Beri Hore Waxaa Jirey Let our Tale Begin with Beauty

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Beri Hore Waxaa Jirey

Beri hore waxaa jirey,

Inan timaha biiftoo

Baarkana u tidicdoo

Boqorkiyo Dhaclaha iyo

Maro bayd ah xidhatee.

Wax beddeley kuwii hore,

Belo geeso dheeroo

Buul madaxa saartoo

Suuqa baratamaayee.

Naa, bi’isey dhaqankii!

Sharcigii ka baydhoo

Diintii burburisee,

Hablow mays badh qabataan!

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Boqol sano horteed iyo

Beri hore wixii jirey

Ee layska baal-maray,

Budulkii dib haw qaban

Laga soo boqoolee.

Haatan beretan iyo orod

Bisha iyo cadceeddiyo

Beesha loo horseedoo

Aannu beegsanaynnaa.

Horta baro tacliintiyo

Buuggiyo dhigaalkoo,

Badowyahow dib haw celin

Dadkan soo baraarugay!

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Beri hore waxaa jirey,

Inan aan bil iyo laba

Hadal kaaga bixinoo

Raggu baadiggoobaad

Beryo arag ku waydaa.

Wax beddeley kuwii hore,

Casarkii dar baxayoo

Kiish buuran qaatiyo

Budhcad dibadda meertee.

Naa, bi’isey dhaqankii!

Sharcigii ka baydhoo

Diintii burburisee,

Hablow mays badh qabataan!

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Ilaahii bad iyo webi

Biyahooda daadshee

Meel kula ballamayee,

Dhulka baaxadda lihiyo

Buuraha rakibay baa;

Banii’aadmigiisana

Ruuxba cayn u beeree

Waad baadiyowdeen

Cidi kulama baydhine.

Horta baro tacliintiyo

Buuggiyo dhigaalkoo,

Badowyahow dib haw celin

Dadkan soo baraarugay!

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Beri hore waxaa jirey,

Inan Baarax geel iyo

Faraskii Baxdow ahba

Yarad looga bixiyaa

Buntuukhana la raacshaa.

Wax beddeley kuwii hore,

Isu-boga badh maqanoo

Bahdii ay ka dhalatiyo

Baylihisey waanee.

Naa bi’isey dhaqankii

Sharcigii ka baydhoo

Diintii burburisee,

Hablow mays badh qabataan!

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Baarax geel ah iyo faras

Iyo boqon-yaraha adhi

Hablii lagu beddeli jirey,

Diintaynnu baranniyo

Ma banneeyn Kitaabkuye.

Booliquutayaashii

Beecsan jirey haweenkiyo

Baaxadsoorihii tegey

Maanta looma baahnee.

Horta baro tacliintiyo

Buuggiyo dhigaalkoo,

Badowyahow dib haw celin

Dadkan soo baraarugay!

Luuqda: Maxamed Jaamac Joof + Maryan Mursal Ciise
Loox-ereyga: Maxamuud Maxamed Yaasiin ”Dheeg”
Laxanka: Axmed Cali Cigaal
Laacdantunka: Kooxda Raadiyo Muqdisho
La socotay Riwaayadda: Talo iyo Tallaabo
Lagu qabtay: Muqdisho, 1967

Let our Tale Begin with Beauty

Let our tale begin with beauty:

this girl who’s busy with her tresses

braiding them tightly to the tip

and wearing the best of poplin,

an all-white bolt of cloth.

What was allowable before

is swopped for bare-headed wickedness

bad girls in beehives

who boulevard about.

You brush away tradition,

ignore your obligations

you blank out our beliefs,

but, women, bolster what remains!

Shall we go back a hundred years

to how things used to be

that now we have abandoned?

Or reverse along the beaten path

to behaviours we’ve passed by?

Nowadays we’ve bigger goals

race for the Moon and far beyond

bettering our neighbourhoods

redoubling all our efforts.

You begin with back to school

with reading books and writing:

bumpkin, you can’t just throw us back

we wide-awake believers!

But our tale must be continued:

this girl breezes through the months

without a by-your-leave

her brethren, disturbing everywhere,

fail to find out where’s she’s been.

What was allowable before

is swopped for boundless afternoons

armed with bulging handbags

like bandits on the prowl.

You women brush away tradition

ignore your obligations

you blank out our beliefs –

I beg you, bolster what remains!

God, that has besprinkled

seas and rivers by His will

bestowing on each its chosen place

on the breadth of this Earth

between his mountains’ bulk,

He bequeathed to every human

an essence to each being –

while you’re bewildered where to go,

near bereft of boon companions.

Begin with back to school

with reading books and writing:

bumpkin, you can’t just throw us back,

we wide-awake believers!

But our histories remember

the valuing of cow camels

the bravest of stallions

given to the bride’s kin

with a carbine of best calibre.

What was allowable before

is swopped with bruising selfishness

disobedience to their own blood

refusing the benefit of wisdom.

You brush away tradition

ignore your obligations

you blank out our beliefs –

I beg you, bolster what remains!

Girls being bartered

for she-camels and bold steeds

brindled goats and baaing sheep?

By the beliefs we have studied

the Holy Book won’t have it.

Plunderers who profited

and bargained for a beauty

in the bustle of commerce

such backwardness won’t do.

Begin with back to school

with reading books and writing:

you bumpkins can’t just throw us back

we wide awake believers!

Once Upon a Time There Was

Once upon a time there was,

A girl who beautify the hair

Tightly braiding at the tip

And wears fine poplin and

All-white piece of cloth.

The accepted way of the behaviour of the previous ones,

Was replaced by profoundly immoral and wicked longhorns

Putting on their heads a dome-shaped hairstyle

Roaming around the market.

Hey, you obliterated the culture!

Turned away from the obligations of the law

Destroyed the religious beliefs,

O you women, save what remains!

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Hundred years ago and

Things that existed in earlier times

Been intentionally disregarded

Don’t take back off the beaten track

That has been exhausted.

We are now running a competition

A race to the moon and sun

Pioneering the community

In making great efforts to achieve it.

First and foremost get education

Through reading books and writing,

Hey you, country bumpkin, don’t retrograde,

These people that have become fully awaken!

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Once upon a time there was,

A girl who a month and two

Never give you an audible expression

The men search and look thoroughly

With vain attempt to find her for days.

The accepted way of the behaviour of the previous ones,

Was replaced by those who go out in the afternoon

Carrying heavy handbags

Bandits roaming outdoors.

Hey, you obliterated the culture!

Turned away from the obligations of the law

Destroyed the religious beliefs,

O you women, save what remains!

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The God that has scattered

The sea and river water in various directions

Designated to a specified place,

The earth that has a considerable size

And the mountains that He set up;

And His human beings

He created each in a different way,

You lost your sense of direction

You have been left virtually friendless.

First and foremost get education

Through reading books and writing,

Hey you, country bumpkin, don’t retrograde,

These people that have become fully awaken!

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Once upon a time there was,

Pricing estimation of she-camels (Baarax)

And horse of excellent quality (Baxdow)

Payed to the bride’s family

Along with a rifle.

The accepted way of the behaviour of the previous ones,

Was replaced by self-centered and lack of wellbeing

Failed to obey family and relatives

Refused their advice and guidance.

Hey, you obliterated the culture!

Turned away from the obligations of the law

Destroyed the religious beliefs,

O you women, save what remains!

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Girls that used to be exchanged with

She-camel (Baarax) and horse

And short legged goats and sheep,

In accordance to the religion we have learned

The Holy Book of Islam doesn’t permit.

The plunderers used to feed on

And bargain a price for the girls

The centre where activity is directed

Today it’s no more relevant.

First and foremost get education

Through reading books and writing,

Hey you, country bumpkin, don’t retrograde,

These people that have become fully awaken!

Singers: Maxamed Jaamac Joof + Maryan Mursal Ciise
Songwriter: Maxamuud Maxamed Yaasiin ”Dheeg”
Composer: Axmed Cali Cigaal
Music Group: Radio Mogadishu Music Group
Part of a theatrical play: Advice and Step
Recorded: Muqdisho, 1967

Clarification
Baarax = she-camel name
Baxdow = horse of excellent quality

Original Poem by

Maxamuud Maxamed Yaasiin “Dheeg”

Translated by

Maxamed Xasan ‘Alto’ with W N Herbert Language

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