Amirouche and Hmmu-An Amazigh Concert in Paris (18.4.09)

Ad’ iqqim ukhenfuf ald ma hekhla
Ad’ iqqim ukhenfuf mechta hekhla
Mechta hekhla, mechta hekhla, akd ma hekhla.

ALL WE HAVE IS DIGNITY!



Source: Tamazgha

A Cocktail of Shawi Musical Joy

barkek a yuma akhammem
akhammem a yama3zuz iSamraD ikhfawen
iggar iSafDawen d'eg ulawen

Hi, metta hallem/t,
This video features Amirouche accompanied by haqsbt d'u bendir. I just love it! I love the combination of lyrics, soul, rhythm, dancing and beauty. In short, it makes for a beautiful musical cocktail.

A much younger Amirouce. He looks very cool in this video :)

Enjoy s lehna!


A BIG thanks i : fusahrur

nech d'aghrib u d'abarrani
d'abrid' n yiD w ay 3arqan
d'abrid' n yiD w ay 3arqan
ha yemma Hanna chemm ay Harqan

mani had'walligh
mani had'aghligh
ttugh aquwwar inugh
ttugh manis elligh

nech d'aghrib u d'abarrani
d'abrid' n yiD w ay 3arqan
d'abrid' n tmureT w ay 3arqan
ha walma Hanna chemm ay Harqan

a yellis n lures
a yellis n wad'fel

AMAWAL

• ad'fel : snow
• ama3zuz : dear
• abarrani : stranger/outsider
• ttugh : forgot (nech/I)
• iSafDawen : sparks

Amirouche d' Mihub : Double Delight

Hi, metta hallem/t,
Mihub and Amirouche have a lot in common : shawiness, himsunine, talent and grace. What a treat! What a delight!



Les deux rossignols de M'chouneche : Mihub et Amirouche dans une soirée à l'occasion du festival de Ballul 1991 dans la maison de la culture à Arris.
Nous saluons chaleureusement les deux chanteurs chawis.
Hameddurth yehlane i Mihub d Amirouche.

A BIG thanks i : yellis n warris

Therwa n ilfen : Sons Of Pigs

H’tch-im ikessmen f t’ghardhine n imaghbane
H’grim-essen ighsen h’adji-imihen t’amsouq-en
A Therwa n flen dh flen
A therwa n ilfen

You built your fortunes on the expense of the poor
You left them -the poor- fighting over leftovers
You know who you are
O sons of pigs


Terwa n yilfen offers a damning indictment of a corrupt systen and its failed policies. Sons Of Pigs is a scream from the heart. Amirouche, the bad boy of shawi rock doing what he does best, giving voice to the voiceless : the poor, the workers and the disfranchised.

Esghed', listen, song1 Terwa n yilfen

Therwa n ilfen
H’attf-em ajenna h’erni-m h’amourth
S idhemen n izawaliyen
H’sqor-em annwar dhi hafsouth
H’djim-ess ks issenene
H’tch-im ikessmen f t’ghardhine n imaghbane
H’grim-essen ighsen h’adji-imihen t’amsouq-en

A therwa n flen dh flen
Ur n’lich dh ilem-awen
Therwa n flen dh flen
A therwa n ilfen

Urghathen dh’elqsur h’t’sawem
Les villas dh littomobiles… dhi la Suisse
S imarwussa h’tchour-mana ezmam
H’amurth h’dhras am aguel u gujil
H’swim idhemen t idhi n imghidhen
Dhug 3addis aw n’aqar-en wall-en dh ihdhiren

A therwa n flen dh flen
Ur n’lich dh ilem-awen
Tharwa n flen dh flen
A therwa n ilfen

H’outh-im iri am agdhudh negh
H’arnim h’assoudh-nem iles ness
S idles dh abarani fella-s
Dhi niyeth enwen at’bbime izoran ness
Argaz ma yekker, hiwdhi ur t’yt-assen
Abridh ath y’anjjar gher zeth am w’aksel

A tharwa n flen dh flen
Ur n’lich dh ilem-awen
Therwa n flen dh flen
A therwa n ilfen

Transcrit par ichawiyenautrement

AMAWAL

• idhamen : blood
• izawaliyen : poor
• issenene : thorns
• ighsen : bones
• imarwussa : loans, debt
• ikessmen, pl. of aksum : meat

INEGGURA : A WAKE UP CALL

In ineggura

Amirouche blasts Ishawiyen and all Algerians for their tribalism, backwardness and their sad state of affairs. A wake up call!

metta aghen yajjin di naggura

di naggura mandum n lajness

TamureT ennegh d-al3araT n tmura

udan ulin gher u yur

mad netchni war3ad di a3ruchiT naggur

mda hadakran Ug ZalmaD d Laghror

aduTan ikhfawen enngh su gastur

How did we end up last

Among the nations of the World

Our Land became a laughing stock

Others reached the moon

With us tribalism is the norm

If only ZalmaD and Laghrour* were here

They would have settled the score.

*Abbas Laghrour(1926-1957), a hero of the Algerian Revolution, from the region of Khenchela.

*Lmas3ud u ZalmaD is a mythical figure in the history of Aures. What some historians call a bandit d'honneur, Lmas3ud evaded the draft, refused to pay taxes and took to the mountains. He was a combination of Ben Boulaid, Robin Hood and Jesse James.

Remembring Chérif Merzougui

In Cherif Merzougui, Amirouche, the bad boy of Shawi rock pays a moving tribute to the painter Merzougui(1951-1991).

qim di lehna, rest in peace, Cherif!

Listen esghed

a Cherif Merzougui aduma inu

yamHa yamHa u 3adis inu

i walla tala idamman

nannen aHbib nwan yadduri zaddu nu chal

m3awnen fellas inazgam d zemmar d zermen

ass n rab3a di ibrir yila w-aDbir

Tila Titt yamHa wul ak ada ma yella d-aHdir.

Oh Cherif Merzougui my brother

I am heart broken

My stomach turned into knots

when they annouced the death of our dearest

Who finally succumbed to life's troubles

On the fourth of April, the dove cried

Even the hard-hearted broke down in tears