Real Lyrics to Great Songs

Across four decades, Fairouz's songs of freedom, justice and love transfixed Arab audiences, moved millions to tears and gave hope to the Lebanese during the darkest days of their 15-year civil war.

In this photo taken on Aug. 9, 2002, Lebanon's diva Fairouz performs during a concert in Beiteddine, in the central Chouf mountains southeast of Beirut, Lebanon. For four decades, Lebanese singer Fairouz has performed on the world's most prestigious stages, moving audiences to tears with songs of freedom, justice and love throughout 15-years of civil war. Now, a bitter family dispute over inheritance, song royalties and intellectual property rights is threatening to silence Lebanon's most beloved diva, who is now 75-years old, and fans are outraged, and marching in the streets to ask her to keep singing.

In this photo taken on Aug. 9, 2002, Lebanon's diva Fairouz performs a concert in Beiteddine, in the central Chouf mountains southeast of Beirut, Lebanon. For four decades, Lebanese singer Fairouz has performed on the world's most prestigious stages, moving audiences to tears with songs of freedom, justice and love throughout 15-years of civil war. Now, a bitter family dispute over inheritance, song royalties and intellectual property rights is threatening to silence Lebanon's most beloved diva, who is now 75-years old, and fans are outraged, and marching in the streets to ask her to keep singing.

In this photo taken Monday, July 26, 2010, fans of Lebanese diva Fairouz hold her pictures as they protest against a ban preventing her from performing songs composed by "The Rahbani Brothers," as family heirs fight over inheritance and property rights, in Beirut, Lebanon. For four decades, Lebanese singer Fairouz has performed on the world's most prestigious stages, moving audiences to tears with songs of freedom, justice and love throughout 15-years of civil war. Now, a bitter family dispute over inheritance, song royalties and intellectual property rights is threatening to silence Lebanon's most beloved diva, who is now 75-years old, and fans are outraged, and marching in the streets to ask her to keep singing.

In this photo taken Monday, July 26, 2010, Egyptian film star Elham Chahine, left, and Rima Rahbani, right, the daughter of Lebanese diva Fairouz, hold her pictures as they protest against a ban preventing her from performing songs composed by "The Rahbani Brothers," in Beirut, Lebanon. For four decades, Lebanese singer Fairouz has performed on the world's most prestigious stages, moving audiences to tears with songs of freedom, justice and love throughout 15-years of civil war. Now, a bitter family dispute over inheritance, song royalties and intellectual property rights is threatening to silence Lebanon's most beloved diva, who is now 75-years old, and fans are outraged, and marching in the streets to ask her to keep singing.