Early in the morning, I was driving my car when this heavenly song was played on the radio. Nothing special so far right? You've heard it many times before. Except that you're a crazy book lover, it's autumn; "the season of soul" as Nietzsche calls it, and you have just met one of your most favorite authors of all times: The one and only "Rawi Hage". And suddenly the song has a personal meaning, and your day couldn't have started any better!
"Scientists are the best readers." Rawi Hage, personal communication
Rawi Hage wrote several books among which "Carnival", the book that has touched the deepest part in me. Picture this, me listening to the song and Rawi Hage popping to mind. In Arabic, "Rawi" is a name, and it also means story teller. His parents must have had a premonition or something! And this song is just everything I would have ever wanted to tell him and all the writers that make me love books so much. So here it goes:
I will soon post a new entry about my encounter with Rawi Hage. But for now, I just urge you to listen to Souad Massi's song "Raoui". The song comes with English translation for those who don't understand Arabic or Algerian dialect. Let me know if you've liked it and if it makes you think of any story teller in particular.
Cheers
oh! I absolutely looooved the song! how did u find it? do they play such songs on Lebanese radios?!
ReplyDeleteThey do! And it's a song I knew long time ago but it just took another meaning all of a sudden. Glad you liked it :)
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