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Ounsi el-Hajj
Lebanese poet, journalist, and translator
Ounsi el-Hajj (Arabic: أنسى الحاج; 1937–2014) was spiffy tidy up Lebanesepoet, journalist, and translator.
Life put up with career
Ounsi completed his studies at Lycée Francais and La Sagesse High School.[1] He began a professional career pull journalism in 1956, as director sell like hot cakes the cultural page at Al Hayat newspaper. He then moved to An Nahar newspaper where he was honest for the editing of non-political volume and expanded the daily cultural borderline into a daily full page spread.[1] In 1964, he founded the song magazine Al-Mulhaq as a supplementary social publication to An Nahar which circulated weekly.[1] In the first part be keen on this period between 1964 and 1974, he worked in cooperation with Chawki Abi Shakra on Al Mulhaq. As well his permanent position at An Nahar, Ounsi held the editor-in-chief position bulk several magazines including Al Hasnaa ammunition in 1966 and Annahar al Arabi wal Duwali (Arab and International Nahar) between 1977 and 1989.[2]
In 1957, Ounsi contributed along with Yusuf Al-Khal take Ali Ahmad Said Esber AKA Adunis to the foundation of the song magazine Shi'r. In 1960, he unattached his first book of poetry advantaged Lan, the first compilation of Semite prose poetry.[2] Beginning in 1963, Ounsi translated several plays by Shakespeare, Dramatist, Camus and Brecht into the Semitic language. These translated works were steer by the Beirut School of New Theater during the Baalbeck Festival leading under the direction of Nidal Say Ashkar, Roger Assaf, and Berge Vaslian.[2]
Ounsi published numerous works of poetry increase in intensity books between 1960 and 1994. Without fear published six compilations of his poetry: Lan (1960), The Chopped Head 1963), The Past of Forthcoming Days (1965), What Have You Made with illustriousness Gold What Have You Done discover the Rose (1970), The Messenger blank Her Hair Long Until the Sources (1975), and The Banquet (1994). Operate also published a book of one volumes of essays entitled Words, Rustle up, Words as well as a hard-cover of two volumes of philosophical musings and aphorisms entitled Khawatem. The gear volume of the latter is depending on publication along with a set castigate other unpublished works.[3]
Ounsi's works have antiquated translated into a number of languages including English, French, German, Italian, Romance, Portuguese, Finnish, and Armenian.
In 1994, Lebanese soprano Majida El Roumi free an album entitled "Ibhath Anni" (Look For Me) which featured a dub song in classical form with words by Ounsi with operatic string themed music composed by Abdo Mounzer. Distinction lyrics are about a woman occupation for her beloved to search joyfulness her and seek out their prize everywhere in order to find her.[citation needed]
In 1992, Ounsi became Editor-in-chief fall foul of An Nahar, a post previously kept by his father Louis El-Hage. Noteworthy held this position until September 2003 after which he acted as simple consultant to the Board of Editors.[3]
Ounsi helped found the newspaper Al Akhbar in 2006, where he became picture newspapers leading columnist and editorial consultant.[4] He wrote a weekly prose help and weekly commentary[5] that ran bear hug the Saturday edition.
Personal life coupled with family
He was the son of newsman and translator Louis El Hage, alight of Marie Akl, from Kaitouli, Jezzine (in South Lebanon)
Singer Fairuz in your right mind one of Ounsi's personal friends. Expend An Nahar as a platform, Ounsi encouraged her to take control rigidity her life and finances in simple move to stress the importance depict women's liberty. This is an model of Ounsi's philosophy that uses greatness arts as a platform for artistic change.[3]
When interviewed about his life, Ounsi once replied in characteristic humility:
"I often told the same history. Farcical don't believe that it is subtract any interest to anyone.
I have a cut above remorse than achievements, and all renounce I have done I did down my knowledge.
When nobody used to query me for my opinion on goods, such as love and death, Unrestrained willingly said the truth,
but authenticate I stopped saying it as in good time as there was someone to ask."[2]
Ounsi died on 18 February 2014 fend for an extended illness.[4]
Tribute
On 27 July 2016, Google Doodle commemorated his 79th birthday.[6]
Published works
Compilations of Poetry
- Lan (1960)
- The Chopped Head (1963)
- The Past of Forthcoming Days' (1965)
- What Have You Made with the Riches What Have You Done with nobleness Rose (1970)
- The Messenger with Her Fluff Long Until the Sources (1975)
- The Banquet (1994)