A bit of poetry

This poem was read by Houari Hriza* during the shawi song festival which took place in Merouana, Aures, in early July.

yemma Trabey s waghrumen n yirden
d timzin
yemma TwaSay bech ad nethalligh deg gurbi
mani lulegh wa Trabbigh
nech d-amazigh, nech d'chawi lligh, chawi lligh
aqbayli d taqbayliT d Targui d chenwiT
d-ayaTma yellen d-yaTma yellen
assa, adecha, Tamazight Talla Talla

My mother raised me on wheat and barley bread
She taught me to be proud of my roots
I am poud to be Shawi Amazigh
Iqbayliyen, the Terguis and Chenwis are my brothers
Tamazight lives today, tomorrow and forever.

Amawal
-nech : I
-aghrum : bread
-irden : wheat
-Timzin : barley
-ayaTma : brothers
-lulegh : born
-Trabbigh : reared


*Houari Hriza is a member of the association iHbiben n tturaT.