Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Khalli As-Silah Sahi: song of the Egyptian uprising

"From a cluster of tents, a song by an Egyptian icon of another age, Abdel-Halim Hafez, played from a loudspeaker, seeming to echo Mr. Geddawy’s words.   “If the world falls asleep, I will keep my guard up,” the song goes. “My weapon in my hand, day and night awake, telling revolutionaries that our enemy can’t be trusted.”"  The song which I love is, of course, against Israel.  Here it is.