Fairuz sings Coptic Kiahk praise song "Ya M-R-Y-M" (O M-A-R-Y) at Deir El Natour, Enfeh Lebanon

[dzheremi]

Never thought I'd see Fairuz singing a Coptic Orthodox song...though I know she's done Syriac hymns in the past (Shubho L'Haw Qolo; she also did it in Arabic as Subhan El Kalimat), some people say that's because her father was Syriac originally from Mardin (Syriac region in Turkey). As far as I know, she has no such familial connection to Egypt. It's interesting that it's filmed from within the Eastern Orthodox monastery in Enfeh, too, and with the drum. (I've never even heard a Coptic recording of this particular song with that, and it's 'our' song.)

 

[anna ~ grace]

Good find, Dzheremi! I like her, too.