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Tedoun ǝtran, giloun marhan
Tissinǝd nǝzdjam, tiyinǝd mazwan
Tedoun ǝtran, inzdjam tiwwadan
Wartilla djegh nassan iman tissrawan
Nǝllin n’attar alhak nalla endal
Tarhey toumast tǝmda derhan nanagh ohar
Djallan chilan d’achouhada s’ǝnchan
Tiyǝnd assouf ernan ittila achar
---
When the stars begin to fade, loved ones begin to disappear
While we are reflecting, we are left with just our fantasies
When the stars begin to fade, anxious thoughts multiply
Even though I have fought to find what will calm my soul
We will persevere in our efforts to revive our buried rights
What the whole nation is looking for is a dream that unites us
The days pass, they are content to carry away all the good people
Leaving behind an endless longing more fierce than anything in front of us
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Eghacharan (The valleys)
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Zinǝzdjoumegh dǝm n’ǝzzagh eghǝchran
Talyat n’akalin d’ǝknegh anǝfham
Ikam diktoulhin hikan asasstan
Djanneghas bahou igdal-s-azagzan
Ilkam kamin n’ass n’ǝddew ǝd n’azadjam
S’arghenin oulhin aylan iwatyan
---
I thought of you when I was in the valleys.
The girl from home who understands me
I question myself every time my heart thinks of you
I have tried to lie to my heart, but it refuses to believe me
We will come to visit you one day, with all these thoughts
that have haunted me for years
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Adja tarha dagh amsǝssar
Idjǝy oulhin dagh amtǝndjar
Warhe amǝss awen timchar
Tid daqimnǝn amosnat timtar
Eqqal alwa d’assouf alxal
Ihan iman oulh ass d’azzar
Eghlalahi ǝnted nǝzdjam
Aba tissrawt harkouk n’ǝzwan
Tegla addounia dagh atwǝttar
Aygdalan y’oulh asǝsstan
ǝd marhannet wija isafran
I torhǝnna tadagh n’ouksan
---
No matter how remiss love has grown
And no matter how my heart feels alienated
The traces in my memory
Will never be erased
Longing is my routine
It has entered my heart and become deeply rooted in my soul
It never leaves me and floods me with worry
Joy has disappeared and I am entranced by my memories
No matter what a person searches for in this world
It cannot keep the heart from longing
for news of those it loves
They are the cure for this disease of hatred
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Mahedjan man yǝr qalwaqqan
War n’ǝla assagh d’awa arhan
ǝllanant kannand imǝzzǝzziran
Tiwayan derhan s’abba attǝyyan
Isaksantan it tilla arhan
Warlǝn ittous sal ad-tawǝdan
Ittous n’anagh assǝrǝss n’aghad
Kountǝn n’ǝglay ati n’awǝd
---
How can the soul face all those
times it did not know how to reach for something to comfort it?
Nothing but difficult moments following one another
taking with them our dearest dreams that we cannot give up
My ambition makes me give up all my desires
Success has become my only objective
Any goal we pursue with zeal and sincerity
will be achieved as long as we have sincere intentions
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Nezzaykam tenere d’affoud aman
Nezzay tartit ǝd waxsan-nam
Nezzay tǝdiwt ǝd hinannam
Assouf adjen aham n’ǝtwar
Nǝlin nǝtar kamin naqqǝl
Tǝzha toumast dayan hǝktan
Koud n’azzay ismaqa win gharman
Warhin tatwegh takkast arghat dǝd tǝdwat
Dagh tenere ha taddalat
---
We remember you, our desert, when we are thirsty
We befriend your beasts
We have often been part of your adventures and wanderings
We long for you, our homeland
We hope to see you again one day
and that the whole nation will build itself and grow with pride and generosity
Even if we stay in the cities and know the illusory glow of their lights
We are not ready to forget the picturesque sunset
Next to the tents in the desert in springtime
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Tarha tassidwalt atwitass timadlen
S’akal dǝmmarnat d’oumas titaghsen
Ere wa tarhed ayas timitren
Tayyat fǝl man net d’issǝmmous tiyǝtwen
Allalounnak agazt adjas tikassen
As talaq ǝd s’arho wadden tinfoussen
Tarha ya semghar wadden tihayyen
Tarha ya taflast wadden tissmiten
---
Love is like a tender shoot
Destiny is like a raging sandstorm
Every time it sweeps through fertile land, it becomes barren
Leave pleasant memories for the ones you love
And then let them follow their conscience
Protect your dignity, make it known with your actions, not just your stories
Love is respect, not blatant offense
Love is trust, not jealousy
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Hegh Tenerenin
Achal wadagh hegh tenerenin
Wər oheragh ar əd teleynin
Megh inəzdjam d'assouf dəs idjan
Tədjrawahi təkma ən toumastine
Toyyat tarha təgla əs toussaten
Eress d'affew tilwat dəs idjan
Ittous elan ti ənta əs wa nin
Eqqal derhan d'izzazhan
Ahant marhan nimattaf nen s'afouss iyyan
Hegh Tenerenin (In my desert)
On this day, I find myself alone in my wilderness
There is only my shadow with me
and thoughts that fill me with longing and nostalgia
I ache for my people
who abandon love and adopt tribalism and classism
May the future bring them happiness and blessing
But we have the same goal
This beautiful dream that will become reality
That our people walk together hand in hand
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Toumastine Niamey, Niger
Out of humble roots, Niamey based Toumastine began as a group of friends coming together from many regions. The group
released their first album Tahnafet in early 2018 and has not slowed down since.
Toumastine’s music remains rooted in tradition carrying the mesmerizing riffs of Tuareg music, while incorporating modern rock styles with more varied chord progressions.
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