Comments on: K’naan – America (ft. Mos Def and Chali 2na) http://fahhem.com/blog/2009/04/knaan-america-ft-mos-def-and-chali-2na/ An intermittent post of thoughts. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:57:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Zach http://fahhem.com/blog/2009/04/knaan-america-ft-mos-def-and-chali-2na/comment-page-1/#comment-1387 Zach Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:10:47 +0000 http://fahhem.com/blog/?p=86#comment-1387 ayo, thanks for the translation, i was trying to translate it myself and i have no knowledge of arabic or somali language. there was a site that had somali words and english words, but that only got me this: each "?" means word unknown Gabar yaroo subhaano (Girl/Pay in part ? ?) Maro shabeelo hirato (To Be Finished/Cloth (leopard-Shabeel) ?) Maro qafiifa huwato (To be finished/cloth ? ?) Maga’aaga ii sheeg (? Tell me) Magaeygu waa sharaf (? time prestige/beauty) Sharaf haaji weeyan (prestige/beauty immigrate,emigrate ?) Aqalada hariita (? ?) Dhina baan ka jooga (side/beside give a speech/nutritios food out of/from/the) Alla ya u sheega (God who/whom to/for/towards claim for oneself) Tinta u shanleeya (? to/for/towards ?) Nahoy zamzamey (We are ?) Sabaah nuurey (? ?) Adoo kin kin iyo (Father ? ? ?) Kaluun badaneey (fish (possibly means sea and blame. So blame the fish in the sea)) Adoo hajka jira (Father ? ?) Xasuus badaneey (remember ?) Sahiibtaa asho (? ?) Ashaq baa dilay (? ? ?) Ugu dambeystiina (? ?) Aniyo geeluba (I/me? ?) Wa u banaanbahnay (time to/for/towards) Wanagii orodnee (Wanaaji-make nice or good) ? Nabad barinee (peace ?) Mareykan waa laga soo waayay (America (time) ? ? (waaye-generation)) Mareykan waa laga soo waayay Mareykan waa laga soo waayay ayo, thanks for the translation, i was trying to translate it myself and i have no knowledge of arabic or somali language. there was a site that had somali words and english words, but that only got me this: each “?” means word unknown

Gabar yaroo subhaano (Girl/Pay in part ? ?)
Maro shabeelo hirato (To Be Finished/Cloth (leopard-Shabeel) ?)
Maro qafiifa huwato (To be finished/cloth ? ?)
Maga’aaga ii sheeg (? Tell me)
Magaeygu waa sharaf (? time prestige/beauty)
Sharaf haaji weeyan (prestige/beauty immigrate,emigrate ?)
Aqalada hariita (? ?)
Dhina baan ka jooga (side/beside give a speech/nutritios food out of/from/the)
Alla ya u sheega (God who/whom to/for/towards claim for oneself)
Tinta u shanleeya (? to/for/towards ?)

Nahoy zamzamey (We are ?)
Sabaah nuurey (? ?)
Adoo kin kin iyo (Father ? ? ?)
Kaluun badaneey (fish (possibly means sea and blame. So blame the fish in the sea))
Adoo hajka jira (Father ? ?)
Xasuus badaneey (remember ?)
Sahiibtaa asho (? ?)
Ashaq baa dilay (? ? ?)
Ugu dambeystiina (? ?)
Aniyo geeluba (I/me? ?)
Wa u banaanbahnay (time to/for/towards)

Wanagii orodnee (Wanaaji-make nice or good) ?
Nabad barinee (peace ?)
Mareykan waa laga soo waayay (America (time) ? ? (waaye-generation))
Mareykan waa laga soo waayay
Mareykan waa laga soo waayay

]]> By: Barbara http://fahhem.com/blog/2009/04/knaan-america-ft-mos-def-and-chali-2na/comment-page-1/#comment-1373 Barbara Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:53:55 +0000 http://fahhem.com/blog/?p=86#comment-1373 Thank you for actually doing this! Fahhem thank you again I love this song and wonder what K'naan was actually saying until I found this. Thank you for actually doing this! Fahhem thank you again I love this song and wonder what K’naan was actually saying until I found this.

]]> By: thios http://fahhem.com/blog/2009/04/knaan-america-ft-mos-def-and-chali-2na/comment-page-1/#comment-1095 thios Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:48:06 +0000 http://fahhem.com/blog/?p=86#comment-1095 <a href="#comment-1083" rel="nofollow">@Fahhem</a>, brilliant! thanks for the notice! @Fahhem, brilliant! thanks for the notice!

]]> By: Fahhem http://fahhem.com/blog/2009/04/knaan-america-ft-mos-def-and-chali-2na/comment-page-1/#comment-1083 Fahhem Mon, 11 Jan 2010 06:15:40 +0000 http://fahhem.com/blog/?p=86#comment-1083 <a href="#comment-448" rel="nofollow">@thios</a>, about a month ago I got my Somali friend to translate it for me. I've updated the post with the translation in parentheses. @thios, about a month ago I got my Somali friend to translate it for me. I’ve updated the post with the translation in parentheses.

]]> By: Fahhem http://fahhem.com/blog/2009/04/knaan-america-ft-mos-def-and-chali-2na/comment-page-1/#comment-449 Fahhem Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:20:25 +0000 http://fahhem.com/blog/?p=86#comment-449 Not yet, but there seems to be one floating in the internet. I'd post it, but I don't trust it (it has "gurl", "pls", etc) Not yet, but there seems to be one floating in the internet. I’d post it, but I don’t trust it (it has “gurl”, “pls”, etc)

]]> By: thios http://fahhem.com/blog/2009/04/knaan-america-ft-mos-def-and-chali-2na/comment-page-1/#comment-448 thios Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:00:53 +0000 http://fahhem.com/blog/?p=86#comment-448 Hello there, nice work with the lyrics! Have you translated the somali lyrics by chance? Hello there, nice work with the lyrics! Have you translated the somali lyrics by chance?

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