Sawah

1972 song by Abdel Halim Hafez

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"Sawah
سوّاح"

Single by Abdel Halim Hafez
Released| 1972
Composer(s)| Baligh Hamdi
Lyricist(s)| Mohamed Hamza
Music video
"Sawah" on YouTube

"Sawah" (Arabic: سوّاح) (meaning wanderer in Arabic) is an iconic song by Egyptian pan-Arab singer Abdel Halim Hafez (in Arabic عبد الحليم حافظ) and one of his best known.

The song lyrics are entirely in Egyptian Arabic. The lyrics are by Mohamed Hamza (in Arabic محمد حافظ) and the music by Baligh Hamdi (in Arabic بليغ حمدي).

## Ishtar version

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"Habibi (Sawah)"

Single by Ishtar
Released| 2006
Genre| Pop

The French-Israeli singer Ishtar released an alternative version of the song. The release is known as "Habibi (Sawah)" and is performed by as a remix of the original Abdel Halim Hafez song.

## External links

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* Ishtar's official web site

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