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Poets Dhoodaan M.C.Singub Raage Ugaas Sayyidka Timacade M.C.BeenaleeY Qamaan Calidhuux Xarbi Suldan Magan Yuusuf Suldan Cabdi Ibraahim Suldaan Xasan Barjan Three OG warrior sultans who conquered Jubaland and Tanaland in 1860s Garaad Maqtal Wiil Waal

No mention of Singub,Dhoodan or Sayyidka in the poetic section ?

Ancient female Somali names Ceeg Ashkiro Luufo Maadh

Anti-dictatorial songs 1.Intay Xoriyo sidan tahay (Kuluc,Bacalwaan,Saynab ) 2.Gari makaa baxdaa (Qaasim,Samatar,Dhabarloow,Sahra,Khadra,Amino)

More wadani songs 6.Dawlad wadajir lagu yahay 7.Kolkay labadii dhalatay

Wadani songs Ninkii dhoof ku yimid bay geeridu dhibaysaa(Waaberi) 1.Waala noqonayaa (Fadumo Nakruma) 2.Kacday Kuftay (Waaberi) 3.Tahriib (Saado Cali) 4.Maro naga dilaacday 5.Nooloow ma daaloow

Top Pan Africanist songs 1.Afrikaay Hurudooy (Magool) 2.Afrika waa dhulkaygii(Hibo Nuura) 3.Maxaa Sira la qaybsaday (Saynab,Magool ,Salaad,Tubeec) 4.Midab gumaysi diida (Bacalwaan iyo Dalays)

Top Romantic Songs composed by singub 1)Qabrigii jacaylka (Saynab Cige) 2.Sabaalo (Cabdigaab iyo Baxsan) 3.Beerqaad (Dhabarloow &SaharaAxmad) 4.Jaalaleey (Salaad iyo ZaynabCige) 5.Ragna karinle kuma geeyo (Qaasim iyo Khadra)

The record 27 plays of Abwaan Singub ) Xaajo Ugub I 2.) Xaajo Ugub II 3.) Abiil Ma le’ 4.) Qabyo I 5.) Qabyo II 6.) Sagaalley 7.) Geedigaa ka Lumay 8.) Waa Maadays Adduunyadu Dadkuna way Matalayaan 9.) Qabrigii Jacaylka 10.) Xuudbaa Liqay Jacaylkii 11.) Xuskii Jacaylka 12.) Afrikaay Huruddooy...

Mahamud Abdullahi Ciise (Singub) was a talented poet ,a pan-Africanist and perhaps the greatest Somali playwright of all time .Born in 1944 in a small pastoral village in the outskirts of Degahbur town in the Somali region of Ethiopia,Mahamud was famously known by his nickname Singub .In his...

1.Yaan smith ma muuqdeen 2.Rhodesia ma maageen 3.Hadaan midig la siinin 4.Portaguese ma madhiyeen 5.Mana uu maleeyeen 6.Mozambique Angola 7,Mindiyihii qarsoonaa 8. Guninea lagu miraayay 9.South Africa ma moogin 10,Hadal iyo murtina 11.Afrikaay is maqal 12.Midab gumaysi diida 13.Dadkoo oo...

Google translate of Hadrawis poem ,first stanza Say it with a friend I have come a long way Warm greetings first Next, make a statement Do not be afraid of my crops Applaud my emptiness The wonder of literature Base and base Next up is its authenticity Walk and tell the action The rule is...

Here is the online translation I found .beautiful and rhythmic but sadly there is distortion of words and meaning ! Saaxiibkayoow hee dheh Safar baan ka imi dheere Marka hore salaan diirrran Marka xiga samow heedhe Ha ka nixin si-dalagtayda Sacab fara-madhnaantayda Suugaanta yaabkeeda...

It does NOT work with Somali poetry !

My improvised translation of the first two stanzas of Hadrawi’s poem . Saaxiibkayoow hee dheh Safar baan ka imi dheere Marka hore salaan diirrran Marka xiga samow heedhe Ha ka nixin si-dalagtayda Sacab fara-madhnaantayda Suugaanta yaabkeeda Salka iyo fadhaa keena Marka xiga...

I have read online a poem by Hadraawi called Life’s essence .In a bid to achieve rhythmic harmony ,the writer occasionally misinterprets the poem .And that kills the true meaning and essence of the poem .So, how can one affectively strike a balance between avoiding the risk of direct translation...

Any hint on how to translate Somali poetry into English ?are there some basic rules to follow? And how can a person deal with issues like ;direct translation problem , wrong yet misleading word choice and finally inability to achieve rhythm . Experts come in

Yaa Ducaysaneey Qabrigii Jacaylka Hadii uu jacayl jirin

Some of Singub's wadani masterpieces