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Poetic Simsimiyya song in which the singer compares his lover to a beautiful tree branch in an enchanted garden. Originally a devotional song from 19th century Port Said, ET’s rendition is performed by lead vocalist Gamal El Wahed.

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My lover is like a delicate branch
(Choral) And her fragrant blossom is carried by the wind
My lover is like a delicate branch
She is very pleasing to behold
When the branch smiles on me
My eyes don’t sleep
When I caught sight of your beauty

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from Friends of Bamboute: 20th Anniversary Edition, released November 23, 2012
Traditional, arranged by Zakaria Ibrahim
Published by 30 IPS
Administered worldwide by Annie Reed Music Ltd

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El Tanbura بور فؤاد, Egypt

El Tanbura is a collective of veteran Egyptian master musicians, singers, fishermen and philosophers. For nearly twenty- five years they’ve been custodians to some of Egypt’s oldest folk melodies at their home in Port Said, the Mediterranean gateway to the Suez Canal. Their music is driven by the seductive call of the Simsimiyya - an ancient lyre dating back to the times of the Pharaohs. ... more

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