Topic summary
Sayyid Darwish
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Sayed Darwish.
Career
Another song from the revolutionary repertory is Sayyid Darwish's "Ahu Da Illi Sar," which has been translated as "This is what happened," "So it goes," and "This is where we're at." Darwish is credited with modernizing Egyptian song in the early twentieth century, and is most known for compositions he created during the 1919 revolt against British occupation, as well as other songs with nationalist themes. His music was a successful means of social and political expression, greatly affecting Egyptian national consciousness. Albeit, it is commonly overlooked that the lyrics to Darwish's songs were mostly written by respected poet Badi' Khayri.