Mohammed Mounir, nubian-egyptian singer and actor, performs 'Alli sawtak' from the movie 'Al-Massir' ('Destiny', 1998, directed by the legendary master of egyptian cinema Youssef Chahine, (January 25, 1926 - July 27, 2008), where he brilliantly portrayed the role of Gypsy musician Marwan in the medieval 12-the century arab Andalusia, epoque of Ibn Rushd (Averroes). In the movie, Marwan escapes an attempt of assassination by religious fanatics - a reference to some prominent figures in the modern Arab world, such as Algerian Rai singer Cheb Hasni, or Egyptian writers Naguib Mahfouz and Farag Foda. "Marwan and I are one and the same," - says Mounir, describing the character as an "ambitious artist who does not believe that anything should be deemed sinful in art."

Mounir sang in the soundtracks for nine movies of Chahine productions, he said he is proud to be Chahine's "voice in cinematography."

('Alli Sawtak': music - Kamal El Tawil and Yahya El-Mouguy, lyrics - Kawthar Mostafa)


محمد منير - علي صوتك

على صوتك بالغنى لسه الاغانى ممكنة, ممكنة
ولسه يامه ياما ياماه فى عمرنا
على صوتك بالغنى لسه الاغانى ممكنة, ممكنة

ولو فى يوم راح تنكسر لازم تقوم
واقف كما النخل باصص للسما للسما
ولا انهزام ولا انكسار ولا انهزام ولا انكسار
ولا خوف ولا ولا حلم نابت فى الخلا

على صوتك بالغنى لسه الاغانى ممكنة, ممكنة

غنوتك وسط الجموع تهز قلبى اللى انفرح
تداوى جرحى اللى انجرح
غنوتك وسط الجموع تهز قلبى اللى انفرح
تداوى جرحى اللى انجرح

ترقص ارقص غصب عنى ارقص
غصب عنى غصب عنى ارقص
ينشبك حلمك فى حلمى
ترقص ارقص غصب عنى غصب عنى ارقص
ولا انهزام ولا انكسار ولا انهزام ولا انكسار
ولاخوف ولا ولا حلم نابت فى الخلا

علي صوتك بالغنى لسه الاغانى ممكنة, ممكنة, ممكنة

Mohammed Mounir - "Raise Your Voice"

(english translation by Christopher Richard Gratien, http://www.arabicmusictranslation.com/2007/03/mohammed-mu... )

Raise your voice in song, song is still possible
And still so often in our lives

Raise your voice in song, song is still possible
Raise your voice in song, song is still possible

And if one day you are gonna break down you must rise
Standing just as a palm tree up to the sky
And never be defeated or break down or fear
And no dream grows in a void

Raise your voice in song, song is still possible

Your song among the gathering shakes my heart which is overjoyed
Treating my wounds that are injured
You dance I dance against my own will I dance
Your draem causes you to rise up in my dream
You dance I dance against my own will I dance
And never be defeated or break down or fear
And no dream grows in a void

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