Souad Massi / Hayati

Oh My Lovely Souad Massi

Such a pretty song,.. actually all of this woman songs is perfect. she also have French songs. But today I gonna talk about Hayati. Actually I dont know why I choosed Hayati. I was little bit confused about what I should share as a next content. But suddenly I decided on Hayati.

My Life..

'Hayati' ( حياتي) means ' My life'. Maybe reason is this. Quite recently, I all the time thinking about my life. I mean my past. Why all this things happen to me ? really whats wrong with me ? I cant stop thinking about all this things what happen in last 4 month. Anyway, I have to forget somethings, and forgive someones. Therefore, I can smile again.

I know, I did not talk about Who is Massi, where is she from, what is special about her... İn another songs of Souad Massi, I will tell everything about her.

Finally here is Engilish lyric of song

My Life

How much of a book I have read
How much of tales I have been told
I asked who tried
They left nothing but empty lines

I didn't know the way to sun
And the flowers wilted in spring
I find prison in every home
The bird I've sent returned back to me

I am living in a dream
one time we believe and sometimes not
They told me everything will be dicovered by time
Who sell dreams let me know

The truth can't be seen from lies
except what is high on mountains
Sun sets in morning

They covered the sun for me by the riddle

Rainfalls doesn't extinguish,
The burning fire inside of me
My tears are not enough
No one knows of me but God

Souad Massi / Raoui

  Oh, Storyteller, Tell Us A Story

Today , I would prepared to tell another song but I change my decide this morning. This day I'm gonna talk about Souad Massi's fabulous song ; Raoui. But first thing first, I want to share with you why I changed my mind.

Two days that we have left behind is very odd. ( Maybe, odd is not the fit for this situation but I could not find a word to better description). One day you wake up and people who around you, television, social media, I mean, all media channel talk about War III possibility. Look like that two war is not enough for human being in history. Already lots of people from whole over the world died or still dying. But I said this is not enough, we need more and more. Also ,weirdest part of this situation is that all this person killed/ or died for better world, peace, or democracy..İt seems that democracy should be machine what work with innocence human blood. Because I cannot see any logical reason for world right now situation.

Anyway I'm not a politican or someone like that. I hope everything will be okey for my country and for all world. I'm passing my today song; Raoui.  Raoui is the one of incredible song of Massi. She has a lots of amazing song and I love all of them. İn the next days I will talk about them. Belive or not, I met with Massi's songs because of a war.

Because of a war ?

Let me tell you the story. it is not complicated. I heard one of souad massi song in a cafe at kadıköy. untill this moment is everything usual . I learned this cafe one of my friend's Tunisian friend. This cafe name is Arthere İstanbul. the cafe run by Syrian artist. Cafe's Owner is Omer. He is a Syrian Photographer. The cafe is also art a gallery and you can meet with lots of painter at Arthere. All lovely person who create Arthere came from Syria and this is and of story .Anyway if you learn more About Arthere I'll give a link in below.




The Dictator 

Finally, I want to talk about a movie ; The Dictator. Clearly the movie is not one of my favorite. But in some way, it is worthwhile to watch and The Raoui is playing one part of the movie. Most probably best part . But my favorite part is that "main characters describing dictatorship". Somehow this description is very familiar. And this is that description of dictatorship;

"You could let one percent of the people have all the nation's wealth. You could help your rich friends get richer by cutting their taxes and bailing them out when they gamble and lose. You could ignore the needs of the poor for health care and education. Your media would appear free, but would secretly be controlled by one person and his family. You could wiretap phones. You could torture foreign prisoners. You could have rigged elections. You could lie about why you go to war. You could fill your prisons with one particular racial group and no one would complain. You could use the media to scare the people into supporting policies that are against their interests"

İnformation For Arthere 
Raoui lyrics in English and Arabic