Sanaa Moussa - Safar Barlek
Sanaa Moussa was born in Deir al-Asad village, in the Upper Galilee of occupied Palestine, to a family that is steeped in music.
Her father is a well known musician and singer who professed at singing folkloric songs of Syria, Egypt and Iraq. That was the trigger for Sana's connection to classical Arabic music and in particular the Palestinian folk.
Sana's songs can be categorized under Classic genre, as she strives to preserve folkloric singing and pass it across generations through her musical performance “Ishraq”. Ishraq is a musical performance that combines a collection of songs passed down through generations of Palestinian women. These songs are distinct in their form and content; they are expressive monologues depicting important moments of Palestinian history as well as emotions relating to daily life from the perspective of Palestinian women.
Safar Barlek
The song describes the period of compulsory military conscription during the Ottoman Empire in Palestine. Mothers used to bid farewell to their sons who left by land or by sea, hoping they would return alive. Often their hope was simply a deception
هي يمّا ودعيني قبل ما امشي
ما تدري بعثراتي وانا امشي
يا قآيد المراكب قيد وامشي
عسى الله نلحق ظعن الحباب
هي يما ودعيني قبل ما روح
ما تدري بعثراتي وين اروح
ما صبر صبري لا يوسف ولا نوح
ولا أيوب لمنوا ابتلى
زعق طير الحمام وقال هنِّي
ما غير احوالي غير هني
رب البيت يجمعني أنا وهنِّي
يا جماع غيمك بالسما
زعق طير الحمام وقال يا روحي
غيرك مين يسليني يا روحي
أنا إن جاكوا الهم لافديكوا بروحي
مش لازم على الدنيا حياة
زعق طير الحمام وقال بتهون
علينا وع جميع الخلق بتهون
حق من نزل المي من العيون
ذكركم عندي دوم ما انتسى
ذكركم عندي دوم ما انتسى