English TranslationEnglish TransliterationChildhoodAssaramessuThen we playedTala batarssuGathering datesGaman dulsuga[Repeat x1]Remember in our childhood when we played there among the date palms, gathering datesGilla feena assaramessuga marti tota tallaba tarssuga fintito, gaman dulsuDo you remember the Nile, do you remember?Gilla fee naili, gilla feeDo you remember the Nile, do you remember?Gilla fee naili, gilla feeThat childhoodAssaramessugaChildhoodAssaramessuThen we playedTala batarssuWe woke up at dawn, and dreamedUm fajir, gillait was whitekunt kissoola [like sheep]Like milk, how whiteSoonooloo lubni, sarki kissool[Repeat x1]Our clothes were whiteKitti gilsoota mashki kisoolaOur clothes were whiteKitti gilsoota mashki kisoolAnd we would go gather these sheepOorti goo gaman irgi kisoolaThese sheepIrgi kisoolHow can I forget this?Sikirum il fagori ailinaiHow can I forget this?Sikirum il fagori ailinIn this life, I forget and forgetFee rafika, ya gor kaii ya goroon[But] this honey, this honey, this honeyInna silsoot, inna silsoot, inna silsootaI will not let this pass [from my tongue]narki kissinga, narki kissiRemember in our childhood when we played there among the date palms, gathering datesGilla feena assaramessuga marti tota tallaba tarssuga fintito, gaman dulsuDo you remember the Nile, do you remember?Gilla fee naili, gilla feeDo you remember the Nile, do you remember?Gilla fee naili, gilla feeThat childhoodAssaramessugaChildhoodAssaramessuThen we playedTala batarssuGathering datesGaman dulsuThose date palms that are tall, our love eternal under it has grownFintitota fir dangaminyo ka, dolgi doon talla fiyya kootThose date palms that are tall, our love eternal under it has grownFintitota fir dangaminyo ka, dolgi doon talla fiyya kootHer and the neighboring date palmsHo sata danda wi ngakayokathey sunk, they sunkTallagar tana, tallagar tanafrom that placeMin ya kindokafrom that placeMin ya kindokWhat do I say to this separation?Mingai ai forakai gokaWhat do I say to this separation?Mingai ai forakai gokIn this life, I forget and forgetFee rafika, ya gor kaii ya goroon[But] this honey, this honey, this honeyInna silsoot, inna silsoot, inna silsootaI will not let this pass [from my tongue]narki kissinga, narki kissiRemember in our childhood when we played there among the date palms, gathering datesGilla feena assaramessuga marti tota tallaba tarssuga fintito, gaman dulsuDo you remember the Nile, do you remember?Gilla fee naili, gilla feeDo you remember the Nile, do you remember?Gilla fee naili, gilla feeThat childhoodAssaramessugaChildhoodAssaramessuThen we playedTala batarssuGathering datesGaman dulsuChildhoodAssaramessuThen we playedTala batarssuGathering datesGaman dulsuChildhoodAssaramessu