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Traditional Arab Folk Songs By Assaf Golani (Editor) This collection of well-known popular songs in Arabic includes children's songs, songs for festive occasions, love songs, folksongs and songs about the natural world. All the lyrics are provided in Arabic, in precise scholarly Hebrew transliteration and in meticulous Hebrew translation; musical notation is also supplied. Students and teachers of Arabic will find this book to be a useful tool that will enrich study and add welcome variety to lessons. The audio CD provided will enable you to listen to all the songs as arranged by composer Suheil Radwan and performed by his music students at Haifa's Academic Arab College of Education.