Ameumi-Ameumi
A lullaby for boys…
Ameumi-Ameumi
My Son, My Son
Lullaby
Lullaby
(Kabyle)
(English)
Ameumi-Ameumi
Ch'bou leuh-lal
Amayour maradilal
Akihyou reub
A mââziz
Aya your l'aïd ameukrane
A meumi-atsi direute
Atsidireute atsime ghoureute
Feughe bera tsourareute
Tsze ya d'wit'louleute.
My son, my son,
Be like the star,
Like the moon when it rises*
Long live, my darling son,
Moon of great sacrifice,
My son, you will live and you will grow,
Go outside and play
With the children of your age.
Notes
*Literally, "Like the moon when it was born"
Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Hocine for contributing this lullaby and translating it into French. Translated into English by Monique Palomares.
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