Heik il Dinya [Zindagi] Farah Siraj feat. Kiran Ahluwalia

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Heik il Dinya [Zindagi] is a song about a loved one who was coming out of a challenging time and was beginning to love life again. The lyrics (in Arabic & Urdu) are meant as words of encouragement and solace for those feeling run down by the challenges surrounding us. The song talks about overcoming that feeling that the world is against us and remembering that - This Too Shall Pass

Heik il Dinya [Zindagi] is now available for purchase on Bandcamp:
https://farahsiraj.bandcamp.com/track/heik-il-dinya-zindagi

Lyrics/Vocals:
Farah Siraj (Arabic)
Kiran Ahluwalia (Urdu/Hindi)
Guitar: Andreas Arnold
Cello: Adam Maalouf
Bass: Andres Rotmistrovsky
Percussion: Marcelo Woloski

LYRICS:
(Arabic translation)
This is the first time I see the light in your eyes again
This is the first time I feel you can see clearly again
This is the first time I feel you are present again
This is the first time I feel you are living your life

That’s life
One day it’s for you
And the other it’s against you

(Urdu/Hindi translation)
It's not like this
the world is only against you.
At times an enemy.
At times it has been able to be a friend

That’s life
One day it’s for you
And the other it’s against you

هاي أوّل مرّة بشوف النور في عيونك
وهاي أوّل مرّة ‏بحسك ‏شايف قدامك
‏وهاي أول مرّة بشوفك حاسس بوجودك
‏ وهاي أول مرّة بحس إنك عايش حياتك

آه والدنيا هيك يوم إلك ويوم عليك
يوم إلك ويوم عليك

www.farahsiraj.com
www.kiranmusic.com

This collaboration was premiered at WNMU Global Voices: Women in Music.