Toumast 2

*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