Echna Amehvul Lyrics
Aït Menguellet
Lyrics
Cna-agi d-amehbul
Agi d-amehbul
Am win yegulen yeḥnet,
Cna iwumi xeṛben lemtul
Mi xeṛben lemtul
A yatmaten ur katet,
Ma ur a wen d-yezgi ɣef wul
Xas ḥsebtett d-aserwet,
Xas ma d-aserwet
Ddem-t aɣeṛbal siffet...
Yenna-as wungif: aka,
Ah wungif: aka
A d-teddu neɣ ad-tefk isem-is,
Tella tecεel, hatt, tensa,
Tecεel, hatt, tensa,
Times deg i nezhent wallen-is,
Yettwali mebεid ur yeẓṛa
Tin yeṭfen deg jufar-is,
Yesbaεdent wallen-ik,
Muqel anda yedda uḍar-ik!
A yaṣegaḍ s-iɣimi,
Aṣegaḍ s-iɣimi
ṣeggem ɣef znad afus-ik,
S tnesla neɣ s tmuɣli
Ah naɣ s tmuɣli,
I tettmeyizeḍ lɣeṛḍ-ik,
ɣas ayen tḥuzaḍṭ, yeɣli,
Mačči d-winna i d-axṣim-ik,
Mačči d-allen kan
Awalli n-wid it yesεan,
Sani tmeyeẓḍ ak-teffeɣ
Ah ar d-ak-teffeɣ
A win yettazun iɣes,
Tasraft n lwiz-ik teffreɣ
N lwiz-ik tefreɣ
Asmi aken i k-yeɣḍeṛ yiḍes,
Aɣilif ifaden-ik yezdeɣ
Rnu ṛṛay-ik d-amwanes,
ǧǧteɣ a nεeddi
Ur mazal yidwen tikli,
A yabeḥri d-yetṣuḍun
Abeḥri d-yetṣuḍun
Sself i yiger, tεediḍ,
Tekiḍ-d ɣef wid i tettun
ɣef wid i tettun
I wakken a ten id-tesmektiḍ,
Anfasen i wid i cefun
Timeqbeṛt tedduri lḥir,
A lmiytin cfut:
Win yettun, yedder yemut,
Tebɣam-tt, ur tt-tebɣim-ara
Neɣ ur tt-tebɣim-ara
Sefrutett-id ad nwalli,
A wid yegunin tara
Yegunin tara
Teswam-tt almi d-teṣenṭi,
Mi iban lḥeb-is yefra,
Leḍyur wwint d-imensi,
Iεeda-ken lḥal
Ur d-yegri yidwen wawal,
Beddeɣ di tiɣilt selleɣ
Di tiɣilt selleɣ
I ubeḥri i d-yewwi ṣṣut,
Sliɣ i waεbeṛ yeffeɣ
I waεbeṛ yeffeɣ
D-tiɣri i tebεen lmut,
Ma tfehmem-tt akken i tt-fehmeɣ
Ad nruḥ ad nεezi tafsut,
Ya ṭṭiṛ iεeddan
Mi tṛewled, tbedelḍ amkan,
A wid ur nzegel lewqat
Ur nzegel lewqat
Dεut ad teḥbes tɣeṛsi,
A wid i zeglen taswaεt
I zeglen taswaεt
Teǧǧam acudu ur yefsi,
Mi twalam alluy yefat
ḥebert a t-ṣeggem trusi,
Lhem i ḥemleɣ
Si dduḥ i yides netnaɣ
Cna yagi d-amehbul
Agi d-amehbul
Am win yegulen yeḥnet,
Cna iwumi xeṛben lemtul
Mi xeṛben lemtul
A yatmaten ur katet,
Ma ur a wen d-yezgi ɣef wul
Xas ḥsebtett d-aserwet,
Xas ma d-aserwet
Ddem-t aɣeṛbal siffet...
Song & Lyrics Facts
Aït Menguellet's Echna Amehvul is a classic Algerian album released in the early 1980s. The artist behind this masterpiece is Aït Menguellet, an Algerian singer-songwriter and musician from the Kabylie region of Algeria.
He is known for his unique blend of traditional Berber music with modern rock elements. His lyrics often focus on social justice issues, particularly those related to the plight of the Algerian people. The genre of Echna Amehvul is considered to be a mix of folk, blues, and contemporary pop. The text writers include Aït Menguellet himself, as well as several other renowned Algerian authors. The backing band includes bassist Boubaker Boukhlouf, guitarist Abdelkader Cherchali, and drummer Rachid Ksentini. Together they create a powerful soundscape that highlights Aït Menguellet’s passionate lyrics. This album remains a favorite among fans of Algerian music, who appreciate its combination of traditional sounds and timely themes.