Translations

Nabra by Hamza Alaa El Din

English TranslationEnglish TransliterationArabic Transliteration
Remember me/ Am I on your mind Nabra?Gileena Nabra Nabaجلنا نبرا نبا
Golden NabraNabra nabaنبرا نبا
Or is the memory goneWa la goor yjoo abaو لا جور يجو ابا
Golden NabraNabra nabaنبرا نبا
You dear NabraDisa ya Nabraدسيه يا نبرا
Oh Day Beautiful DayYa nahar mastoo ya naharيا نهار مستو يا نهار
Like Milk, O DaySoonooloo gelgee ya naharسونولو جلجي يا نهار
I fell in love, O DayDulisee ynga ya naharدوليسي يونجه يا نهار
Never forgetGiliray takجلراي تك
I fell in loveDulisee yngaدوليسي يونجه
[Repeat x1]
Remember me/ Am I on your mind Nabra?Gileena Nabra Nabaجلنا نبرا نبا
Golden NabraNabra nabaنبرا نبا
Or is the memory goneWa la goor yjoo abaو لا جور يجو ابا
Golden NabraNabra nabaنبرا نبا
You dear NabraDisa ya Nabraدسيه يا نبرا
Her land, my landIrkeela Irkunاركلا اركن
From the farm the farm [far away] to her dewaniToww fangora fangora ya dewanilتوو فانجوره فانجوره يا ديوانيل
She goes out, the eyes are on her,Tanyiring, Gashyring,تنجيرينج ، جاشيرينج ،
That girl controls the outcome x2Too buru lim ajbikisa, Too buru lim ajbikisaتو بورو لم اجبيكيسه ، تو بورو لم اجبيكيسه
She gigglesJigijiringaجيقجيرينجه
They all talkShiridingشيرريدينج
She walks feeling beautiful x2Kurkidi lim ajbikisa, Kurkidi lim ajbikisaكًُركيدي لم اجبيكيسه ، كًُركيدي لم اجبيكيسه
[Repeat x1]
You dear NabraDisa ya Nabraدسيه يا نبرا
Remember me/ Am I on your mind Nabra?Gileena Nabra Nabaجلنا نبرا نبا
Golden NabraNabra nabaنبرا نبا
Or is the memory goneWa la goor yjoo abaو لا جور يجو ابا
Golden NabraNabra nabaنبرا نبا
You dear NabraDisa ya Nabraدسيه يا نبرا
That night was mail-arrival nightMan dibi bostan dibiمان ديبي بوستان ديبي
That night was mail-arrival nightMan dibi bostan dibiمان ديبي بوستان ديبي
What made you go? [disappear] x2Ir ma gonyo, ir ma gonyoاِر ما جونو ، اِر ما جونو
And the prayers, why you were gone!Wa salat min joo sa bayو السلات منجوسه باي
And the prayers, why you were gone!Wa salat min joo sa bayو السلات منجوسه باي
Why did you go, why did you goIr mi nogo, ir mi nogoاِر مي نوجو ، اِر مي نوجو
[Repeat x1]
Not that you remember,Nayga gilos،نايجه جلوس
you were sad and had tearsGolba w ygosجولبه ويجوس
Not that you remember,Nayga gilosa gilosaنايجه جلوسه جلوسه
you were sad and had tears and leftGolba w ygosa w ygoجولبه ويجوسه ويجو
When I came say “salam” [bye] for my travelsAyga salamos alsafarايجه سلاموس السافر
what was on your mind?See nayga gilسي نايجا جيل
You dear NabraDisa ya Nabraدسيه يا نبرا
Remember me/ Am I on your mind Nabra?Gileena Nabra Nabaجلنا نبرا نبا
Or is the memory goneWa la goor yjoo abaو لا جور يجو ابا
Remember me/ Am I on your mind Nabra?Gileena Nabra Nabaجلنا نبرا نبا
Or is the memory goneWa la goor yjoo abaو لا جور يجو ابا
Remember me/ Am I on your mind Nabra?Gileena Nabra Nabaجلنا نبرا نبا
Or is the memory goneWa la goor yjoo abaو لا جور يجو ابا
You dear NabraDisa ya Nabraدسيه يا نبرا
English TranslationEnglish Transliteration
ChildhoodAssaramessu
Then we playedTala batarssu
Gathering datesGaman dulsuga
[Repeat x1]
Remember in our childhood when we played there among the date palms, gathering datesGilla feena assaramessuga marti tota tallaba tarssuga fintito, gaman dulsu
Do you remember the Nile, do you remember?Gilla fee naili, gilla fee
Do you remember the Nile, do you remember?Gilla fee naili, gilla fee
That childhood Assaramessuga
ChildhoodAssaramessu
Then we playedTala batarssu
We woke up at dawn, and dreamedUm fajir, gilla
it was whitekunt kissoola
Like milk, how whiteSoonooloo lubni, sarki kissool
[Repeat x1]
Our clothes were whiteKitti gilsoota mashki kisoola
Our clothes were whiteKitti gilsoota mashki kisool
And we would go gather these sheepOorti goo gaman irgi kisoola
These sheepIrgi kisool
How can I forget this?Sikirum il fagori ailinai
How can I forget this?Sikirum il fagori ailin
In this life, I forget and forgetFee rafika, ya gor kaii ya goroon
[But] this honey, this honey, this honeyInna silsoot, inna silsoot, inna silsoota
I will not let this pass [from my tongue]narki kissinga, narki kissi
Remember in our childhood when we played there among the date palms, gathering datesGilla feena assaramessuga marti tota tallaba tarssuga fintito, gaman dulsu
Do you remember the Nile, do you remember?Gilla fee naili, gilla fee
Do you remember the Nile, do you remember?Gilla fee naili, gilla fee
That childhoodAssaramessuga
ChildhoodAssaramessu
Then we playedTala batarssu
Gathering datesGaman dulsu
Those date palms that are tall, our love eternal under it has grownFintitota fir dangaminyo ka, dolgi doon talla fiyya koot
Those date palms that are tall, our love eternal under it has grownFintitota fir dangaminyo ka, dolgi doon talla fiyya koot
Her and the neighboring date palmsHo sata danda wi ngakayoka
they sunk, they sunkTallagar tana, tallagar tana
from that placeMin ya kindoka
from that placeMin ya kindok
What do I say to this separation?Mingai ai forakai goka
What do I say to this separation?Mingai ai forakai gok
In this life, I forget and forgetFee rafika, ya gor kaii ya goroon
[But] this honey, this honey, this honeyInna silsoot, inna silsoot, inna silsoota
I will not let this pass [from my tongue]narki kissinga, narki kissi
Remember in our childhood when we played there among the date palms, gathering datesGilla feena assaramessuga marti tota tallaba tarssuga fintito, gaman dulsu
Do you remember the Nile, do you remember?Gilla fee naili, gilla fee
Do you remember the Nile, do you remember?Gilla fee naili, gilla fee
That childhoodAssaramessuga
ChildhoodAssaramessu
Then we playedTala batarssu
Gathering datesGaman dulsu
ChildhoodAssaramessu
Then we playedTala batarssu
Gathering datesGaman dulsu
ChildhoodAssaramessu

Translation/Transliteration coming soon…

Translations by Nabra Nelson