Books – Mustafa Hamza:
“The Opposition”, one of the most prominent forms of singing for which the artist Ismail Yassin was famous, through which he presented a selection of his satirical works from the songs of the great symbols of singing, led by the Planet of the East Umm Kulthum.
The late artist Ismail Yassin, who today Tuesday 24 May, marks the “50th” anniversary of his passing, as he left our world on this day in 1972. He presented many tarab songs in the style of “sarcastic opposition”, and in the following report we monitor the most prominent songs, victims of The most famous comedian.
Umm Kulthum
After Umm Kulthum presented “You are in my memory and do not forget me”, from the words of the poet Ahmed Rami, and composed by Mohamed Al-Qasabgy, the artist Ismail Yassin, in the movie “Qatar Al-Nada”, presented a song bearing the same name as the song Kawkab Al-Sharq, in which he said: “You remember me and do not forget me, “Yally Falqani, Yally Kaydani”, which is from the words of Abu Al-Saud Al-Ebiary, and composed by Mounir Murad.
Muhammad Abd-alwahab
Similar to the song of the musician Mohamed Abdel Wahab “I do not know” by the poet Elia Abi Madi, Ismail Yassin presented in the movie “Your Luck This Week”, a sketch of a lyric with the same name and the way the words are arranged, and he sang “I do not know, how I lost my share, and my heart was distracted by the eyes of my beloved.” This day was like milk, and why he became thirsty.. I do not know.”
Survival
After the singer Najat presented, in 1960, the poem “I think” from the words of the poet Nizar Qabbani, and composed by the musician Mohamed Abdel Wahab, the movie “Ismail Yassin in Prison”, which was presented in the same year, witnessed the presentation of its hero, a song in opposition to it, and its words were written by the poet Fathi Qura The melody was set by Mohamed Fawzy.
Ismail Yassin sang: “Does he think I am a ball between his legs, did I come to hang Fahmouni and the Prophet, or did I come, I mean, because his eyes were black? Even my shalami, who raised her, give her a word, the last of which will be eh.”
Abdel Halim Hafez
In the movie “Ismail Yassin Police Harbi” in 1958, the artist Abdel Halim Hafez appeared in one of the scenes, following the way he presented his song “One Day”, in a comic way through the hero of the work, the artist Ismail Yassin.
Today, Tuesday, is the anniversary of the death of the artist, Ismail Yassin, one of the most important comedy stars in the history of Egypt, as he left our world on May 24, 1972, before completing the filming of his last movie, “The Desire and the Dying.”