"Chopin said that his calling was to appeal to the heart and soul," Mr. Janis says.

Most of Chopin's works -- nocturnes, preludes, waltzes, mazurkas, polonaises, ballades, scherzos and sonatas -- never left the concert repertoire, and they keep Chopin near the top of recording sales today.

His music also continues to appear in popular culture. There are older pop songs, such as Perry Como's "Till the End of Time" from 1945, based on Chopin's "Heroic" Polonaise, and Barry Manilow's "Could It Be Magic," based on the C-Minor Prelude of Op. 28. But recently Chopin's "Raindrop" Prelude was the dramatic backdrop for a commercial for the video game "Halo 3," and Alicia Keys' album "As I Am" opens with her playing an adaptation of his Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp Minor.

"I have to believe that what makes Chopin's music endure is the same thing that makes all great composers' music endure: his precious ability to tell the truth on the page," says pianist Enrique Graf, artist lecturer at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Music. "This is a difficult if not impossible thing to analyze, but people always know it when they hear it."

Chopin's music has ineffable aspects, but there is one tangible quality that has buoyed its continued success: his exquisite, haunting and sometimes simply fun melodies. "They touch people's hearts and souls, and there is nothing that would make music more popular than that," Mr. Janis says.

"There is a darkness as an undercurrent in a lot of his music," Mr. Wehr adds. "There is no piece of Chopin that is pretty without having the undertow and mystery to it."

Much of these emotions stemmed from Chopin's profound homesickness, but Mr. Janis also thinks that the particular Polish word "zal" provides a window. "It means bittersweet melancholy, but it also has the paradoxical meaning of anger and rage," he says.

"Chopin's music has anger in it. He has cannons buried in flowers, said [Robert] Schumann," Mr. Janis says.

That undercurrent is heard in works such as his Ballade No. 1, the "Raindrop" and the C Minor Preludes of Op. 28, the "Funeral March" from Sonata No. 2, the "Revolutionary" Etude, and many more.

Chopin's role in "development" of music was often dismissed in the past, with the derogatory term "miniaturist" applied by a European society that had come to associate great with big. But Chopin had an enormous impact as a composer. He offered gorgeous realizations of Romantic concepts: writing preludes to nothing (that Op. 28 set), penning technical studies of such noble character that they became concert pieces (his Etudes sets, Op. 10 and 25) and in general infusing his music with poetry. He wrote music for its own sake -- the Romantic ideal.

And Chopin's contribution to harmony was monumental, despite the small size of his music.

"Chopin was so influential harmonically -- he leads straight into Wagner through Liszt -- he was so original," Mr. Wehr says.

"His harmonies for that time were so extraordinary that people were shocked by them," Mr. Janis says. Much of his music hides the key it is in, such as his ambiguous Prelude No. 2 in A Minor of Op. 28.

Frédéric François Chopin (1810-1849); POL
Although a few major pianists, notably Glenn Gould, have dismissed his music as excessively ornamental and trivial, Frédéric Chopin has long been recognized as one of the most significant and individual composers of the Romantic age. The bulk of his reputation rests on small-scale works that in other hands would have been mere salon trifles: waltzes, nocturnes, preludes, mazurkas, and polonaises (the last-named two groups reflecting his fervent Polish nationalism). These works link poetically expressive melody and restless harmony to high technical demands. Even his etudes survive as highly appealing concert pieces by emphasizing musical as well as technical values.

His birth date is a matter of controversy; the town registration of his birth specifies February 22, but Chopin always gave the date as March 1. His father was French, his mother Polish; he was raised in Warsaw by a family that mingled with intellectuals and members of the middle and upper classes, and as a teenager he spent two summers in the country, where he was exposed to Polish folk music. By the age of eight he was recognized as a child prodigy, performing in elegant salons and beginning to write his own pieces. Early on he studied composition with Josef Elsner, then took classes in various other music subjects as well as art and literature at the Warsaw Lyceum. In 1826 he enrolled at the University of Warsaw. He gave his first recital in Vienna in 1829, and over the next few years he performed at home and through much of German and Austria as well as in Paris. Feeling limited by Warsaw's cultural provincialism and uncomfortable with the publicity surrounding his performances there, he settled in Paris in 1832 and established himself as an exorbitantly paid piano teacher. In Paris he composed extensively, but limited his performances mainly to private salons.

In 1838 he began an affair with French novelist George Sand. The couple, along with Sand's children, spent a harsh winter in Majorca, where Chopin's health plummeted and he was diagnosed with consumption (tuberculosis). Chopin settled in with Sand in France, composing steadily although his increasing perfectionism slowed his output. By the mid-1840s, though, his health and romantic situation both had deteriorated. The affair ended in 1847 after, among other things, Sand had portrayed their relationship unflatteringly in her 1846 novel Lucrezia Floriani. Chopin then made an extended visit to the British Isles, but returned to Paris to die in 1849.
Below are works by F.Chopin that every music lover should explore:
Piano Works
Ballade No.1 in G-, Op.23 15 tracks
Ballade No.4 in F-, Op.52 9 tracks
12 Etudes, Op.10 147 tracks
Notable Movement: No.12: Allegro con fuoco in C- ('Revolutionary')
12 Etudes, Op.25 136 tracks
3 Mazurkas, Op.50 12 tracks
3 Mazurkas, Op.63 16 tracks
3 Nocturnes, Op.9 (includes the famous 'Nocturne in Eb') 37 tracks
Notable Movement: No.2 in Eb
2 Nocturnes, Op.27 29 tracks
24 Preludes, Op.28 120 tracks
2 Polonaises, Op.40 13 tracks
Notable Movement: No.1 in A ('Military')
Polonaise in Ab, Op.53 ('Heroic') 15 tracks
Sonata No.2 in Bb-, Op.35 37 tracks
Notable Movement: 3.Marche funèbre: Lento
Waltz, Op.18 7 tracks
3 Waltzes, Op.64 (includes 'Minute Waltz' and famous Waltz in C#-) 32 tracks
Notable Movement: No.1 in Db ('Minute')
Notable Movement: No.2 in C#-
Fantaisie-impromptu in C#-, Op.66 15 tracks
Concertos and Works for Piano and Orchestra
Piano Concerto No.2 in F-, Op.21 35 tracks

8th National Chopin Piano Competition
Claire Huangci

new winner of the National Chopin Piano Competition
First Prize:

Claire Huangci, age 19, from Lansdale, PA; Hanover Hochschule fur Musik – teacher Arie Verdi

Second Prize: Naomi Kudo, age 22, from Northbrook, IL; Juilliard School of Music – teachers Joseph Kalichstein and Yoheved Kaplinsky

Third Prize: Esther Park, age 25, from Little Ferry, NJ; Hanover Hochschule fur Musik – teacher Bernd Goetzke
and Eric Zuber, age 24, from Baltimore, MD; student of Robert McDonald at Juilliard School of Music

Fifth Prize: Andrew Tyson, age 23, from Durham, NC; student of Claude Frank at Curtis Institute of Music

Sixth Prize: Henry Kramer, age 22, from Cape Elizabeth, ME; Juilliard School of Music, teacher Robert McDonald

2010 First Prize Winner’s Concert Tour
March 14, 2010 Polish American Association of Sarasota; www.sarasotaorchestra.org
March 16, 2010 American Pianists Association, Indianapolis; www.americanpianists.org ; 317.940.9945
March 20, 2010 Music Teachers National Association Conference; Albuquerque, New Mexico; www.mtna.org
March 26, 2010 The Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia; polishcultureacpc.org
April 15, 2010 St. Paul Episcopal Church, Key West, FL; 305/296-5142
April 17, 2010 St. Martha’s Yamaha Concert Series, Miami, FL www.saint-martha.com or 305/751-0005
April 20, 2010 University of Oregon School of Music and Dance; Eugene, OR ; www.music.uoregon.edu
April 22, 2010 Northwest Chopin Council, Seattle, WA; www.chopinNW.org
April 29, 2010 Paramount Theatre, Charlottesville, VA; www.theparamount.net
April 30, 2010 SWVA Polish Heritage Alliance, Roanoke VA; Hollins University, Talmadge Hall
May 2, 2010 Barboursville Vineyards, Barboursville, VA;
June 8, 2010 Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall; 154 W 57th St, New York, New York
June 13, 2010 Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL; www.fine-arts.org
July, 2010 Newport Music Festival, Newport, RI; www.newportmusic.org
August, 2010 Int’l Chopin Festival, Duszniki, Poland
August 19, 2010 Ravinia Festival, Highland Park, IL; www.ravina.org; 847/266.5100
September 4, 2010 El Paso Chopin Festival, El Paso, TX; www.elpaso-chopin.com
September 11, 2010 Chopin Festival of Canada – Toronto www.chopinfestival2010.com
September 12, 2010 Polish Cultural Foundation of Buffalo, NY; www.buffalostate.edu
September 18, 2010 Kosciuszko Foundation, Cleveland, OH
September 25, 2010 Embassy of Poland and PAAA, Washington, D.C ; www.paaa.us
October 26, 2010 International Piano Festival in Krakow, Poland

for hear your heart

Al-Mu'allim&Mawlid (Eid Milad an-Nabi)

Mawlid (Eid Milad an-Nabi) (Qur'anic Arabic: مَوْلِدُ آلنَبِيِّ‎ mawlidu n-nabiyyi, “Birth of the Prophet” Standard Arabic: مولد النبي mawlid an-nabī, sometimes simply called in colloquial Arabic مولد , mawlid, múlid, mulud, milad among other vernacular pronunciations) is a term used to refer to the observance of the birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad which occurs in Rabi' al-awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar.

We once had a Teacher
The Teacher of teachers,
He changed the world for the better
And made us better creatures,
Oh Allah we’ve shamed ourselves
We’ve strayed from Al-Mu'allim,
Surely we’ve wronged ourselves
What will we say in front him?
Oh Mu'allim...
He was Muhammad salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam,
Muhammad, mercy upon Mankind,
He was Muhammad salla Allahu 'alayhi wa sallam,
Muhammad, mercy upon Mankind,
Teacher of all Mankind.
Abal Qasim [one of the names of the Prophet]
Ya Habibi ya Muhammad
(My beloved O Muhammad)
Ya Shafi'i ya Muhammad
(My intercessor O Muhammad)
Khayru khalqillahi Muhammad
(The best of Allah’s creation is Muhammad)
Ya Mustafa ya Imamal Mursalina
(O Chosen One, O Imam of the Messengers)
Ya Mustafa ya Shafi'al 'Alamina
(O Chosen One, O intercessor of the worlds)
He prayed while others slept
While others ate he’d fast,
While they would laugh he wept
Until he breathed his last,
His only wish was for us to be
Among the ones who prosper,
Ya Mu'allim peace be upon you,
Truly you are our Teacher,
Oh Mu'allim..
Ya Habibi ya Muhammad
(My beloved O Muhammad)
Ya Shafi'i ya Muhammad
(My intercessor O Muhammad)
Ya Rasuli ya Muhammad
(O My Messenger O Muhammad)
Ya Bashiri ya Muhammad
(O bearer of good news O Muhammad)
Ya Nadhiri ya Muhammad
(O warner O Muhammad)
'Ishqu Qalbi ya Muhammad
(The love of my heart O Muhammad)
Nuru 'Ayni ya Muhammad
(Light of my eye O Muhammad)
He taught us to be just and kind
And to feed the poor and hungry,
Help the wayfarer and the orphan child
And to not be cruel and miserly,
His speech was soft and gentle,
Like a mother stroking her child,
His mercy and compassion,
Were most radiant when he smiled
Abal Qasim [one of the names of the Prophet]
Ya Habibi ya Muhammad
(My beloved O Muhammad)
Ya Shafi'i ya Muhammad
(My intercessor O Muhammad)
Khayru khalqillahi Muhammad
(The best of Allah’s creation is Muhammad)
Ya Mustafa Ya Imamal Mursalina
(O Chosen One O Imam of the Messengers)
Ya Mustafa ya Shafi'al 'Alamina
(O Chosen One O intercessor of the worlds)

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I listen it in car, at work, all the time and never get bored or sick of it!
Ur music gives me energy!

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Words stuck to heart
Time after time we dream
Dreaming of how it all could be
But none can say what lies ahead
When after the dawn the sun will set
Only the truth remains in here (SOUND OF A REBEL)

R O C K A L L D A Y

[Waqas]

People of the world...yeah ay yay
This goes out outland moros... my baby

This ain't average
Born and raised outlandish
That we came down from another planet
God Dammit
The boys are standard
Like Ibrahim for that
Long overdue
A time to shine would come
Then we shine for real
Stinking rock all day
Cuz it makes us feel good
Like so fluid
We so hood
Join us if you could
What could you lose?
If the beats so sick and carried out by this hook

[Isam]
Now big boy open his mouth and say
Oh Oh Oh
I ain't got nobody in all this world
All I got is in me, myself and I
Oh Oh Oh
Well watch me put my troubles and my lovers and my numbers on the line

[Chorus]
Rock all day makes me feel good (repeat)

[Lenny]
Eh,eh,eh tú sabes quien es éste
que escribe con tinta,
sabor a Caribe,
el que siempre te da y nunca recibe,
el que siempre va tumbando y la fama no le pesa.
Música viva se levanta con la mano,
ésto es mi dia,
ésta es mi comida,
éste es mi momento,
mi simple juramento,
o triunfo o me muero en el intento.

[Isam]
Now big boy opened his mouth again
The truth of the matters he got the blue...
He got the blue..
See if he had a head and used his mind
Oh Oh Oh
Well he can have you...he can have you,
he can have you with him all the time

[Chorus]

[Isam]
Where do we go from here my baby?
Underground or crossover maybe
Left, right, left
My way or the highway
Better yet lets not worry about it
Where do we go from here my baby
Underground or crossover maybe
Left, right, left
My way or the highway
Better yet whatever makes me feel good

[Chorus]

F E E L S L I K E S A V I N G T H E W O R L D
[Waqas]
Under snow full of ash
Draw to you like the 5 draws (?)
Cold hands like doing crash
Wanna say I love you sometimes, but it aint happenin’
Other times I’m back in the cold, frost appears not in the winter only
It gets so cold, still we keep comin' out for more
We just let it pourin’ right (?)
See the more we hide behind slammin' doors tomorrow surely we'll die
I can't believe they would flee so easily we ain’t love deprived
Girl we just make somethin’ divine, less perfect, more human with time
Until then I try so go ahead now

[Isam]
You may shoot, you may cut , you may kill me girl
Your words, your eyes, in and out of this crazy world
And still I rise, like it I rise.
She was stuck between a rock and a hard hard place
Came home, runin’ wild, in and out of emptiness
And still you rise, like it you rise.

[Chorus]
I wanna tell you sometimes, it feels like we've killed the world
Don't wanna leave you like no mercy left at all
Then I don’t know where the love, will come back into our lives
It feels like saving the world, saving the world
You and I

[Lenny]
Me matan
Estos momentos me matan
Me ponen al borde
De un grito me sacan
De quisio ni locura ni la drogas me la curan
Y aunque el cielo pa me juran
Se lo soy lo que soy
Soy el que duda
Se me chiebra la calma
Y ahora siento que sigo
Esta flecha se almueye (?)
Al final del camino
Y al final no me sofoco
El aire puro respiro
Al sentir tu aroma,
Despertar contigo

[Isam]
A thousand roses isolated and everybody knows
We cry, we try, try to get it together for sure
And still we'll rise, like it we'll rise
Suga’ suga’, i was dreamin’ last night about you
Wrapped up in real talk i will not lose
And still we'll rise, and still we'll rise
Like it we'll rise

[Chorus]
I wanna tell you sometimes, it feels like we've killed the world
Don't wanna leave you like no mercy left at all
Then I don’t know where the love, will come back into our lives
It feels like saving the world, saving the world
You and I

We saved the world, we killed the world
We saved the world, we killed the world
We saved the wolrd, tonight
(We saved the wolrd,tonight)
We saved the world, we killed the world
We saved the world, we killed the world
We saved the wolrd, tonight

Yeah

[Chorus]
I wanna tell you sometimes, it feels like we've killed the world
Don't wanna leave you like no mercy left at all
Then I don’t know where the love, will come back into our lives
It feels like saving the world, saving the world
You and I

Me matan
Me matan
Me matan

K E E P T H E R E C O R D P L A Y

Tetraga feya
Tebkey 3aleyya
Mish moumkin youm
Ha'dar asaamah.

[ISAM BACHIRI]
Keep The Record On Play yeah
No matter, no matter what they say yeah
I got the remedy for you
Everybody turn the radio up

[WAQAS]
Okay, okay haters here to front
They say, they say
See that boy he went from rags to raja
Fresh out the slum
Straight out the recordbooth to the streets, to the souk
I am. what I can't complain, so yeah I screwed up
No matter how, they would try to hold me down
But I hit back
I stopped being a slumdog long ago
Get those twentyfour inch rims on rickshaws
It ain't all out sourced so we hustle hard

[ISAM BACHIRI]
Ayo, Ayo - Keep The Record On Play yeah
If you had a hard day yeah
Don't let it get the best of you
Brush it off, turn the radio up
Keep The Record On Play yeah
No matter, no matter what they say yeah
I got the remedy for you
Everybody turn the radio up

[ISAM BACHIRI]
Hey it doesn't matter your situation
Cause it's time to celebrate
Let it all go, while the record play
It's okay, all I need is your cooporation
Scream it out on the count of three
Everybody one, two, three ayo ayo.

[LENNY]
oyee flaca eres ese disco que yo pongo ??? cualquier
ocasion
lunes martes temprano y por la tarde miercoles y jueves te
pongo en toda buena te pongo cuando llueve viernes pones el
ambiente a mi cena te oigo en ?????? te cojo por
antena el sabado eres ????? te escucho el domigo
todo el dia ????? descansar

[ISAM BACHIRI]
Ayo, Ayo - Keep The Record On Play yeah
If you had a hard day yeah
Don't let it get the best of you
Brush it off, turn the radio up
Keep The Record On Play yeah
No matter, no matter what they say yeah
I got the remedy for you
Clip Keep The Record On Play
Everybody turn the radio up

[LENNY]
ayo ayo y todos aquiayo ayo ay canten a si ayy ayo ay
griten a si ayo ayo ayo ayo

[ISAM BACHIRI ]
Ayo, Ayo - Keep The Record On Play yeah
If you had a hard day yeah
Don't let it get the best of you
Brush it off, turn the radio up
Keep The Record On Play yeah
No matter, no matter what they say yeah
I got the remedy for you
Everybody turn the radio up

Tetraga feya
Tebkey 3aleyya
Mish moumkin youm
Ha'dar asaamah [3x]
"Always Remember"

[isam bachiri]
i don't know how, don't know where to start
i got the call, i know it's time to part
before i leave i took my little one to sleep
and then i kissed her lips so gently and said
its okay

[waqas]
hey yo
we sound so delicious, they should give us michelin stars
elmoro for you and yours and your grandpapa with
i visited dogs on my donkey cheet aa with
walked through your hood so holla at a playa
need to go back to my love but this is pulling so hard
had to see games above to find a safe path home
love, kiss, hug, make up and spend
time in the more of but always remember my love

[isam bachiri ]
as i travel around the world
theres one thing that i'll be leaving
thats my heart, my girl is yours
so don't forget
always remember (siempre recuerda)
rest assured my love is yours
always remember (till the sun gonna rise)
i'll be back in no time
baby always remember

[waqas]
throw your hands in the sky if you feel the vibe
oh oh oh oh
now put your hands in the sky and wave them side to side
oh oh oh oh

[isam bachiri]
it's so true there's no place like home
you feel it most, when your love is gone
ooh can you relate, can you imagine being far away, can you
never thought i'd feel this way
its okey

[waqas]
to say it ain't easy to be so far away
i hear her teardrop and feel the earth shake
so here's a flying kiss
i send it by the wind
through sms and msm all the way to her chin
so weather i'm rocking the stage in cairo
chilling in karachi now im coming in to chicago
i know that she knows that me no evil
i keep her in mind and heart wherever i go

[isam bachiri]
as i travel around the world
theres one thing that i'll be leaving
thats my heart, my girl is yours
so dont forget
always remember (siempre recuerda)
rest assuerd my love is yours
always remember (till the sun gonna rise)
i'll be back in no time
baby always remember

[waqas]
throw your hands in the sky if you feel the vibe
oh oh oh oh
now put your hands in the sky and wave them side to side
oh oh oh oh

[lenny]
siempre recuerdo como va como va la que da como esta
ni ntilde a ten en cuenta que yo siempre de mi cena yo
regreso a tu presente y que siempre siento fuerte lo que
sientes soy crente transparente transparente

home is where i love ( da la vuelta da la vuelta a si me dijo)
da la vuelta y da la vuelta

always remember (siempre recuerda)
rest assuerd my love is yours
always remember (till the sun gonna rise)
i'll be back in no time
baby always remember

throw your hands in the sky if you feel the vibe
oh oh oh oh
now put your hands in the sky and wave them side to side
oh oh oh oh

now i'm home, did you miss me baby
as i unpack i'm just so happy to be back and see you face

A M E N

Yeah x3
Eyes on the trophy, aim all u want kid
But if u don´t push ya heart into it - You won’t see
Somebody said:”it´s not that eyes can’t see
If the heart in the chest is so damn blind
You wanted to bring life to me
I wanted to bring life to you
Who wanted to bring life to us?!
Isam:
We gone ride or die
Til we hit the spot,
Knowledge is king right
We want soul ma
Hustling and racing is worrying
I’m rumbling for”the crossover”
Troubling; try to take over
Give me peace of mind
Just enough to pay the rent
I’m out of control baby
But don’t wanna bring the pain
You wanted to bring life to me
I wanted to bring life to u
Who wanted to bring life to us?!
[ Chorus:
Everybody say amen, amen, amen
Does anybody know what I mean,(ay) na mean (ay) na mean(ay)
Can i get an amen (amen) amen (amen) amen (amen)
Does anybody know what I mean,(ay) na mean, (ay) na mean (ay)
Can I get an amen ]
(lenny don’t know the Spanish part)
We gon’ ride or die
‘til we hit the spot,
Knowledge is king right
we want soul ma
Woke up this mornin’
’Bout half-past three.
Screaming everything’s a dream
Do I need to feel this?
My time is over
My enemies, my friends
Mama telling me is real
And it worries me like hell
You wanted to bring life to me
I wanted to bring life to u
Who wanted to bring life to us?!
[chorus]
Waqas:
Get a little money get a lil fame watch it
I crumble from your crib to your name
What im about to say is
You aint building no wall
Homeboy we makin a brick
And yall keep coming back cos
Innovative rhymes addict
What sent them back today
No more raps sounds all the same
Like andre ‘i don’t feel theres more to say’
The sound is game man, this is wordplay
We got layers,got layers got layers that amazes
Like jesus, walk with us talk with us
And if you back your business (?)
Then bare witness and crown with us
Hot to death spittin
Can i get a witness
In this Beverly(?) truely (?)
Ooooo
[chorus]
Everybody say amen, amen, amen
Does anybody know what I mean,(ay) na mean (ay) na mean(ay)
said dos anybody know
what I feel,
what I need,
what I mean
what i mean
Can i get an amen (amen) amen (amen) amen (amen)
Does anybody know what I mean,(ay) na mean, (ay) na mean (ay)
Can i get an amen
We gon ride or die
‘til we hit the spot,
Knowledge is king right
we want soul ma
Now let us be alive! X4 (hey)
no matter how
no matter when
no matter what
I try to fly away

We gon ride or die
‘til we hit the spot,
Knowledge is king right
we want soul ma
Now let us be alive! X4 (hey)
no matter how
no matter when
I gotta get away

S O M E D A Y

[Isam]
They were the youth, a faith who didn’t pray
Young ones from the hood came back another day
Told the old ones you’re wasting you time
“Time, what you know ‘bout that?” the old ones replied
Life’s like a parking lot, products don’t help a lot
Hoping they listen and wise up before they drop
Prayed for them to mend their brains
For the twig and the sky and every grain
For the hood grown soon, the streets to look too
Oughta to be cool, oughta to be true
Occasionally there would be one who come through
Fused to the sky and became one so…

[Waqas]
So, so, so, so, so, so, fresh
Half the youth won’t settle for less
Wait slow down you pace for a minute
Life ain’t even started you already up in it
Ain’t worth to giving in parts in it
Stuck in the brain, stuck in the fame
Stuck in the mind frame stuck in the paradigm
No changing lanes, hear me
Can I get a witness? Lord I’m in the midst of s***
And I know its getting too much
Ain’t filling the cup, cause I’ve had enough
And I fear for my son these streets stay tough
Once in a while there will be one who comes through
And I hope that its you… you, you, you

[Chorus]
I know it seems… Like just a dream…
I try to reach but someone’s got to believe
Sometimes it seems… So hard to see…
I know, I know someday we’ll all be free

[Lenny]
Qué, qué, qué, qué, qué, qué miedo
Perder este fuego de fuego
Sentir el dolor que me niego
Nunca saber lo que entrego
Tambaleo buscando salida
Pero mi sombra pesa, mi sombra carga
Mi alma herida, so la mano que me mata
So la mano que me falta[?]…

[Isam]
They became men, of good, good men
Who been gangsters so long they walk like kings
Under the streetlights, they raise their arms
Hear us, too much pain on earth
No place to store with, we drown or burning
Six by ten prison cells we’ve earned
Occasionally there would be one who come through
Fused to the sky and became one so true…

[Chorus]
I know it seems… Like just a dream…
I try to reach but someone’s got to believe
Sometimes it seems… So hard to see…
I know, I know someday we’ll all be free

[Bridge]
Ser libre, libre, de todo lo que no sere(?)
Someday we’ll all be free…
Ser libre, libre, de todo lo que me a da(?)
A veces el mundo me mata

[Isam]
Like you wanted to bring life to me
My dead life like dead soil you bring water to
Busy watching DVD's 24/7
Ain't even time for the D.A.D.'s going to heaven
There was the method of dealing
A fine method if you lived in the hood
Was done with smooth measure
On the corner everybody was, hustling
Worrying about the cause, trembling
So much that wanted the angels to stop crying
Keep struggling we'll support you
You're gonna make mistakes still support you
When you make mistakes we'll be there for you
Occasionally there would be one who come through
Fused to the sky and became one so true…

[Chorus]
I know it seems… Like just a dream…
I try to reach but someone’s got to believe
Sometimes it seems… So hard to see…
I know, I know someday we’ll all be free

Ser libre, libre,Someday
Ser libre, libre,Someday

D A L E D U R O

enny:
Voy pa’l este
Que todos me sigan
Voy pa’l este
Que todos se miran
Con la medida mas alta que existe
Con esta verdad es que nadie resiste

Waqas:
Frankly speaking, we are eager
To be bumpin’ this out to your speakers
So plently(?) chance if you are not in
And there’s no offense so come again
Now watch us,we vow we’r out of control
You let el moro so therefore hit with it __(?)
Shawts with flow
Brrrrrrrrrr
There you go.

Lenny:
Ahora te cambio yo el flow,
Yo tengo este don de hacer sobre el pita lo que quiera:
Le pego,la muerdo,la trago,la cuido ,porque yo soy la fiera (??)

Chorus:
Dale duro
Dale duro, duro
Asi que : dale duro,dale duro,duro (x2)
Asi que :
Some strugles and troubles
I’m begging they hustle,not moving their muscles
So come n’ get me
Dale duro
Dale duro,duro
Asi que : dale duro,dale duro,duro (x3)
There we go
They’r gonna be brave
And you’ll be amazed
Don't live in a haze, so hit hard.

Isam:
No matter how pop(?)
When haters don’t stand a chance
No matter who,why,when, can’t deny who I am
Wanna tell me how to live,
Tell me how to think right
Think you got me figured out
‘Cuz you believe though a hype

Waqas:
I don’t care if you trump,
One day you’ll gon' be low on cash
I don’t care how you __(?)
Imma keep coming back
Wanna know where I stay(?)
Get your front page
Tell you: what? I ain’t mad,imma shine away ur hate!

Isam:
Yeah I was born in the west,
Went to school in the west,
Learned to walk in the west,
Maybe die in the west.
I am universal,got reasons,got blames,
Feel flexible and simple,
So fresh,so clean
Try to outcast my deen(?)
Start fresh,new season(?)
Till we change what is in ourselves,
Go break your ego!

Chorus:..

Lenny:
Un moro,dos moros,tres moros que:
Ponen en fuego los titulares
Pero en la caye tienen fe.
Tres moros,dos moros,un moro mas
(like this,life music)
esto es mas,que mas?

Isam:
I said sister,whatch' you’r crying about?
(I don’t know)
You’r just a little bit of woman,
But you sound like a crowd
With the sound like a crowd

Lucy Love:
So what? I'm half your size
I’m like a house of bricks
I’ve got that extra spice
Yes, I'm just full of tricks
My webs(?) are made of cabla'(?)
To resist a million kicks,
Yes I’m a rolling stone,
To me, nothing sticks
I’m going higher,even though I had withdrawn since '96(??)

C R U S H N' B U R N

Yeah,
You know these people they think we got the solution for everything out there you know,
Like we can walk on water
We're just human, man...

You are now
Officially turned into the critically acclaimed
So expect the unexpected
Or watch your dreams come down
To crash and burn
Cause when they're not for free
You only feel, let down, let down
So don't you, make a sound
Cause then they make you accountable
For every word that you utter from the gutter
Like the priceless Outland
Hold a crown
"But Akhi, you know music is the devil's work"
"Plus when Lenny gonna convert? "
"How do you make it work? "
"Two Muslims, one Christian? "
"And why wouldn't you put 'em all work Fi Sabeel Allah? "
Damn, I am not the way I'm often spoken about
So don't u dare try to put words in my mouth
Just like you're putting selfmade artificial facts about me in your head
See I never said that I care, was that prepared
See all I did was to spit my heart out
Remember that next time u try to make me a part of your world
Cause then your dreams come down crach N burn!

[Chorus:]
Do you wanna know a thing or two of how, of how to frame a young hustla like me
As we talkin before a while
You can call me this, you can call me that, u call me this, u can call me that!
U can call me whatever!
Is it ok if I do it myself?

[Chorus]

[Isam:]
Ain't no Islamist or date merchant
Don't try to hate on me for so searching
Even though I'm not from china I'm a go do ma thing
Study the shaolin screaming free to death high [? ]...
Don't live in a tent n keep my wife in it all day.
For the record, knew who she was before we got married Ok?

In my closet I have more than just robes and sandals
Never ever rode a camel
Expect when I went to the pilgrim
And I got hustle
Ate a "Falafel" I crumbled
Damn food, what a gamble.
No I don't think you're an infidel
You should know that by now
I ain't gonna tell shhhhshh cause there is nothing to tell
Mid-terms comin' up I look out the window like Malcolm
Tell the Feds stop tappin' my phone son
Give me some peace of mind and I'll go back to my country
The only problem is that I'm already in it, G!

S O U N D O F A R E B E L

[Verse 1: Isam B.]
I wanna to live, I wanna to give
I been a minor for a heart of gold
It’s these expressions I never ever give
I’ve been around the world searching for that peace
[?]But all I had to do was look at the mirror
Tonight my armor / army [?] became my prayers and each word
Contained the universe changing my baby’s diaper
For a heart of gold I would cross the ocean low
On and on I go without a simple glass of water no
The wrinkles on my face carrying my every case
On my shoulder blades now lets go

[Hook]
Sound Of A Rebel! - All I hear is the…
Sound Of A Rebel! - Never miss a beat with the…
Sound Of A Rebel! - He, he, ha, ha…
Sound Of A Rebel! - Move alone…

Sound Of A Rebel! - I want to live… - Isam B. [x4]

[Verse 2: Waqas Ali]
I wanna know, I wanna show
Wanna go places I’ve never gone before
Not talking physically but mentally
Hypothetically speaking I’m just
Hungry and seeking how to reach for preachers
I got soul but no control out on parole
Someone bail me out, wasn't ready not steady
Ain’t nothing pretty in my part of the city
Got plenty of reasons to turn greedy
Ain’t easy to keep your cool on a floor, so greezy
In my neck of the woods it gets pitch black
So never go again, back off, prat[?]

[Chorus]
Sound Of A Rebel! - All I hear is the…
Sound Of A Rebel! - Never miss a beat with the…
Sound Of A Rebel! - He, he, ha, ha…
Sound Of A Rebel! - Move alone…

Sound Of A Rebel! - I want to live… - Isam B. [x4]

[Bridge: Isam B.]
City in a cell with an open door accept it looking at the freedom go
It’s my heart that keeps me stuck in here fear of everything from change too old

[Verse 3: Lenny Martinez]
Lo que fue ya no es y no será no
Ya cada paso que yo tomo voy buscando
Esta sombra en el espejo que perdido
Esa voz on el espejo que me dijo
Te sientes muerto, hoy te revivo
Hoy te levanto, how te defino
Y con solo mi apellido cruzo el mundo
Hoy no se lo que pretendo
Ni por donde ni porque yo voy
Con el corazón del oro, de plata
Con este pequeño corazón de lata

- Translation
What was is not and will not be, no
Now every step I take I seek
This shadow in the mirror that I’ve lost
This voice in the mirror that told me
You feel dead, today I will revive you
Today I will uplift you, today I will define you
And with just my last name I cross the world
Today I don’t know where I belong
Or where or why I go
With a heart of gold, of silver
With this small heart of -unsure how to properly translate it-

[Chorus]
Sound Of A Rebel! - All I hear is the…
Sound Of A Rebel! - Never miss a beat with the…
Sound Of A Rebel! - He, he, ha, ha…
Sound Of A Rebel! - Move alone…

Sound Of A Rebel! - I want to live… - Isam B. [x4]

O U T O F S I G H T

She was doing dishes
When momma noticed the cuts
Almost called her bluff
Told her to scratch it off
Surprised, but momma didn't make much notice about it
And now she went to sleep and left her alone

CHORUS:

And she said like
(oh oh )
She knows like
(oh oh)
She feel like
(she don't want nobody to know)
She love like
(oh)
So strong like
(keep it low)

Her friends noticed something strange
trippin as well
why can't she find the right words to tell
the marks on her arm was something she done secretly
crying her heart out feeling so torn

CHORUS

Yeah, say what you want but
you all alone and all the time it's hard to see love
probably some teen stuff
I know you want mine
Because I ain't got the time
We scratch the surface some other time, aight?
Speaking of which I heard a rumor going around about ya
Oh I'm sorry if it sounds feels like i'm bothering ya
Why keep it all inside? It's like dying alive
Quiet water runs deep, it shows in your eyes

Hey, trying to cope with pain misunderstood alot
Upset in the rain, she wish she could make it stop
She feels the need to do what's inside her brain starts to connect the false relief to the act of hurting

supremo great mahaan رائع

ALLAH sizlerden razı olsun

I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE U GUYS

THE WORDS , THE MUZIC AND U........JUST AMAZING

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

LOVE YA ....PEACE

Love your new album!! My favorites are:
Feels like saving the world!
Always remember
Someday!
Crash and Burn
Amen hahahah practically all of the songs!

Keep up the good work guys. God bless you!!!

Can wait 2 see you back in The Netherlands again.

I love sound of a rebel!!!!
boys you have seriously outdone yourself again with this new album...
keep doin what you do best: making good music!!!
: D

Relly enjoyed listening to your songs , keep up the good work<33
outlandish<33

i am black.....

Awesome album!!!!!! This band is the real deal.

Love this album...

Nice backgroundmusic,beautiful lyrics.....and (offcourse) the voices,make it all perfectt!!!!!!!!!....

Hearing (some off) this songs live was amazing .....

I

Awesome album but i miss the other kind of music you did befor, any way i love you brothers may god bless you

peace

Best song "Amen"

Great ! Amazing album guys..
Thanks..

nice album
Always Remember it is m'I favorite
it is very beautiful song

i love this album is the best

crash'n burn is the best of the last album

This is one of THE BEST albums EVER. This is why Outlandish is my favorite group! I love all of your music!!!!!!!