Translations

Nabra by Hamza Alaa El Din

English Translation	English Transliteration	Arabic Transliteration
Remember me/ Am I on your mind Nabra?	Gileena Nabra Naba	جلنا نبرا نبا
Golden Nabra	Nabra naba	نبرا نبا
Or is the memory gone	Wa la goor yjoo aba	و لا جور يجو ابا
Golden Nabra	Nabra naba	نبرا نبا
You dear Nabra	Disa ya Nabra	دسيه يا نبرا
Oh Day Beautiful Day	Ya nahar mastoo ya nahar	يا نهار مستو يا نهار
Like Milk, O Day	Soonooloo gelgee ya nahar	سونولو جلجي يا نهار
I fell in love, O Day	Dulisee ynga ya nahar	دوليسي يونجه يا نهار
Never forget	Giliray tak	جلراي تك
I fell in love	Dulisee ynga	دوليسي يونجه
[Repeat x1]
Remember me/ Am I on your mind Nabra?	Gileena Nabra Naba	جلنا نبرا نبا
Golden Nabra	Nabra naba	نبرا نبا
Or is the memory gone	Wa la goor yjoo aba	و لا جور يجو ابا
Golden Nabra	Nabra naba	نبرا نبا
You dear Nabra	Disa ya Nabra	دسيه يا نبرا
Her land, my land	Irkeela Irkun	اركلا اركن
From the farm the farm [far away] to her dewani	Toww fangora fangora ya dewanil	توو فانجوره فانجوره يا ديوانيل
She goes out, the eyes are on her,	Tanyiring, Gashyring,	تنجيرينج ، جاشيرينج ،
That girl controls the outcome x2	Too buru lim ajbikisa, Too buru lim ajbikisa	تو بورو لم اجبيكيسه ، تو بورو لم اجبيكيسه
She giggles	Jigijiringa	جيقجيرينجه
They all talk	Shiriding	شيرريدينج
She walks feeling beautiful x2	Kurkidi lim ajbikisa, Kurkidi lim ajbikisa	كًُركيدي لم اجبيكيسه ، كًُركيدي لم اجبيكيسه
[Repeat x1]
You dear Nabra	Disa ya Nabra	دسيه يا نبرا
Remember me/ Am I on your mind Nabra?	Gileena Nabra Naba	جلنا نبرا نبا
Golden Nabra	Nabra naba	نبرا نبا
Or is the memory gone	Wa la goor yjoo aba	و لا جور يجو ابا
Golden Nabra	Nabra naba	نبرا نبا
You dear Nabra	Disa ya Nabra	دسيه يا نبرا
That night was mail-arrival night	Man dibi bostan dibi	مان ديبي بوستان ديبي
That night was mail-arrival night	Man dibi bostan dibi	مان ديبي بوستان ديبي
What made you go? [disappear] x2	Ir ma gonyo, ir ma gonyo	اِر ما جونو ، اِر ما جونو
And the prayers, why you were gone!	Wa salat min joo sa bay	و السلات منجوسه باي
And the prayers, why you were gone!	Wa salat min joo sa bay	و السلات منجوسه باي
Why did you go, why did you go	Ir mi nogo, ir mi nogo	اِر مي نوجو ، اِر مي نوجو
[Repeat x1]
Not that you remember,	Nayga gilos	،نايجه جلوس
you were sad and had tears	Golba w ygos	جولبه ويجوس
Not that you remember,	Nayga gilosa gilosa	نايجه جلوسه جلوسه
you were sad and had tears and left	Golba w ygosa w ygo	جولبه ويجوسه ويجو
When I came say “salam” [bye] for my travels	Ayga salamos alsafar	ايجه سلاموس السافر
what was on your mind?	See nayga gil	سي نايجا جيل
You dear Nabra	Disa ya Nabra	دسيه يا نبرا
Remember me/ Am I on your mind Nabra?	Gileena Nabra Naba	جلنا نبرا نبا
Or is the memory gone	Wa la goor yjoo aba	و لا جور يجو ابا
Remember me/ Am I on your mind Nabra?	Gileena Nabra Naba	جلنا نبرا نبا
Or is the memory gone	Wa la goor yjoo aba	و لا جور يجو ابا
Remember me/ Am I on your mind Nabra?	Gileena Nabra Naba	جلنا نبرا نبا
Or is the memory gone	Wa la goor yjoo aba	و لا جور يجو ابا
You dear Nabra	Disa ya Nabra	دسيه يا نبرا

Assaramessu by Hamza Alaa El Din

English Translation	English Transliteration
Childhood	Assaramessu
Then we played	Tala batarssu
Gathering dates	Gaman dulsuga
[Repeat x1]
Remember in our childhood when we played there among the date palms, gathering dates	Gilla 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
Childhood	Assaramessu
Then we played	Tala batarssu
We woke up at dawn, and dreamed	Um fajir, gilla
it was white	kunt kissoola
Like milk, how white	Soonooloo lubni, sarki kissool
[Repeat x1]
Our clothes were white	Kitti gilsoota mashki kisoola
Our clothes were white	Kitti gilsoota mashki kisool
And we would go gather these sheep	Oorti goo gaman irgi kisoola
These sheep	Irgi 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 forget	Fee rafika, ya gor kaii ya goroon
[But] this honey, this honey, this honey	Inna 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 dates	Gilla 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
Childhood	Assaramessu
Then we played	Tala batarssu
Gathering dates	Gaman dulsu
Those date palms that are tall, our love eternal under it has grown	Fintitota fir dangaminyo ka, dolgi doon talla fiyya koot
Those date palms that are tall, our love eternal under it has grown	Fintitota fir dangaminyo ka, dolgi doon talla fiyya koot
Her and the neighboring date palms	Ho sata danda wi ngakayoka
they sunk, they sunk	Tallagar tana, tallagar tana
from that place	Min ya kindoka
from that place	Min 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 forget	Fee rafika, ya gor kaii ya goroon
[But] this honey, this honey, this honey	Inna 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 dates	Gilla 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
Childhood	Assaramessu
Then we played	Tala batarssu
Gathering dates	Gaman dulsu
Childhood	Assaramessu
Then we played	Tala batarssu
Gathering dates	Gaman dulsu
Childhood	Assaramessu

Wansgo by Hamza Alaa El Din

Translation/Transliteration coming soon…