english follows:
لو فيو القمر يعتب كان طفّى من زمان
شايف الحُر مغلّب شايف كوكب خدران
لو فيو القمر دندل راسه وشخّر كمان
شايف الغلى مشنشل شايف رِخص الإنسان
عشمك فينا خسران يا قمرنا السّهران
إمشي وما تفتل ضهرك الحالة بدّا دوزان

لو فيّو الهوا يخرم مخّك تقلب فهيم
نافخينك داعمينك تتشمت بالعاقلين
لو فيّو الهواحُرقة ولو بالدّنيا سائلين 
كنا من دهر وعينا وحرقنا الموازين
بس غلي البنزين التعن دينو البانزين
يعني لو طلع بايدو ولّع فينا من سنين

لو فيّو الشّتا يبكي بدل المرة عشرين
كان صفّى هالبشريّة اللي بتاجر بالدّين
لو فيو الشّتا يبكي كان غرقت من زمان
مش بس الكرة الارضية حتى المجرة كمان
بس الشتا عقلان مذوق والله وفهمان 
اسمحولي انهي الجملة !

...

غناء- تريز سليمان
درمز - رامي نخلة
جيتار باص - شادي عويدات
جيتار - يزن إبراهيم
ساكسفون - عمر مداح
كمان  - هلانة خاطر
أكورديون - حسن نخلة

تطقيع: خلود عيد، شخير: كارم مطر

من ألبوم "زهر اللوز" إنتاج : سامر جرادات
 تسجيل: ستوديو كارم مطر
ميكساج | كارم مطر
ماستر | ستيف كوراو

تصميم الملصق: حسام الشاعر

...

If the moon could be upset, he would switch off his light  
watching all the tiered souls and an entire planet sedated 
If the moon could, it would dangle his head and snore too
watching all get more expensive, but human life ever cheaper
Oh our moon staying up late
Just walk away and don’t turn back
this situation needs fine tuning. 

If the wind could get inside your head 
to adjust it and  make you understand
how you’re over inflated and overstated
just mocking all the sensible ones around   
If the wind had any yearning or any of us cared to question
A decade ago we would have risen and set fire to conventions 
But the petrol is so expensive, so damn expensive
And if it could, the petrol would have set us on fire a while ago

If rain could cry, it wouldn’t stop
It would clear out those who trade in religion 
If only it could cry - we would have drowned by now 	
Not just earth, the entire galaxy too
But the rain is kind and gentle, even generous 
So please allow me to end my sentence here too! 

…

Vocal- Terez Sliman
Drums - Rami Nakhleh
Bass Guitar - Shadi Awidat
Guitar - Yazan Ibrahim
Saxophone - Amr Mdah
Violin - Hellanh Khater
Accordion - Hassan Nakhleh
translated to English by – Rafeef Ziadah

from "Almond Blossom" album, produced by : Samer Jaradt
recorded at studio: Karem Matar
Mixing | Karem Matar
Mastering | Steve Corrao 

Poster designed by : Hosam Alshaer

All copyrights reserved 
Samer Jaradat | Terez Sliman | Yazan Ibrahim

Snoring Moon | Terez Yazan and Friends _ شخر القمر | تريز يزن والأصدقاء

music by Karem Matar 
Written by Nava Semil, Arranged by Adnan Tarabsheh, Director- Riyad Masarweh, Acting- Ranin Bisharat, Décor and wardrobe- Sagit Golda, Music by Karem Matar, Lighting- Juan Cohen and Firas Tarabsheh .About the play: What happens when chaos struck the sky's time? What happens when the creature formed in our guts is drawn outside our dreams? Do we reject it? And if we accept it how do we face the reality which refuses its existence?... many questions stand before Nour Kareem, a fine artist who dreamed of accomplishing herself as a painter before she gave birth to her retarded baby (mungolid).

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Karem Matar is a composer and music arranger.Born in Nazareth in 1977, Karem was raised in a house rich with music and arts. His father, Joseph Matar, a competent artist and singer of great stature in the Middle Eastern and Arab Singing world. His mother specializes in musical education and works in the field as well.Karem's talent in composing and music arrangement has unfolded at an early age. He began his study in the field since he was seven years old, learning music theory and playing the piano, apprenticed with the best music teachers and experts. Karem completed his musical studies at age 24, specializing in sound engineering, which allows him to manage and operate his current studio.Karem has established his first tune in the year 1987 at the age of 10, where he composed his first piano piece. Since then, he has been in constant search of a music that best expresses his innermost self.
 Style and Musical work:
Karem gave an utmost importance to music, putting it in the head of his priorities, until it became the largest part of his life.His Musical tunes are characterized by extravagant sensitivity, combining Middle Eastern and classical music. This is reflected in the employment of ancient Eastern instruments taken from various geographical and ethnic regions, such as: Arab countries, North Africa, Turkey, the Balkans, Armenia, the countries of Central Asia, India and Persia; Hence, addressing the oriental spirit of the listener, creating the notion of an ancient oriental Nostalgia, integrating it with classical and modern Western instruments, and creating a vast cultural dimension by conferring his excellence in arrangement.Karem's advantage in this field stems from a personal theory he had once created for himself, which suggests that music is a spiritual "Formula" which launches without limitations, frameworks or laws, and ends by delivering a sensual and emotional experience to the receiver. So far, Karem has composed 53 musical pieces in complete Orchestral arrangement, each carries a different name suited for various expressionist and visual soundtracks. A special album containing those works will soon be distributed.Karem has composed and arranged over 450 songs for singers from the country and the Arab World, while applying his personal style in composing and arrangement and contributing to their success. A great number of those songs had won first prizes in various global and local competitions; their success reflected in the number of sales as well.
Karem composed for various prominent artists such as: Yusuf Matar, Zuhair Francis, Dalal Abu Amna, Amin Sultan (Lebanon), Kamal Suleiman, Maher Halabi, Elias Julianos, Wisam Habib, and more.
 
Cinema:
Karem Matar composed music for Al Jazeera's most eminent documentaries. among them are "Golan heights under the microscope", "on my own" a film about the life of Fadwa Touqan, "The myth of the Israeli left", "Sheikh Al Aqsa", "Nazareth", "Abd Araheem Mahmoud", "Alsakakini" and more…
 
Theatre:
Karem specializes in composing music for theatre, as well as writing and arrangement of soundtracks.The most eminent plays Karem composed music for were: "incompetents," written and directed by Riad Masarweh, "white of the eyes" written by Ayman Igbaria and directed by Mounir Bakri,  "Bird of Heaven" directed by Riad Masarweh,  "Last Dance", directed by Ali Nassar,  "Crimson flower" directed by Mohammed Odallah, "little Red riding hood and the Rabbit" directed by Adnan Trabsheh, "Jamila" a monodrama written and directed by Adel Abu Raya,  "Kriz" Monodrama written and directed by Adel Abu Raya.Karem also arranged the musical  "Athkur (I remember)" by the great poet Chakib Jahshan - music by Nabil Azar, "like the saying goes" a comedy written and directed by Adel Abu-Raya, "Karkouch and Barbouch " directed by Eyad Sheity, "the magic of numbers" written and directed by Mahmoud Soboh and finally a children's play "who's the King" written and directed by Elham Arraf.
 
Commercial:
Karem composed over 1500 commercial advertisements between the years 1993-2005. Within the framework of his work were major international companies specializing in the field of music editing and audio visual advertising, such as USAID- a program by the U.S. embassy for the support of Palestinian people. The Ad was broadcasted on the Arab channel MBC, through Afaq advertising, as well as Coca-Cola Company, Cellcom Mega, Klalit, Fanta, McDonalds, Tapuzina, Orange, Honda, Fiat, Knor, Pelephone, Pepsi and more…Moreover, Karem worked with significant  advertisement companies such as: ART channel and Radio, and produced jingles for "Diwan Al Sharq" in 1998.Karem Matar's work has overcome all limitations and obstacles to cross its way into the Arab world. He worked with Rotana Channel on the arrangement and composing of three songs by Ameen Sultan, and is fully prepared to work with Artists from the Arab world who might find an aspiration in his musical approach and arrangement, aiming at elevating the Arab song to higher standards.
Karem Matar's Studio specifies in producing musical albums for a vast number of artists, as well as recording and mastering for large musical bands known worldwide. amongst those are: Yousef Matar, 3 Albums for Zuhair Francis, the Alpha team, Kamal Sliman, Zahi Ghrayeb, 7 Albums for "Aravision" (2003-2010). The studio also provides recordings, Dubbing and soundtrack for film.Over 80 albums have been recorded since the foundation of the studio (15 years ago), most of which are Karem's arrangement and composing. The studio is fully equipped with the finest recording and sound devices purchased from the best manufacturing companies. Moreover, Karem specializes in sound design for samplers and virtual instrument software.
 
"SABAIAS" project:
Karem has formed this band- consisting of three talented young women, each as well as altogether gifted with supreme voices- launching their work into a new trend in contemporary Arab music, rarely spotted in the Arab countries.The trio advanced the Arabic song into universal levels in terms of vocal variation, known as "Polyphony" in musical terms.As soon as the band released their first few singles, Sabaiaz became a major hit in the country, and after their release on the net, it came out to the wider world as hundred of thousands visited the site.Nowadays, Karem is producing the band's first album, which contains 10 songs arranged and composed by him, and written by: Jeries Eid and Firas Dokhi. Some of the songs have already taken part in local festivals, and one single was broadcasted on Radio Monte – Carlo, and Beirut Nights Radio (Oriental)

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