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People On Social Media Are Buzzed Over Latifa’s Lyrical Change Of “El Masry”
Lyrical modifications are often used to accommodate an event, depict a specific image, send a message, or add meaning to the song. Although lyrical changes are considered normal when accommodating a certain event or festival, people in Egypt saw it as disrespectful when Latifa changed the lyrics of the Egyptian original “El Masry.”
Written in 2001 for Youssef Shain’s masterpiece “Skoot Hansawwar” or “Silence… We’re Rolling,” the song is used to glorify Egyptians’ chivalry, honorable features, and steadfast advocacy for justice and freedom, and describe their honorable features.
However, Egyptians on social media were surprised to find the song’s chorus “Yeb’a Enta Akeed El Masry” changed to “Yeb’a Ennta Akeed El Araby,” during the Arab Reading Challenge in Dubai.
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Egyptians Are Concerned Over Possible Mobile And Internet Price Surge!The lyrical change sparked a debate between some users who thought it was normal to accommodate the event’s nature and others who claimed that changing such a prominent lyric in the song threatened Egypt’s artistic identity.
Additionally, although some thought that some of Egypt’s artistic heritage is being openly robbed, in a flagrant display of capability, others believed that taking from Egyptian artistic reservoir only enriches its culture.
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