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Gacalooy: Early Somali women poetry by John Johnson

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Coofle   

Ma 'Youtube time' baa ?Aaliyyah !!!..

 

"Hees -Hawleed" is very attractive part of somali literature, sadly this sect is dwindling and rarely I see people using it anymore.

For instance when a nomad takes his cattle to the well for water he sings, when watering at the well he sings, when coming back he sings and even when milking the cow he sing....

"Hees-Hawleed" gave nomads the illusion of time going fast.....If I may qoute some hees-Hawleeds.

 

While doing kabad women sing.

Koronkor cuni maynoo

kariba maynee

karuur geel ma la hayaayeey

 

While watering Cattle Men sing and chant

Adoo hooto ah (You produce less milk)

oo hadhaale ah ( and you always limp behind the cattle)

oo hirdina badan (and you kick around)

lo'ada ka horteed (before the other good cattle)

ha lay soo horo ( I should get water )

sideed ku heshaa ( how could you say)!!!! and then he hits the poor cow with his stick

 

another one for cattle

Wiil magaalada

soo maraanmaray

oo mijo-cas dumar

maro la huwaday

maalintii ceel

kuu midayn waa

 

Alas! I am getting off topic...Nice video Aaliyyah , I think I should start a thread about "Hees-Hawleed" and the nomads

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Aaliyyah   

I love youtube. It can be beneficial at times.

 

Anyways, walaal feel free to educate us about the songs somalis used to sing when they milked their cows or took their cattle to the well. It is definitely a beautiful part of our culture and sadly many of us were never exposed to nor bothered to take the initiative to learn.

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