Sabah is one of Lebanon’s most iconic singers and movie stars. She is famous for the beauty and power of her voice and her larger than life persona both onscreen and in real life. She grew up in Lebanon and launched her singing and acting career in Egypt but her music reached every corner of the Middle East and well beyond.
Lebanese-Arabic Transcript and English Contextual Translation
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مرحبا، أنا دارين. بحلقة اليوم راح نحكي عن أسطورة الأساطير، وجميلة الجميلات. سيدة من لبنان حملت ألقاب كتيرة، متل “صوت لبنان”، “الصبوحة”، و”الأسطورة”. وكانت من أوائل الفنانات اللي غنّو على أشهر مسارح العالم. تابعونا بحلقة مميزة وممتعة عن الفنانة صباح.
Hello, I’m Dareen. In today’s episode, we will talk about the legend of legends, the most beautiful of all beauties. A lady from Lebanon who holds many titles, such as “The Voice of Lebanon”, “Al-Sabbouha”, and “The Legend.” She was one of the first female artists to sing on the world’s most famous theaters. Follow us with a special and fun episode about Sabah.
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قبل ما بلش، لازم قول عن كمية الحماس اللي حسيت فيه لما بلشت حضر لهالحلقة. لأنو “صباح”، مش بس فنانة عالمية ومشهورة، بس كمان، في بحياتها محطات إنسانية، ومواقف شخصية رائعة، وأخبار، عن علاقتها بفنانين جيلا، بتخلي حياتا متل الصندوق الأسود، اللي مليان حكايا، ما بتساعهن حلقة واحدة.
Before starting, I need to mention the amount of enthusiasm I felt when I started preparing this episode. Because Sabah is not only an international and famous artist; her life also involves humane landmarks, wonderful personal situations, and tales about her relationship with the artists of her generation which makes her life is like a black box filled with stories that don’t fit in one episode.