Critical response #4

 

Piece of music in 2/4 time signature (Mirliton Nutcracker Ballet)

Piece of music in 3/4 time signature (Vienna Blood Waltz Johanne Strauss)

Piece of music in 4/4 time signature (Moi+toi by Bregoir)

World Music

The song Habibi by Ali Hassan Kuban (sung and wrote song)

   The song Habibi was written and and sung by Ali Hassan Kuban. This type of music (nubian) is from South Africa. Ali Hassan Kuban himself is from Egypte. The song in my opinion is modernized to please to everyone. Ali kept some traditional parts of the music like the drums and tamborine but added other instruments to the mix like a trumpet. This song is played at a fast tempo with the time signature of 4/4. Habibi in middle eastern languges (spoken in Egypte) means my love, so from the name itself you understand that there is  love storry being presented in the lyrics of the song. The lyrics are bellow. 

Lyrics:

 

Habibi ya nour el-ain
Ya sakin khayali
A?ashek bakali sneen wala ghayrak bibali

Habibi, Habibi, Habibi ya nour el-ain, aah
Habibi, Habibi, Habibi ya nour el-ain
Ya sakin khayali

Agmal a?ouyoun filkone ana shiftaha ...
Allah a?alake allah a?la sihraha
A?oyonak maa?aya ...
A?oyonak kifaya ...
Tinawar layali
Habibi, Habibi, Habibi ya nour el-ain, aah
Habibi, Habibi, Habibi ya nour el-ain
Ya sakin khayali

Kalbak nadani wkal bithibini
Allah a?alake allah
Tamentini
Maa?ak elbidaya ...
Wkoul elhikaya ...
Maa?ak lilnihaya
Habibi, Habibi, Habibi ya nour el-ain, aah
Habibi, Habibi, Habibi ya nour el-ain, aah
Aah ... Habibi ... Habibi ... aah