*TOUMAST - Daga Ténéré s Ar Kaduna*
_∼4:00 | Tamasheq Desert Blues_
*[Intro - 0:00-0:20]*
_Imzad solo + wind_
_Spoken:_
*Awal n'Kel Tamasheq. Awal n'Assuf.*
_I am of the Tuareg. I am of Longing._
*Daga Ténéré s ar Kaduna*
_From the Ténéré to Kaduna_
TOUMAST
*[Verse 1 - 0:20-0:55]*
*Ténéré taggalt, adar d aghraw*
_Desert is wide, the heart is open_
*Eghay tanagalt, tagelmust d azul*
_The veil, the indigo turban_
*Kel Essuf, man n' assuf d amadal*
_People of solitude, people of longing and hope_
*Anefru d tachekkat, d imzad d tende*
_With guitar and voice, with imzad and tende_
The sand knows my name even when wind erases
Ancestors ride with me through empty spaces
*[Pre-Chorus - 0:55-1:10]*
_Call:_ *Assuf! Assuf!*
_Response:_ *Manatagh! Manatagh!*
_We are here! We are here!_
*S umadal d tadukli*
_With hope and unity_
From dunes to *birnin Kaduna*
*[Chorus - 1:10-1:40]*
TOUMAST! TOUMAST!
*Daga Ténéré s ar birnin Kaduna!*
_From Ténéré to the city of Kaduna!_
TOUMAST! TOUMAST!
*Azul n' assuf, azul n' tudert*
_Blue of longing, blue of life_
*Man n' Tamasheq, man n' tudert*
_We are Tamasheq, we are life_
*Tende teqqim, assuf ur yeggu*
_The drum remains, the longing never dies_
TOUMAST! TOUMAST!
*[Verse 2 - 1:40-2:15]*
*Nekker Ténéré, n'ekcem Nigeria*
_I left Ténéré, I entered Nigeria_
*N'ufa Zaria, n'ufa tuddurt*
_I saw Zaria, I saw the hills_
*Kaduna aman, aman d azegzaw*
_Kaduna river, red earth_
*Sabo d imzad, Ahmadu Bello d azul*
_Sabo and imzad, Ahmadu Bello and blue_
City dey shout but the desert dey whisper
Same stars above, na the same sky we dey consider
*Ur tettu Ténéré, ur tettu assuf*
_Never forget Ténéré, never forget the longing_
*[Bridge - 2:15-2:45]*
_30s Instrumental: Imzad crying + Tende + Desert guitar_
_Spoken over:_
*_"Ur yelli tikkida s umadal...
Ur yelli abrid s tudert...
Daga Ténéré... s ar Kaduna...
TOUMAST... a tikkidi"__
_There is no wall for hope...
There is no road for life...
From Ténéré... to Kaduna...
TOUMAST... we will rise_
*[Verse 3 - 2:45-3:15]*
*Aja n baba, aja n yamma*
_Guitar of my father, voice of my mother_
*S tessin-tid i arraw*
_I teach it to the children_
*Tagelmust d azul, afus d lwel*
_Indigo turban, open hand_
*Ma tssin-t assuf, tssin-tid TOUMAST*
_If you know longing, you know TOUMAST_
Whether *hamada* or *city light*
*Aggan d yit, d yit d taggalt*
_Night and day, day and vastness_
We dey the same *tassili*, we dey the same sky
*[Final Chorus + Breakdown - 3:15-3:50]*
TOUMAST! TOUMAST! _crowd: *TOUMAST!*_
*Daga Ténéré s ar birnin Kaduna!* _crowd: *KADUNA!*_
TOUMAST! TOUMAST!
*Man n' assuf, man n' tudert*
_People of longing, people of life_
*Man n' Tamasheq, man n' amadal*
_People of Tamasheq, people of hope_
*Tende teqqim... TOUMAST teqqim*
_The drum remains... TOUMAST remains_
*[Outro - 3:50-4:00]*
_Whispered + fading_
*Awal n'Kel Tamashe
