"Inta Omri" ( arz, إنت عمري; also transliterated as , , or ) is a popular Egyptian song by

Umm Kulthum Umm Kulthum ( ar, أم كلثوم, , also spelled ''Oum Kalthoum'' in English; born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi, ar, فاطمة إبراهيم السيد البلتاجي, Fāṭima ʾIbrāhīm es-Sayyid el-Beltāǧī, link=no; 31 Dece ...

. It was released in February 1964 by Sono Cairo Records.

Composition and legacy

The song (literally "You Are My Life") was composed by prominent Egyptian musician Mohamed Abd Elwahab with lyrics by Egyptian poet Ahmad Shafiq Kamel. It has been sung by many singers including Egyptian singer

Amal Maher Amal Maher ( ar, آمال ماهر; born 19 February 1985) is an Egyptian singer. She is heavily influenced by Umm Kulthum. She began singing as a child and was discovered by the general public at the age of fifteen by taking up the songs of Umm ...

, whose voice is considered one of the closest to Umm Kulthum's. It is composed in ''

maqam MAQAM is a US-based production company specializing in Arabic and Middle Eastern media. The company was established by a small group of Arabic music and culture lovers, later becoming a division of 3B Media Inc. "MAQAM" is an Arabic word meaning a ...

baladi'', which is usually used to portray feelings of freedom, romance, and gentleness.

External links

Umm Kulthum - Enta OmriAmal Maher - Enta OmriSarit Hadad - Inta Omri
Shira.net

References

Egyptian songs Umm Kulthum songs 1964 songs {{1960s-song-stub