلُطْفٍ تُشِيرُ إِلَى النَّغْمَةِ الصَّحِيحَةِ عَزَفَ يُوسُفُ بِثِقَةٍ وَجَاءَتِ النَّغْمَةُ فِي مَكَانِهَا تَمَامًا كَأَنَّ شَيْئًا لَمْ يَحْدُثْ بَعْدَ انْتِهَاءِ الْحَفْلِ جَاءَتْ أُمُّ كُلْثُومٍ إِلَى يُوسُفَ وَقَالَتْ أَحْسَنْتَ، يَا بُنَيَّ الْخَطَأُ لَيْسَ عَيْبًا لَكِنَّ إِخْفَاءَهُ هُوَ الْعَيْبُ الْحَقِيقِيُّ

Umm Kulthum sang with her magical voice and the second section approached its end Youssef raised his eyes hesitantly and he saw her hand moving gently pointing to the correct note Youssef played with confidence and the note came exactly in its place as if nothing had happened After the end of the concert Umm Kulthum came to Youssef and said Well done, my son Making a mistake is not a shame but hiding it is the real shame

بَعْدَ عَشْرِ دَقَائِقَ، سَيَبْدَأُ أَوَّلُ حَفْلٍ مُبَاشِرٍ لَهُ عَلَى اَلْهَوَاءِ.

In ten minutes, his first live concert on the air would begin.

جَاءَ نَاجِيٌ، وَهُوَ قَائِدُ اَلْفِرْقَةِ، وَقَالَ لِلْعَازِفِينَ: «سَنَبْدَأُ بِمَقَامِ اَلرَّاسْتِ.

Naji came; he was the band leader. And he said to the musicians: We will begin with the Rast maqam.

أَخَذَ كَرِيمٌ نَفَسًا عَمِيقًا، ثُمَّ غَيَّرَ لَحْنَهُ قَلِيلًا، وَانْتَقَلَ بِبُطْءٍ مِنْ مَقَامِ اَلرَّاسْتِ إِلَى مَقَامِ اَلْحِجَازِ.

Karim took a deep breath, Then he changed his melody a little, And slowly moved from the Rast maqam to the Hijaz maqam.

حَمَلَ عُودَهُ وَأَوْرَاقَ اللَّحْنِ.

He carried his oud and the sheet music (literally: the papers of the melody).

فِي اَلْجُمْلَةِ اَلْأُولَى، كَانَ صَوْتُهَا ضَعِيفًا.

In the first phrase, her voice was weak.

بس لاحظت وتر الجواب مقطوع من الجذر، يحتاج تبديل مو ترقيع.

But I noticed the treble string is cut from the root, it needs replacement, not a patch-up.