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I move in a memory zone
By way of a riverbed
The tumbling rocks
Have changed its course
Some spots turned into sand
I came upon a wise crone
Deep her roots and high her head
Her lonely voice
Fighting the noise
Ears cupped over with their hands
Orire orire oriraa
Orire orire oriraa
Hay ride ride horiraa
I cut myself on a sliver of hope
Just one drop more of our blood shed
Our people displaced
Our places erased
Noone to hear our demand
Iэзэхэм сарипхъу
Iэзэхэмрэ сипхъоу
(I am the daughter of the healers)
си тхыдэр сэ сытхэнущ
си тхыдэр сотхэноу
(I will write my own story)
си лъапэ куууэ
си лъапсэр кууоу
(My roots are deep)
си пхъэщъхьак1э бгъуэ
си чъыгщхьапэ быхъоу
(The crown of my tree is wide)
си къэлэм хьэзыр
(My pen is ready!)
апхуэдэ, псалъэрэ псалъэрэ хэкум сыкъэгъэзэжын
фэдэу, гущыI гущыIэу си хэкум сыгъэзэжьы
(Let it be so, that I return to my homeland, word by word, the vessels of my soul)
апхуэдэ, си тыркъэ мэкIыж
фэдэу, си уIагъэ кIыжьы
(Let it be so, that my wound shall heal)
Orire orire oriraa
Orire orire oriraa
Hay ride ride horiraa
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Dhahikaat
03:47
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نَمْشِي فِي اَلدُّنْيَا تَارِكَاتٌ وَرَاءَنَا شَتَّى اَلْأَحْزَانِ
تَدُقُّ خُطُوَاتُنَا شَرْقًا وَغَرْبًا حُسْنَ اَلْأَوْزَانِ
اِشْتَعَلَتْ فِي أَفْكَارِنَا نَارٌ وَبَرِيقُ اَلْعَيْنَيْنِ
أَرْسَلَ لَهَبًا حَارِقًا يَلْتَهِمُ اَلنِّسْيَانُ
مَنْ ظَنَّ أَنَّنَا سَنَتْرُكُ اَلدُّنْيَا صَامِتَاتٌ
نَصْرُخُ بِوَجْهها وَنُغْنِي نُغَنِّي ضَاحِكَاتٌ
جَلْسَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ بِقُرْبِكُمْ تَرْوِينِي
تُنْهِي اَلْجَفَافَ وَتَرْوِي اَلْبُسْتَانَ
بِسِمَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ مِنْ صَدِيقة رَفِيقة تَأَوينِي
تَرِدُ اَلرُّوحَ اَلتَّائِهَةَ إِلَى اَلْأَمَانِ
أَهُزُّ رَأْسِي بِخِفَّةٍ عَلَى يَقِينِ
بِأَنَّنَا سَنَلْتَقِي بِالْوِجْدَانِ
مَنْ ظَنَّ أَنَّنَا سَنَتْرُكُ اَلدُّنْيَا خَائِفَاتٌ
نَصْرُخُ بِوَجْهها وَنُغْنِي نُغَنِّي رَاقَصَاتٌ
We walk this earth, leaving behind us all sadnesses
Our steps ring out to the East, to the West and set the good groove
In our minds, a flame has alit and burns in our eyes
It send a burning wick to obliterate forgetfulness
Who thinks we’re leaving this world silently?
Our mouths wide open with laughter, we’ll shout in its face and sing
One visit with all of you quenches my thirst
Ends the drought, waters the garden
One smile from a good friend is enough
To guide my wandering soul back to safety
I nod my head knowingly,
Believing we will meet again in spirit
Whoever thinks we’re going out scared
Our mouths wide open with laughter, we’ll shout in his face and dance
Whoever thinks we’re leaving this world silently?
Our mouths wide open with laughter, we’ll shout in its face and sing
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Digital Debris
03:05
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digital debris
don’t drunkenly delete
let’s mix up the old and new glam
digital debris
don’t drunkenly delete
you’re a bit of you and who I am
a pixel from you
a pixel from me
a pixel from you
a pixel from me
new sparkles made of old shards
of light captured on memory cards
new language made of old words
where all the meanings are twisted and blurred
digital debris
just flow and let it be
more detail than any mosaic
digital debris
just flow and let it be
bittersweeter than any heartache
a message from you
a message from me
a message from you
a message from me
new sparkles made of old shards
of light captured on memory cards
new language made of old words
where all the meanings are twisted and blurred
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Yol Ver
05:07
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Gerçek olmak çok zor bu dünyada
Sen dürüstsün canım, alın terin kalbinde
Yol ver ey bulut
Yol ver
Sevgilim gelsin bana
Akıntıya karşı yüzmekten çok yoruldun
Uzuvların bunun için yaratılmış olsa da
Yol ver ey deniz
Yol ver
Sevgilimle karşıya geçeceğiz
Gözlerin boncuk boncuk
İçinde küçük tomurcuk
Bu güzelliğe karşı
Masumiyete karşı
Gözlerin boncuk boncuk
İçinde küçük tomurcuk
Bu güzelliğe karşı
Masumiyete karşı
Nasıl haksızlık yapılır?
Akıntıya karşı yüzmekten çok yoruldun
Uzuvların bunun için yaratılmış olsa da
Yol ver ey deniz
Yol ver
Sevgilimle karşıya geçeceğiz
Gülüşün pırıl pırıl
İçinde gonca kızıl
Bu güzelliğe karşı
Masumiyete karşı
Gülüşün pırıl pırıl
İçinde gonca kızıl
Bu güzelliğe karşı
Masumiyete karşı
Nasıl haksızlık yapılır?
Yol ver ey deniz
Yol ver
Sevgilim karşıya geçmek istiyor
Yol ver ey bulut
Yol ver
(English)
To be real in this world, it’s so hard
You’re pristine, my love, in the sweat of your brow
Give way, O, Cloud,
Give way
That my love shall come to me
Swimming against the current, you’re worn out
Even though your limbs were made for this
Give way, O, Sea,
Give way
My love and I want to cross to the other side
Your eyes shining
In them a small flower bud
Against this beauty…
Against this innocence…
How can anyone be?
Your smile scintillating
Inside it a red rose
Against this beauty…
Against this innocence…
How can anyone be?
Give way, O, Cloud,
Give way
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zazuka Berlin, Germany
Featured July 2023 on Bandcamp Daily/Best Folk of July 2023.
Jordanian-born artist Zazuka, aka Zeina Azouqah is a
composer and songwriter of intercultural music, forging a distinct sound to accompany her lyrics- often written in a dream-state.
Her work showcases an impressionistic yet immediate harmonic language.
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