Mama Lisa's World Blog » Berber http://www.mamalisa.com/blog Language, Culture and Kids Songs! Mon, 20 May 2013 01:46:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 A Berber Lullaby with a Translation and a Request for Help with the Original Text http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/a-berber-lullaby-with-a-translation-and-a-request-for-help-with-the-original-text/ http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/a-berber-lullaby-with-a-translation-and-a-request-for-help-with-the-original-text/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:23:44 +0000 Lisa http://www.mamalisa.com/blog/?p=5591 We recently received the Berber lullaby below with the following email…

Hi, I was born in France and I remember a lullaby that my mom (Berber) would sing to me:

Ah rarou ahrarou o o,
ah rarou nihniraaaane,
tiyni or achteli i i ,
aghroume or achteungi,
iwa seubr ador talate.

English Translation

Ah rarou ahrarou o o,
ah rarou nihniraaaane,
There’s no more dates (for you)
I made no bread for you
so be patient and don’t cry

I think that a lady from a Berber background (from Ouarzazate, Morocco) could sing it to you. As to writing it down in Berber, you would need someone who would know how to write with the Amazigh signs.

I’d be glad to have it on your site.

If someone could provide the Berber text written in the Tifinagh alphabet and/or in the Berber Latin alphabet, that would be great!

We’d also be happy to post a recording or video of this lullaby. Feel free to comment below or email me at lisa@mamalisa.com to send the text and/or a recording.

Thanks!

Mama Lisa

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