Hiba Tawaji Sings Arabic Version of 'Windmills of My Mind'



La Bidayi Wala Nihayi (The Windmills Of Your Mind) by Hiba Tawaji
Lyrics: Mansour Rahbani
Music : Michel Legrand
Orchastration : Oussama Rahbani
Produced by: Ghadi & Oussama Rahbani
Directed By: Marwan Rahbani
Post Production: Kolja Digital Works



Here are the lyrics in Arabic to Hiba Tawaji's 'La Bidayi wala Nihayi' [No beginning or End] which is the Arabic version of 'The Windmills of Your Mind':

لا بداية و لا نهاية

ليش صيف السنة انتهى بسرعة واحمرت احراش الغار

والمرا اللى شعرا احمر متلن شعلانة بالنار

لا بداية ولا نهاية والوقت مارق غريب

متل مرورى بافكارك لحظة بتلمع و بتغيب


يا عصافير السهل الجايى تبشر بشتى تشرين

وجوه واسامى ببالى جدا يذكرنى لمين

الدنيى حلقة عم بتدور والقمر بالسما يدور


صيف السنة انطرنا القمر ع سطوح السهر تايطل

وهدينا عقارب الساعة خايفين الوقت ليفل

ما فى قوة بهالدنيى بتاخر هبوب الريح

شعرك والكرز واللوز باول الموسم تلويح


يا عصافير السهل الجايى تبشر بشتى تشرين

وجوه واسامى ببالى حدا يذكرنى لمين

الدنيى حلقة عم بتدور والقمر بالسما يدور

انت حولى وانا حولك فى شى جاذبنا ومندور

الصيف انتهى ماقلتلك شى بيزعل ليش زعلان

العشاق بتبقى اساميهن على الموج وع الشطئان

سامع متلى صوت الجرس مدرى بايا وديان


عم ينده لحدا ضايع بدو يدلو ع الايمان

مطرح صبيعك ع كتفى عم يحرقنى من ايام

يمكن لو بتبسلى المطرح تهدا اوجاعى وبنام


صيف السنة انتهى بسرعة و احمرت احراش الغار

والمرا اللى شعرا احمر متلن شعلانة بالنار

لا بداية ولا نهاية والوقت مارق غريب

وانا بتذكرنى وبغيب بمرق ببالك وبروح

مين بدو يداوي الجروح؟


HIBA TAWAJI BIO:
Hiba Tawaji was born on December 10, 1987, in Achrafieh-Beirut. Hiba is a Lebanese singer, actress, and director. She sings in Arabic, English & French and other languages, both oriental and occidental music.
She interprets different music styles such as oriental music, pop, jazz, Rnb, Opera ... as well as being a coloratura soprano with a four - octave vocal range.  She has admired Oussama Rahbani (producer, composer and son of the Music legend Mansour Rahbani) from a very young age, and always dreamt of meeting and working with him.

That dream came true in January of 2007, when she met Oussama and started a successful career alongside him. From 1990 and until 2005, Tawaji studied in Athenee de Beyrouth School, and got her French Baccalaureate in French literature. From 2002 until 2005, she took singing lessons and solfege at Ecole De Musique Ghassan Yammine.

She also took for many years private opera lessons with Galina Khaldeeva.

From 2007 and to the present day, she has been developing vocal techniques and interpretation with Lebanese producer and composer Oussama Rahbani. As well as taking vocal lessons with Lebanese singer and vocal coach Wadih Abi Raad & opera singer Nonna Manoyan.

From May 2010 until July 2010, she took vocal lessons with Emmy Award winner Gwen Conley in New York.  In that same period, she followed a three-month intensive acting workshop at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York.  In 2012 she followed a 4 week intensive musical theatre workshop at New York Film Academy in Manhattan.

Hiba Tawaji's Music videos :

2008 - Metl el rih - (Directed by Joe Bou Eid)

(Produced, Composed & orchestrated by Oussama Rahbani,

Lyrics by Mansour Rahbani, for the musical play "The return of the phoenix" )

2011 - Helm - ( Directed by Hiba tawaji)

(Produced, composed & orchestrasted by Oussama Rahbani,

Lyrics by Ghadi Rahbani, taken from the album "la bidayi w la nihayi")

2011 - 3al bal ya watanna - ( Directed by Hiba Tawaji )

(Produced, composed & orchestrasted by Oussama Rahbani,

Lyrics by Ghadi Rahbani, taken from the musical play & album "Don Quixote" by Marwan, Ghadi & Oussama Rahbani)

2011 - Machyi w ma baarif la weyn - (Directed by Marwan Rahbani )

(Produced, composed & orchestrasted by Oussama Rahbani,

Lyrics by Ghadi Rahbani, taken from the stage performance in the musical play "Don Quixote" by Marwan, Ghadi & Oussama Rahbani)

2011 - Min elli byekhtar -(Directed by Marwan Rahbani)

(Produced, composed & orchestrasted by Oussama Rahbani,

Lyrics by Ghadi Rahbani, taken from the stage performance in the musical play "Don Quixote" by Marwan, Ghadi & Oussama Rahbani)

2011 - Elli ya habibi oul -(Directed by Marwan Rahbani)

(Produced, composed & orchestrasted by Oussama Rahbani,

Lyrics by Ghadi Rahbani, taken from the stage performance in the musical play "Don Quixote" by Marwan, Ghadi & Oussama Rahbani)

2011 - Lamouni ktir -(Directed by Marwan Rahbani)

(Produced, composed & orchestrasted by Oussama Rahbani,

Lyrics by Ghadi Rahbani, taken from the stage performance in the musical play "Don Quixote" by Marwan, Ghadi & Oussama Rahbani)

2011 - Kassik ya madini -(Directed by Marwan Rahbani)

(Produced, composed & orchestrasted by Oussama Rahbani,

lyrics by Ghadi Rahbani, taken from the stage performance in the musical play "Don Quixote" by Marwan, Ghadi & Oussama Rahbani)

2013 - La bidayi wala nihayi - (Directed by Elie Abi Aad)

(Produced & re-orchestrasted by Oussama Rahbani, Music by Michel Legrand, Lyrics by Mansour Rahbani, taken from the concert "La bidayi wala nihayi" - performed at the Palais des Congres in November 2011)
2013 - La bidayi wala nihayi - (Directed by Marwan Rahbani)

(Produced & re-orchestrasted by Oussama Rahbani, Music by Michel Legrand, Lyrics by Mansour Rahbani, taken from the live performance in Abu Dhabi festival 2013)

- Albums :
2009 - Sayf 840 (Higlights & The complete version) by Mansour Rahbani
2011 - La bidayi wala nihayi (Oussama Rahbani feat. Hiba Tawaji)
2011 - Don Quixote ( by Oussama Rahbani)

- Musicals :
2008 - Byblos festival :
"The return of the phoenix" by Oussama Rahbani
2008 - Dubai :
"The return of the phoenix" by Oussama Rahbani
2008 - 2009 : Casino du liban :
"The return of the phoenix" by Oussama Rahbani
2009 - Byblos festival :
"Sayf 840" by Mansour Rahbani
2009 -2010 : Casino du liban :
"Sayf 840" by Mansour Rahbani
2010 - Qatar :
"Moulouk Al Tawaef" by Mansour Rahbani
2011 - Byblos festival :
"Don Quixote" by Marwan, Ghadi & Oussama Rahbani

- Concerts :
March 2011 - Abu Dhabi festival - "An evening with Oussama Rahbani", Zaha Hadid Pavillion, Oussama Rahbani feat. Hiba Tawaji & Wadih Abi Raad.

August 2011- Ehdeniyat festival:
"Oussama Rahbani feat. Hiba Tawaji & Wadih Abi Raad"

November 2011 - "La bidayi wala nihayi" - Palais des congres, Dbayeh, Lebanon - Oussama Rahbani featuring Hiba Tawaji & Wadih Abi Raad"

February 2012 - "Synergy" a symphonic poem by Oussama Rahbani. Conducted by Maestro Michel Khairallah, performed by The Lebanese Philharmonic orchestra, Hiba Tawaji : Soprano & the NDU choir

September 2012 - "Lana wa lakom al hayat" Concert, Gebran Tueini Foundation - Palais des Congres Dbayeh -

March 2013 - "Tribute to the Rahbanis" by Ghadi & Oussama Rahbani.

Abu Dhabi Festival -
With NSOU (National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine) conducted by Maestro Vladimir Sirenko, and Ghassan Saliba, Ronza, Fadia El Hajj, Simon Obeid, Nader Khoury, Elie Khayat.

July 2013 - "Rahbani Summer Night" by Ghadi & Oussama Rahbani.

Byblos International Festival -
With NSOU (National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine) conducted by Maestro Vladimir Sirenko, and Ghassan Saliba, Ronza, Simon Obeid, Nader Khoury, Elie Khayat.

- Awards :
2011 - BIAF (Beirut international award festival)


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