Nubeian Translation for Childhood Songs by Hamza El Din

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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 childhoodAssaramessuga
ChildhoodAssaramessu
Then we playedTala batarssu
We woke up at dawn, and dreamedUm fajir, gilla
it was whitekunt kissoola [like sheep]
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
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