Seret El Hob

Umm Kulthum singing on a stage, 1965.

Seret El Hob (Arabic: سيرة الحب, lit. 'The Tale of Love') is an Egyptian Arabic song performed by the Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum. The song was written by Morsi Gamil, and composed by Baligh Hamdi. It was released in 1964, and it remains one of Umm Kulthum's most celebrated and iconic works.[1]

It was presented for the first time on December 3, 1964, at the Qasr El Nil Theater. It is considered the first collaboration between Umm Kulthum, Morsi Gamil, and Baligh Hamdi them after agreeing on three songs (Seret El Hob, Fat El Ma'ad, and Alf Leila Wa Leila).[2]

  1. ^ "سيرة الحب.. حكاية أول تعاون بين أم كلثوم ومرسي جميل عزيز.. عمرها 60 عامًا وهكذا وصفها صلاح جاهين.. وماذا قال عنها بليغ حمدي؟". فيتو (in Arabic). 2024-07-02. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  2. ^ "حكاية أغنية.. "سيرة الحب" بددت مخاوف مرسي جميل من أم كلثوم.. وكانت التعاون الأول بينهم". بوابة الفجر (in Arabic). 2021-09-19. Retrieved 2024-09-07.