"Tifinagh n’Ténéré" — Writing of the Desert

"Tifinagh n’Ténéré" — Writing of the Desert

Verse 1

Tamasheq:

Adrar i-tteggez, tili i-tekkes

Ehad i-nes, aman i-nes

Akal i-ghra, azu i-ddaw

English:

The mountain watches, the sun rises

My tent is mine, my water is mine

The land teaches, the wind answers

Chorus - Tende beat

Tamasheq:

Tinéré, oh Tinéré!

I-mana-nagh d’aman

I-tili-nagh d’alkas

Nekk d’awal, nek k’d’alawan

English:

Desert, oh Desert!

Our milk is water

Our sun is our cup

I am a word, I am a camel track

Verse 2 - with your name

Tamasheq:

Ass n’temmut, id n’temmut

Targa i-ddaw, azel i-fell

Mohammed Zahraddeen i-ttek, kel tamat

Isem-is d’alkas n’tudert

English:

Day dies, night dies

The valley below, the heat above

Mohammed Zahraddeen walks, with the people

His name is a cup of life

Bridge - Imzad solo

Tamasheq:

Anadi... anadi...

I-sufan n’tudert i-nes

Ma tella tili, tella tudert

English:

Listen... listen...

To the traces of its life

Where there is sun, there is life

Final Chorus - with your name

Tamasheq:

Tinéré, oh Tinéré!

Nekk s’akal, akal s’nekk

Ass-a d’assouf, ass-a d’tudert

Mohammed Zahraddeen, i-tekk s’Tinéré!

English:

Desert, oh Desert!

I am of the land, the land is of me

Today is longing, today is life

Mohammed Zahraddeen, you walk with the Desert!

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