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    On December 13th Syrian electronic-folk artist Yousef Kekhia will release his long awaited debut album "Monologue". With a unique combination of arabic lyrics, western folk and electronic music he creates his own universe of spheric and yet intimate soundscapes. Lyrically, "Monologue" is a very personal but still universal journey through the singers life. About his situation as a refugee, dealing with cancer, anxiety and depression. Kekhia's approach to these heavy topics is turning them into positive messages through the spirit of music.

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    On December 13th Syrian electronic-folk artist Yousef Kekhia will release his long awaited debut album "Monologue". With a unique combination of arabic lyrics, western folk and electronic music he creates his own universe of spheric and yet intimate soundscapes. Lyrically, "Monologue" is a very personal but still universal journey through the singers life. About his situation as a refugee, dealing with cancer, anxiety and depression. Kekhia's approach to these heavy topics is turning them into positive messages through the spirit of music.

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lyrics

(english below)

الطير

عبشوف من فوق الطير
عبلاد مليانة خير
بس ما قدرت شوف حدود
و اني السما بس غيوم

بالهجرة محكوم الطير
عالبحر بالارض و بالليل
جناحو من البرد مكسور
و صوتو يا دوب مسموع

فجأة طلعت الشمس
و قلي الطير
الحرية ثمنها الويل
ثمنها غربة الويل

حاولت خبرو للطير
عن الحدود طول الليل
بس ما فهم شو يعني حدود
و كيف منقسم بلاد بخطوط

فيقني بس نوصل يا طير
بالسلام و الحب عالبيت
حوالينا اتجمع طيور
حملونا عالأمل نعود

فجأة غربت الشمس
نام بخير
عالسلام تصبح يا طير
تصبح يا طير


The Bird

I have a bird’s eye view
Of a land filled with bounty
But I couldn’t see any borders
Nor any darkening clouds in the sky

The bird is sentenced to migrate
Over seas, over land, and at night
His wing flaps brokenly from the cold
And his voice is barely heard

Suddenly the sun rose
And the bird said to me
The price of freedom is exile
Its price is exile

I tried to tell the bird
About borders all night long
But he couldn’t understand what borders mean
Nor how we divide lands with lines

Wake me when we arrive, oh bird,
At our home, with peace and love
All around birds flocked to us
And carried us in the hope we’d return

Suddenly the sun had set
Sleep well
Wake up to peace, oh bird,
To peace, bird

credits

from Monologue | م​و​ن​و​ل​و​ج, released December 13, 2019
Written by Yousef Kekhia
Composed by Yousef Kekhia
Mixing: Benedikt MacIsaac
Mastering: Zino Mikørey
Artwork: Philipp Pusch

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Yousef Kekhia Berlin, Germany

Yousef Kekhia is a singer-songwriter from Aleppo, now based in Berlin.

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