Translation of the song Iswegh Attay artist Tinariwen

Taqqalahi tisnant alshash

This pain is burden

Ere s taqqal sallul asraf

If only my cell would turn into an open plain

Eswegh atay ihan elkas

I drank a glass of tea

Azzar s-ulhin har tisantas

That scorched my heart first

Tennedahi ham wer djennegh

You told me something and I never answered

Fel nammoqqas hamti-d sektugh

But if we meet one day, I will answer

Eswegh atay ihan elkas

I drank a glass of tea

Azzar s-ulhin har tisantas

That scorched my heart first

Ere s taqqal sallul asraf

This woman, who I glimpsed

Ed es nedjet nammos aslaf

Without even sitting down or kneeling

Eswegh atay ihan elkas

I drank a glass of tea

Azzar s-ulhin har tisantas

That scorched my heart first

Tamat tidagh dagh dassidjegh

If only this cell could become as vast as a prairie

Wer asbakegh wer aqqimagh

I'd fly off like a bird

Eswegh atay ihan elkas

I drank a glass of tea

Azzar s-ulhin har tisantas

That scorched my heart first

Akfor ahar abrur edjar

The lion is intrepid and the frog is vulnerable

Muchan arne berin labkhar

But the latter is better at finding the path of water

Eswegh atay ihan elkas

I drank a glass of tea

Azzar s-ulhin har tisantas

That scorched my heart first

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Eswegh atay ihan elkas

I drank a glass of tea

Azzar s-ulhin har tisantas

That scorched my heart first

Azzar s-ulhin har tisantas

That scorched my heart first