Tinariwen "Tenere taqqim tossam" lyrics

Tenere taqqim tossam

Tenere ti nintenere nekkimtaqqim tafuk teduTeyyed fel shinawan ashniItissed ehad hi tismestiTeyyed fel shinawan ashniTenere tekkus akan aman nesAman imanDagh aytman ghred tendamS tenere taqqim tossamAghregh yallah kay s ammaqqarAyyetkalan tumast tartay

O Tenere,you jealous desert,why can't you seeyou are a treasure?I've seen the world,I love you better.O Tenere,you are the treasureof my soul.

Dagh aytman ghred tendamS tenere taqqim tossam(bis)

Aghregh yallah kay s ammaqqarAyyetkalan tumast tartay(bis)

Jealous Desert

The desert is mineTenere, my homeland,We come to you when the sun goes downLeaving a trail of blood across the skyWhich the black night wipes outThe desert is hot and its water hard to findWater is life and soulTo all my brothers I say, the desert is jealous!

O Tenere1!O jealous desert!Why can‘t you see?You are a treasureI‘ve seen the world,I love you betterOh Tenere! You are the treasure of my soul.

I cry out to God on HighTo bring my people togetherIn unity