AMEL HATTAK: A New Shawi Talent

Hi, metta hallem/t,
Amel Hattak is a young artist from Khenchela. She is from the community of Ayth Yaaqoub. She is into music and theatre. LOVELY!!

Enjoy!

With our thanks to Nora of auresiennekahina !

"My name is Amel and I live in Babar street. My family name is Hattak and I am from the community of Ayth Yaaqoub. I sing in Tashawit and act in the theatre. I represent my region and would like to share its art with the rest of the world."

In this video, Amel sings two songs: haslith and gug a memmi gug.

HASLITH
haslith n wanzer,
su mellal d’u zizaw
ithri d'u cheqquf,
acheqquf azugar
haslith, haslith n wanzer
d'i hmurth inugh
a ttir abarken
yul wi3annen
d'i hmurth n yud'en, d'i hmurth n yud'en
haslith, haslith n wanzer
d'i hmurth inugh.

GUG A MEMMI GUG is an old shawi lullaby.
gug a memmi gug
ennal gher wad'rer
fu aghyul awasser
mani nella zik nettirer
ad' yakber memmi
wa d'i3ad' d''argaz
w asdawigh aslith,
wa d'iqam akham
gug a memmi gug.

AMAWAL

• memmi: my son
• ad'rer: mountain
• aghyul: donkey
• awasser: old
• haslith: bride
• 3ilb: young boy