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Mother
by Tanina

Mother, my eyes are crying
The passing days are hard
What will I tell you
Of the grief I have lived
Mother whom I love
My sad heart is sick
Mother, if you knew what I suffered
I am a stranger in a strange land
How I long to see you
In my days not in my dreams
I pray the powerful God
To ease my roads
So that one day I will see you

The Kabyle
by Tanina

I looked everywhere
One like you I have yet to find
Your name is Kabyle
From source to source
With your beauty
You beautify the world
When you start dancing
With your traditional bracelet
You sooth my heart
When you look at me
I see my sun come up
When you smile at me
My life lights up

Daughter of my land
by Tanina

Daughter of my land
The light of my life
Daughter of my land
The joy of my heart
Daughter of my land
The sun in my sky
Daughter of my land
The one who answers my call
Daughter of my land
The one who shares my love

Yemma
by Tanina

Tsrunt walniw a yemma
Ussan n’dunit dhulen
Awi m ihekun rennun
Ay ijerbagh deg l’mhayen
A tamâzuzt n tasa
Uliw amehzun yudhen
Ay tedra yidi a yemma
Aqli tsaghribt di t’murt m’dden
A yemma a wi kem izran
Deg was maççi di targit
Tsxilek a rebbi lmâbud
Sehliyid abriv
Amessa adhezragh yemma

Taqbaylit
by Tanina

Nudagh uk timura
L’metlim ur tufigh
Takbaylit idismim
Azar itaba azar
Am l’qed usaru
A tuçbiht n’lhara
Mi dersed ar eççdah
Suxelxal deddah
Uliw eçax
Mi idmuqled
Itijiiw yuli
Mi iyedesedh
Ddunit iw t’feggeg

Yellis n'tmurtiw
by Tanina

A yellis n'tmurtiw
A tafat n'dunitiw
A yellis n'tmurtiw
A l'ferh b' uliw
A yellis n'tmurtiw
A ittig igenniw
A yellis n'tmurtiw
A tin iderran i tighriw
A yellis n'tmurtiw
A kem iderran i tayriw

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