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“Habibi,” the sixth single from the sophomore album Shabrang, combines each of Sevdaliza and longtime co-producer Mucky’s rudimentary productional talents, mixing a soft piano ballad with Sevdaliza’s poignant, vocoded vocals. Through an Instagram comment, Sevdaliza revealed that she first started wr...
Habibi Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Habibi, habibi
No one understands me
Habibi, habibi
The caring left
Habibi, habibi
No one understands me
Habibi, habibi
The caring left
[Verse 2]
Habibi, habibi
As long as I sing
Habibi, habibi
I'll let the birds in
Habibi, habibi
No one understands me
Habibi, habibi
The caring left
Habibi, habibi
As long as I sing
Habibi, habibi
I'll let the birds in
[Verse 3]
Habibi, habibi
No one understands me
Habibi, habibi
The caring left
Habibi, habibi
As long as I sing
Habibi, habibi
I'll let the birds in
[Refrain]
Is there anyone out there
To get me out of my head?
Is there anyone out there
To get me out of my head?
Is there anyone out there
To get me out of my head?
Is there anyone out there
To get me out of my head?
[Outro]
Habibi
As long as I sing
Habibi
I'll let the birds in
Habibi Q&A
What does the word "Habibi" mean?
“Habibi” is the romanized spelling of the Arabic word حبيبي, which translates to “my love” or “my darling.”
Due to the rules of gender conjugations in Arabic, “Habibi” represents a man of importance in Sevdaliza’s life, whereas “Habibati” (حبيبتي) would represent a woman of importance.
What does the music video represent?
The music video is Sevdaliza’s debut to the directing world, and includes many simple, yet metaphorical scenes. Speaking with i-D, sevda+ana said:
The forest represents Sevdaliza’s emotions: the frustration, fear and anger that every person has during their journey. The tower represents Sevdaliza’s...
What has Sevdaliza said about self-directing the video?
I was very tense that entire [directing] process because I knew that this was something I had inflicted on myself. I wanted to prove it to myself more so than ever and so I found an amazing partner [in] Anastasia. That lifted a lot of the weight off. It made the process of directing for the first ti...