Sida Canabka Beeraha Like the Most Cultivated Farm

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Sida Canabka Beeraha

Sida canabka beeraha

Ama kayn caleen liyo

Dhul cagaar ku simanyay,

Caad iyo Gar-Loo-Gubay

Cosobkii ku yaalloo

Cawshu gaardiyaysoo

Cidi daaqin baad tee.

Cawo waxaa lee

Ama ciil bixi lahaa,

Calaf nimuu ku siiyoo

Cunto kula wadaagoo

Deedna kula caweeysaa.

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Cirka oo daruur liyo

Casar hogol darroortiyo,

Cadceed subax la-moodyow!

Waxaad iila cayn tahay,

Dayaxoo cawayskii

Carrigoo mugdi ahaa

Dhulka wada caddeeyee.

Cawo waxaa lee,

Cadraddii nasiib iyo

Calaf kuu aroostee

Carruur kuu xambaartee

Gogol kula cayaartaa.

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Cabbaadhyaha korkaagiyo,

Cududaha ku yaalliyo

Caaddilkii ku uumaa

Qurux cayn la doonaba

Inanyahay tin iyo cidhib

Cadka kuu dhammeeyoo

Ceeb kaa ilaashee.

Cawo waxaa lee

Ama ciil bixi lahaa,

Calaf nimuu ku siiyoo

Cunto kula wadaagoo

Deedna kula caweeysaa.

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Adba wiil codkar ahoo

Cilmi iyo aqoon loo,

Caaqil taliya baa tee

Mid aan caawa kula simo

Ifka cagaha soo dhigey

Cidi sheegi maysoo

Aduun bay cejebiyee.

Cawo waxaa lee,

Cadraddii nasiib iyo

Calaf kuu aroostee

Carruur kuu xambaartee

Gogol kula cayaartaa.

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Sida ciidda weynoo,

Curubtiyo dhalliintii

Isku soo caddeeysoo

Golihii cayaaraha

Caweyskii isugu timi

Carfigiyo udgoonkana,

Caynkoodii baad tahay.

Cawo waxaa lee

Ama ciil bixi lahaa,

Calaf nimuu ku siiyoo

Cunto kula wadaagoo

Deedna kula caweeysaa.

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Amba caashaqaagii

Waakan igu cuslaadee

Aan ka ciidmi waayee,

Sidaan kuu calool rabo

Caad kaama saarnoo

Amba caato iyo wayd

Caday waan ka dhuubtaye.

Cawo waxaa lee,

Cadraddii nasiib iyo

Calaf kuu aroostee

Carruur kuu xambaartee

Gogol kula cayaartaa.

Luuqda: Maxamed Axmed ”Kuluc” + Xaliima Khaliif ”Magool”
Loox-ereyga: Maxamuud Maxamed Yaasiin ”Dheeg”
Laxanka: Xasan Sabriye “Xasan Great”
Laacdantunka: Kooxda Raadiyo Muqdisho
La socotay Riwaayadda: Talo iyo Tallaabo
Lagu duubay: Muqdisho, 1967

Like the Most Cultivated Farm

Like the most cultivated farm

the forest copious with leaves

a field crammed full of green

like Caad, like Gar-Loo-Gubay

the abundance we uncover there

the coy leap of antelope –

you’re like an immaculate place.

Who else could fortune favour

and misery cry farewell to

but that lucky fool who has you

to share his crust of food with,

to commune with through night's freedoms.

You’re like a cloud-filled sky

that lets its cup spill rain

like the sun called up each dawn

or I cast you as the Moon

its light that cuts through evening

in complete and utter darkness

you conjure up the world.

Who else could fortune favour

but that lucky uncaught girl

precontracted by fate

to care for and raise your children

and conceive upon the palm-leaf mat.

The cursive creases of your neck

the curving of your upper arm

Allah the Just justly created

with each category of the lovely

you, from core to corpuscle

God made completely good

and free from imperfection.

Who else could fortune favour

and misery cry farewell to

but that lucky fool who has you

to share his crust of food with,

to commune with through night's freedoms.

And you are eloquent and learned

your speech so educated

chief of the clan and of men

beyond comparison with others

uncommon man: I have not seen

your peer in any part of this country –

you confound me with delight.

Who else could fortune favour

but that lucky uncaught girl

precontracted by fate

to care for and raise your children

and conceive upon the palm-leaf mat.

Like the Eid of Sacrifice

when the young of both sexes

wear robes of finest cloth

come together in celebration

and the evening conjoins

clean fragrance with fine perfume

so it is to consort with you.

Who else could fortune favour

and misery cry farewell to

but that lucky fool who has you

to share his crust of food with,

to commune with through night's freedoms.

How love accumulates in me

grows heavier constantly

till I can’t carry it myself

and you can have no doubt

how achingly I need you

it hollows me to skin and bone

until a stick would feel envy.

Who else could fortune favour

but that lucky uncaught girl

precontracted by fate

to care for and raise your children

and conceive upon the palm-leaf mat.

Like The Grape Farms

Like the grape farms

Or forest with plant leaves

A green field equal with rich vegetation,

Caad and Gar-Loo-Gubay

The fresh growth that’s situated there

And the jumping antelopes

A place that no one had touched, you bear a resemblance to it.

The one who could have a good fortune

Or getting rid of unhappiness is,

The lucky man who could have you

Sharing food with you

Then spending the evening free time together.

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The sky full of clouds

Allowing rain clouds to leak,

You look like the morning sunshine!

I characterize as if you are,

The moonlight in the evening

Arriving at a completely dark surroundings

Brightening up the whole area.

The one who could have a good fortune,

Is the lucky unmarried girl

That fate pre-destined to marry you

Bring up and care for your children

And have light-hearted pleasure with you on a palm-leaf mat.

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The lightly creased neck on your body,

The upper arms that are there

Allah, The Just that has created you

Any type of beauty one could wish of

Hey you! Your body from top to toe

God has given you complete shape

And guarded you against imperfection.

The one who could have a good fortune

Or getting rid of unhappiness is,

The lucky man who could have you

Sharing food with you

Then spending the evening free time together.

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And you are an eloquent orator

Knowledgeable and educated man,

You are the chief of the clan

You’re beyond compare surpassing all others

Never before seen a man like you

No person been noted similarity

You just amazed me greatly.

The one who could have a good fortune,

Is the lucky unmarried girl

That fate pre-destined to marry you

Bring up and care for your children

And have light-hearted pleasure with you on a palm-tree mat.

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Like the Eid-al-adha,

Young people both girls and boys

Putting on perfect light festive dresses

Coming into celebrating places

Spending an evening together

The perfume and the fragrance smell,

You have the same similarities.

The one who could have a good fortune

Or getting rid of unhappiness is,

The lucky man who could have you

Sharing food with you

Then spending the evening free time together.

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Even the love that I’ve for you

Here it feels getting heavier

I couldn’t bear help myself,

You have no doubt

The way that I need you

I’m even extremely thin and bony

And I’m skinnier than a stick.

The one who could have a good fortune,

Is the lucky unmarried girl

That fate pre-destined to marry you

Bring up and care for your children

And have light-hearted pleasure with you on a palm-tree mat.

Singers: Maxamed Axmed ”Kuluc” + Xaliima Khaliif ”Magool”
Songwriter: Maxamuud Maxamed Yaasiin ”Dheeg”
Composer: Xasan Sabriye “Xasan Great”
Music Group: Radio Mogadishu Music Group
Part of a theatrical play: Advice and Step
Recorded: Muqdisho, 1967

Original Poem by

Maxamuud Maxamed Yaasiin “Dheeg”

Translated by

Maxamed Xasan ‘Alto’ with W N Herbert Language

Somali

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Somalia/Somaliland

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Sida Canabka Beeraha Like the Most Cultivated Farm