Various Artists

National Songs

• Wahda Ma Yaghloubha Ghallab (A Union That Is Never Defeated)
• Ya leila Beida (You, White Night)
• Al Watan Al Akbar (The Greater Homeland)
• Helou Ya Fustan Al 'Eid (Fustan Al Eied, You Are Beautiful)
• Tishreen Al Awal (October)
• Nather Alaiyeh Law Tallet (I Vow, If You Come By)
• Baddi 'Aarees (I Want A Groom)

• Baddi 'Aarees (I Want A Groom)
• Al Sadd Al 'Aali (The High Dam)
• Naser Kullna Benhibbak (We All Love You, Nasser)
• Dakkat Sa'aat Al 'Aamal (The Working Hour Has Ticked)
• Hamwi Ya Mushmush (Apricot, You're Hamwi)
• Men Al Mouski La Souq Al Hamideyeh (From Mouski To Al Hamideyeh Souq)
• 'Aal Wahda Mashalla (God Bless the Union)

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The songs featured on this cassette revolve around the unity between Syria and Egypt in 1958. The artists celebrate this rapprochement between the two countries and express their great hope in this unity. At the time, many songs welcomed the historic unity between Syria and Egypt. Some likened it to a dream that came true, while others placed their hands on their hearts, hoping that the experiment would succeed and continue. One of the most important songs featured is Al Watan Al Akbar, which was composed to be an anthem for the Arab homeland during the era of unity between Syria and Egypt. It was written by Ahmed Shafiq Kamel, composed by Muhammad Abdel Wahab, and sung by a group of Arab singers in 1960. On the song Al Sadd Al 'Aali , the distinguished Egyptian artist Abdel Halim Hafez narrates the story of the struggling people who believed in their homeland and their leader, fought colonialism, won, and built the High Dam with the arms of their men. He narrates the story sincerely in strong, expressive words written by the poet Ahmed Shafiq Kamel.