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Golden Nabra Nabra naba nbr nb Or is the memory gone Wa la goor yjoo aba w l jwr yjw b Golden Nabra Nabra naba nbr nb You dear Nabra Disa ya Nabra dsyh y nbr Oh Day Beautiful Day Ya nahar mastoo ya y nhr mstw y nhr nahar Like Milk, O Day Soonooloo gelgee ya swnwlw jljy y nhr nahar I fell in love, O Day Dulisee ynga ya nahar dwlysy ywnjh y nhr Never forget Giliray tak jlry tk I fell in love Dulisee ynga dwlysy ywnjh [Repeat x1] Remember me/ Am I on Gileena Nabra Naba jln nbr nb your mind Nabra? Golden Nabra Nabra naba nbr nb Or is the memory gone Wa la goor yjoo aba w l jwr yjw b Golden Nabra Nabra naba nbr nb You dear Nabra Disa ya Nabra dsyh y nbr Her land, my land Irkeela Irkun rkl rkn From the farm the farm Toww fangora fangora tww fnjwrh fnjwrh [far away] to her dewani ya dewanil y dywnyl She goes out, the eyes Tanyiring, Gashyring, tnjyrynj , jshyrynj , are on her, That girl controls the Too buru lim ajbikisa, tw bwrw lm jbykysh , outcome x2 Too buru lim ajbikisa tw bwrw lm jbykysh She giggles Jigijiringa jyqjyrynjh They all talk Shiriding shyrrydynj She walks feeling Kurkidi lim ajbikisa, kanurkydy lm jbykysh , beautiful x2 Kurkidi lim ajbikisa kanurkydy lm jbykysh [Repeat x1] You dear Nabra Disa ya Nabra dsyh y nbr Remember me/ Am I on Gileena Nabra Naba jln nbr nb your mind Nabra? Golden Nabra Nabra naba nbr nb Or is the memory gone Wa la goor yjoo aba w l jwr yjw b Golden Nabra Nabra naba nbr nb You dear Nabra Disa ya Nabra dsyh y nbr That night was Man dibi bostan dibi mn dyby bwstn dyby mail-arrival night That night was Man dibi bostan dibi mn dyby bwstn dyby mail-arrival night What made you go? Ir ma gonyo, ir ma ir m jwnw , ir m [disappear] x2 gonyo jwnw And the prayers, why you Wa salat min joo sa w lslt mnjwsh by were gone! bay And the prayers, why you Wa salat min joo sa w lslt mnjwsh by were gone! bay Why did you go, why did Ir mi nogo, ir mi nogo ir my nwjw , ir my you go nwjw [Repeat x1] Not that you remember, Nayga gilos ,nyjh jlws you were sad and had Golba w ygos jwlbh wyjws tears Not that you remember, Nayga gilosa gilosa nyjh jlwsh jlwsh you were sad and had Golba w ygosa w ygo jwlbh wyjwsh wyjw tears and left When I came say "salam" Ayga salamos alsafar yjh slmws lsfr [bye] for my travels what was on your mind? See nayga gil sy nyj jyl You dear Nabra Disa ya Nabra dsyh y nbr Remember me/ Am I on Gileena Nabra Naba jln nbr nb your mind Nabra? Or is the memory gone Wa la goor yjoo aba w l jwr yjw b Remember me/ Am I on Gileena Nabra Naba jln nbr nb your mind Nabra? Or is the memory gone Wa la goor yjoo aba w l jwr yjw b Or is the memory gone Wa la goor yjoo aba w l jwr yjw b You dear Nabra Disa ya Nabra dsyh y nbr English Translation English Transliteration Childhood Assaramessu Then we played Tala batarssu Gathering dates Gaman dulsuga [Repeat x1] Remember in our childhood when we Gilla feena assaramessuga marti played there among the date palms, tota tallaba tarssuga fintito, gathering dates gaman dulsu Do you remember the Nile, do you Gilla fee naili, gilla fee remember? Do you remember the Nile, do you Gilla fee naili, gilla fee remember? That childhood Assaramessuga Childhood Assaramessu Then we played Tala batarssu We woke up at dawn, and dreamed Um fajir, gilla it was white kunt kissoola [like sheep] Like milk, how white Soonooloo lubni, sarki kissool [Repeat x1] Our clothes were white Kitti gilsoota mashki kisoola Our clothes were white Kitti gilsoota mashki kisool And we would go gather these sheep Oorti goo gaman irgi kisoola These sheep Irgi kisool How can I forget this? Sikirum il fagori ailinai How can I forget this? Sikirum il fagori ailin In this life, I forget and forget Fee rafika, ya gor kaii ya goroon [But] this honey, this honey, this Inna silsoot, inna silsoot, inna honey silsoota I will not let this pass [from my narki kissinga, narki kissi tongue] Remember in our childhood when we Gilla feena assaramessuga marti played there among the date palms, tota tallaba tarssuga fintito, gathering dates gaman dulsu Do you remember the Nile, do you Gilla fee naili, gilla fee remember? Do you remember the Nile, do you Gilla fee naili, gilla fee remember? That childhood Assaramessuga Childhood Assaramessu Then we played Tala batarssu Gathering dates Gaman dulsu Those date palms that are tall, our Fintitota fir dangaminyo ka, love eternal under it has grown dolgi doon talla fiyya koot Those date palms that are tall, our Fintitota fir dangaminyo ka, love eternal under it has grown dolgi doon talla fiyya koot Her and the neighboring date palms Ho sata danda wi ngakayoka they sunk, they sunk Tallagar tana, tallagar tana from that place Min ya kindoka from that place Min ya kindok What do I say to this separation? Mingai ai forakai goka What do I say to this separation? Mingai ai forakai gok In this life, I forget and forget Fee rafika, ya gor kaii ya goroon [But] this honey, this honey, this Inna silsoot, inna silsoot, inna honey silsoota I will not let this pass [from my narki kissinga, narki kissi tongue] Remember in our childhood when we Gilla feena assaramessuga marti played there among the date palms, tota tallaba tarssuga fintito, gathering dates gaman dulsu Do you remember the Nile, do you Gilla fee naili, gilla fee remember? Do you remember the Nile, do you Gilla fee naili, gilla fee remember? That childhood Assaramessuga Childhood Assaramessu Then we played Tala batarssu Gathering dates Gaman dulsu Childhood Assaramessu Then we played Tala batarssu Gathering dates Gaman dulsu Childhood Assaramessu (Translation by Nabra Nelson) Explore Translations by Dore Kolod Explore Translations on 'Nubian Music of Aswan' Copyright (c) 2025 Nubian Foundation. All Rights Reserved. | Fotografie by Catch Themes Scroll Up