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  1. Comment on What will prevent this site from becoming Reddit 2.0? in ~tildes

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    The sort of person who is active on Tildes, or uses it at all, is one that has tired from Reddit and Reddit's antics. They have deliberately sought out an alternative to Reddit. Therefore you...

    The sort of person who is active on Tildes, or uses it at all, is one that has tired from Reddit and Reddit's antics. They have deliberately sought out an alternative to Reddit. Therefore you would expect them to interact, post, reply, et cetera in entirely different ways from Reddit. You can see this clearly- the general tone, in every subforum here, is far more serious, far less shitposty. It won't go the way of Reddit is for sure.

    4 votes

  2. Comment on Farid Atrash - Ya Gameel, Ya Gameel in ~music

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    Farid Atrash was a Syrian singer and oud player, born in the 10s and died in the 70s. He is one of the most famous and respected (and groundbreaking) Arab artists of all time, and this is a...

    Farid Atrash was a Syrian singer and oud player, born in the 10s and died in the 70s. He is one of the most famous and respected (and groundbreaking) Arab artists of all time, and this is a particularly lovely tune of his. The title translates to "Oh beautiful, oh beautiful", and the lyrics are very cutesy. Here's a translation by Reddit user /u/dodli.. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u0AF4mcD6P2dEYHHpri__EtUemLU7Uf_2YsszgSORas/pub

    Came on the radio couple days ago, and I was reminded of how endearing this song is. Hope both Arab and non-Arab users here enjoy this!

  4. Comment on What do you think about reddits thebanout? Are you supporting it or not, and why? in ~talk

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    many of those subreddits are hate subs, though.

    many of those subreddits are hate subs, though.

    2 votes

  5. Comment on Abdel-Halim Hafez - رسالة من تحت الماء (A Letter From Under The Sea) (1973) in ~music

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    Nizar did that often to write from the perspective of a woman, but this doesn't seem to be one of those times. I wonder why mink and sa3idni rather than sa3idini and minki.

    Nizar did that often to write from the perspective of a woman, but this doesn't seem to be one of those times. I wonder why mink and sa3idni rather than sa3idini and minki.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on the emo rap deep dive - chapter two: dirt in ~music

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    Amazing post OP! So much detail and so much effort clearly went into this. Very informative. ♡

    Amazing post OP! So much detail and so much effort clearly went into this. Very informative. ♡

    4 votes

  7. Comment on Have any hobbies that are hard to admit? in ~hobbies

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    I have hyperfixations and get, well, fixated on certain things for weeks at a time. Let's say an actor, band, or book. I research everything about that topic, even the obscure stuff.. I retain...

    I have hyperfixations and get, well, fixated on certain things for weeks at a time. Let's say an actor, band, or book. I research everything about that topic, even the obscure stuff.. I retain some of that knowledge, which is nice because I can bring it up later on and have people think I'm smart or something. I wish my hyperfixations were more school-y though :( haha

    6 votes

  8. Comment on Abdel-Halim Hafez - رسالة من تحت الماء (A Letter From Under The Sea) (1973) in ~music

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    r/listentothis has the sweetest mods <3 This is Arabic classical music, usually called tarab. Tarab is a very.. complicated word for which there is no real english equivalent, but i found this...

    r/listentothis has the sweetest mods <3

    This is Arabic classical music, usually called tarab. Tarab is a very.. complicated word for which there is no real english equivalent, but i found this page which is discusses it very eloquently. I'm glad you appreciate this.. I thought for a long time before posting!

    2 votes

  9. Comment on Abdel-Halim Hafez - رسالة من تحت الماء (A Letter From Under The Sea) (1973) in ~music

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    What a talented man.. instrument-wise and singing-wise. Have always loved that sudden change in tempo at around 7 minutes.. Thanks for reminding me that el 3andaleeb on the background is excellent...

    What a talented man.. instrument-wise and singing-wise. Have always loved that sudden change in tempo at around 7 minutes.. Thanks for reminding me that el 3andaleeb on the background is excellent work music. ♡

    1 vote

  10. Comment on Abdel-Halim Hafez - رسالة من تحت الماء (A Letter From Under The Sea) (1973) in ~music

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    That was a great listen!!! The instrumentals are so unbelievably cool.. thanks for sharing

    That was a great listen!!! The instrumentals are so unbelievably cool.. thanks for sharing

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Abdel-Halim Hafez - رسالة من تحت الماء (A Letter From Under The Sea) (1973) in ~music

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    Was waiting for an edit to respond! It makes me very happy that you liked it. Means a lot to me. I agree with you.. I really think ~music has a lot of potential to become a mixing pot of different...

    Was waiting for an edit to respond! It makes me very happy that you liked it. Means a lot to me.

    I agree with you.. I really think ~music has a lot of potential to become a mixing pot of different cultures and different types of music.. I love alternative rock, but variety is the spice of life isn't it?

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Abdel-Halim Hafez - رسالة من تحت الماء (A Letter From Under The Sea) (1973) in ~music

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    I hope it does not bother anybody that this isn't a typical ~music post, both in length and language. However, this song means a lot to me and I wanted to share it with those of you interested in...

    I hope it does not bother anybody that this isn't a typical ~music post, both in length and language. However, this song means a lot to me and I wanted to share it with those of you interested in other cultures and their art.

    The singer of this song was by all means the Arab Frank Sinatra. A talented singer, musician and composer, he dominated the Egyptian music scene in the 50s and 60s. He had a couple Elvis-style flicks too. He was incredibly famous, he performed in the Albert Hall at one point! He died in 1977 due to liver failure in King's College hospital in London. Two million Egyptians walked him to the grave, and about 4 girls couldn't take it and committed suicide.

    The lyrics to this song were written by the brilliant poet Nizar Qabbani. He and Abdelhalim discussed setting Letter From Under The Sea to music after the latter read one of Nizar's poetry books and fell in love with the poem. There were a few adjustments to be made to the words, however, as some of the verses were too.. sexual, is it? Atheist? I'm not sure.. for Egyptian audiences.

    Here is the poem, translated to the best of my abilities. Which is probably going to sound terrible. Here goes.

    If you are my lover,
    Help me leave you.
    Or if you are my healer,
    Help me,
    to be healed of you.
    If I had known the ocean was very deep,
    I would not have swam..
    If I had known how it would end,
    I would not have began.

    I've longed for you,
    so teach me
    how not to long.
    Teach me
    how to cut the roots of your love from the depths.
    Teach me.

    If you are a prophet,
    Cleanse me from this spell
    Deliver me from this heresy...
    For your love is like heresy
    so purify me.

    If you are strong, very strong,
    Rescue me from this ocean.
    For I never learned to swim.
    The blue waves in your eyes,
    drag me to the depths.

    I am suffocating under water.
    I am drowning,
    drowning.

    blue...
    blue.
    nothing but
    the color blue
    and I have no experience in the sea of love,

    and I have no boat.

    I am suffocating under water
    I am drowning,
    drowning,

    drowning.

    5 votes

  14. Comment on What are your favorite movies of 2018 so far? in ~movies

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    The Incredibles 2 was amazing.

    The Incredibles 2 was amazing.

    2 votes

  15. Comment on I think we need more conservative voices to balance out the intense liberalism of tildes in ~tildes

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    Well then. Bit of an overreaction but I understand this site's not for everyone.

    Well then.

    Bit of an overreaction but I understand this site's not for everyone.

    3 votes

  16. Comment on I think we need more conservative voices to balance out the intense liberalism of tildes in ~tildes

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    Hm. Thanks. The anti-conservative rhetoric was too much for them i suppose.

    Hm. Thanks.

    The anti-conservative rhetoric was too much for them i suppose.

  17. Comment on I think we need more conservative voices to balance out the intense liberalism of tildes in ~tildes

    Layla
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    Why was their account deleted?

    Why was their account deleted?

  18. Comment on So uh, how do you pronounce Tilde? in ~talk

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    They should've had a woman say them both or vice versa, having a man say one anď a woman the other is kinda off. I can't tell the difference.

    They should've had a woman say them both or vice versa, having a man say one anď a woman the other is kinda off. I can't tell the difference.

    4 votes

  19. Comment on Arctic Monkeys - Pretty Visitors (2009) in ~music

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    Who said drums can't be the lead instrument? I love the energy of this song, the Arctic Monkeys' early work is amazing. Their latest album is top notch too.

    Who said drums can't be the lead instrument? I love the energy of this song, the Arctic Monkeys' early work is amazing. Their latest album is top notch too.