"Azul n’Tinéré" — _The Path of the Desert_
#### Verse 1
Tamasheq: Ezzal n’ass, tagelmust n’id
English: The heat of day, the veil of night
Tamasheq: Tafuk i-ffagh, aman i-ttu
English: The sun comes out, the water hides
Tamasheq: Akal i-zzeg, iziker i-tteddu
English: The land is hard, the camel walks
#### Pre-Chorus
Tamasheq: Assouf i-nes, assouf i-nagh
English: His longing, our longing
Tamasheq: Tazuri i-ddaw, taggurt i-fell
English: The flute below, the door above
#### Chorus
Tamasheq: Tinéré, Tinéré, i-tekk d’nekk
English: Desert, Desert, you walk with me
Tamasheq: Tifawt d’awal, tanzruft d’awal
English: Light is a word, sand is a word
Tamasheq: Nekk d’ekessan, nek k’d’assouf
English: I am a cup, I am longing
#### Verse 2 - with your name
Tamasheq: Tifit i-ttawa, taggalt i-zzeg
English: The fire is lit, the rope is tight
Tamasheq: Mohammed Zahraddeen i-semma i-wudrar
English: Mohammed Zahraddeen is named by the mountain
Tamasheq: Aman i-nes d’isfar, takat i-nes d’azul
English: His water is songs, his journey is the path
#### Bridge - call and response
Tamasheq: Ma tella targa?
English: Where is the valley?
Tamasheq: D’gher akal!
English: In the land!
Tamasheq: Ma tella tili?
English: Where is the sun?
Tamasheq: D’gher aman!
English: In the water!
#### Final Chorus - with your name
Tamasheq: Tinéré, Tinéré, i-tekk d’nekk
English: Desert, Desert, you walk with me
Tamasheq: Tifawt d’awal, tanzruft d’awal
English: Light is a word, sand is a word
Tamasheq: Mohammed Zahraddeen, i-semmek d’Tinéré
English: Mohammed Zahraddeen, your name is with the Desert
Tamasheq: Ass-a d’tudert, ass-a d’azul
English: Today is life, today is the path
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