EMP1RE sings about societal decay in their song NABRA. Lyricists Afif Cherif, Belhassen Kekli, and Farouk Mâatouk write about a world where worth is measured in currency. The song critiques materialism and ignorance.
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Released: February 19, 2022
NABRA
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NABRA Lyrics English Translation by Emp1Re
Afif Cherif writes about teaching ignorance to read and rebuilding a new, healed country. He also states that people worship whoever pays more, criticizing materialism.
Wallah Loukén Ena Jé ByediI swear if it were in my hands,
7ata Louken Enes Jét DhediEven if the world stood against me.
Jibli Jahl N3almou Ya9raBring me an ignorant person, I’ll teach them to read,
N3awed Nebni Bléd Jdida NabraI’ll rebuild a new country, and we’ll heal.
Wallah Loukén Ena Jé ByediI swear if it were in my hands,
7ata Louken Enes Jét DhediEven if the world stood against me.
Jibli Jahl N3almou Ya9raBring me an ignorant person, I’ll teach them to read,
N3awed Nebni Bléd Jdida NabraI’ll rebuild a new country, and we’ll heal.
7arb Afkar Meli Kont Notfa Nsarkel Bin 3bed 5atfaA war of ideas, since I was a seed, I’ve navigated through fleeting souls.
M5a5 3raf W9id Theb Nesma Tatfa 5tart Nkoun Fi Fom Lmadfa3Minds have rotted, the spark of life is fading out, I chose to be in the cannon’s mouth.
Nemchich Bel 3atfa Nes Te3bed Chkoun Akther Yadfa3I don’t run on kindness; people just worship whoever pays more.
Ji3an Fil Jifa Taw Yatma3 Larwe7 Le5fifa W Le9loub Endhifa 5sara Dima Heya Loula Tatla3The hungry will feast on a corpse, but the light spirits and pure hearts, what a loss, they’re always the first to leave.
Chouf Lezmek Tetbadel Enti 5ir Men Chhéda W J3ala W Mou3adélLook, you have to change yourself, you’re better than a degree, a prize, or a grade.
Lawej Fi Wejhek Tal9ach 3andek Dho7ka 9loub Bit Thelj Robowet Lebsa La7maSearch your face, you won’t find a smile, hearts have become ice, robots dressed in flesh.
Brabi La7dha Ki To7t Chkoun Rak 3inin Kil Mizen Tchouf Fik DinaratPlease, just a moment, when you fell, who saw you? Their eyes are like scales, weighing you in ‘Dinars’.
3absa Wjouh 3atsa 3aksa Denya 7absa Nes Ma3ch 7assa ChayFrowning faces, sneezing, things are backwards, the world is a prison, people don’t feel a thing anymore.
Wallah Loukén Ena Jé ByediI swear if it were in my hands,
7ata Louken Enes Jét DhediEven if the world stood against me.
Jibli Jahl N3almou Ya9raBring me an ignorant person, I’ll teach them to read,
N3awed Nebni Bléd Jdida NabraI’ll rebuild a new country, and we’ll heal.
Wallah Loukén Ena Jé ByediI swear if it were in my hands,
7ata Louken Enes Jét DhediEven if the world stood against me.
Jibli Jahl N3almou Ya9raBring me an ignorant person, I’ll teach them to read,
N3awed Nebni Bléd Jdida NabraI’ll rebuild a new country, and we’ll heal.
7okmouna Lo5rin 10 Snin Fil Ta7tim A5bar Ta7ki 3al Mouta Akther Meli 7ayinOthers ruled us for 10 years of destruction, the news talks more about the dead than the living.
Sarfek Mel Dawla Ched Saf 3la Alfin Hez Rassek Melouta Taw Tchouf Ena FinYour money from the state, you wait in line for two thousand, lower your head, and you’ll see where I stand.
Dez Tornata Poitrine Tounes T7eb 3al’aktéf Ki Ti7 Houni I9lim Yetechré B 10 AléfFlex your chest, Tunisia loves strong shoulders, but when you fall here, a whole district can be bought for ten thousand.
Piece Unique Mouch 9mech West Chaine Te5dem 6 3la 7 Firen TéjérébYou’re a unique piece, not just another link in the chain, working 6 out of 7 like a lab rat.
Tosken Fil Tab3a Obligé Traw7 Chéréb 9dar 5ir Men Dar 5ater Bléd Melk AjanébYou live in the hood, forced to come home drunk, your fate is better than your home, ’cause the country belongs to foreigners.
Nes Fetha 3mor Klét Ken Lmor 7elma Fi Sfar Ka3ba W Star Lé Sa7bi Fi9People whose lives are over have only tasted bitterness, their dream is a trip, a pill, and a star, no my friend, wake up.
Helkouna El Kol 3almouk El Dhel Kourda W 7bal 3almout Tol Chouf B3inikThey ruined us all, taught you submission, a monkey on a rope, they taught you the routine, see it with your own eyes.
Bdan Dh3if 7eml Rzin Wa9t S3ib 7ad Mayhezek Hareb Mel 5ouf 9alék Wallah ManmesekA weak body, a heavy burden, tough times, and no one will carry you, you’re running from fear, and it tells you, ‘I swear I’ll never let you go’.
Wallah Loukén Ena Jé ByediI swear if it were in my hands,
7ata Louken Enes Jét DhediEven if the world stood against me.
Jibli Jahl N3almou Ya9raBring me an ignorant person, I’ll teach them to read,
N3awed Nebni Bléd Jdida NabraI’ll rebuild a new country, and we’ll heal.
Wallah Loukén Ena Jé ByediI swear if it were in my hands,
7ata Louken Enes Jét DhediEven if the world stood against me.
Jibli Jahl N3almou Ya9raBring me an ignorant person, I’ll teach them to read,
N3awed Nebni Bléd Jdida NabraI’ll rebuild a new country, and we’ll heal.
NABRA Music Video
The NABRA lyrics meaning highlights a call for education over ignorance and a new nation built on knowledge.