Haatu Posted September 30, 2013 Apologies for my mistake earlier. This is the full dardaaran poem of Cali Oday: Ninka ladanee laqanbaad ahayd, laabta galiyaaba Ninkuu malaha laafaalugtuu, liidasho u filiye Kol hadduu Lillaahida gudboo, kaa ladqabo diido Libta inaad kasoo qaadatoo, lagado mooyaane Wuxuu tiisii kaga laabmo oo, liiliyaan jirine Hala lumee lafihii gaar noqdaa, magac ku noolaane Cabdi Ladan kobtuu laaci, waa inuu ka laabtaaye Shantii kibirka layliga ugalay, waranka leefsiiya Lix meeshaad ku joogtaan dagaal, laabta ka ogaada Haddii luqunta kore laydin jaro, lugaha meermeersha Luxdanaanta kama soo hadhee, laliya duulaanka Lalabaha sidaad ugu waddaan, laba jibaar geeya The original one I posted was just a random snippet from a request I found online. Obviously the person requesting the full poem didn't memorize it well and got the author wrong. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha Blondy Posted September 30, 2013 Haatu;980057 wrote: Nigga please quick with the insults, yeah?. no surprises there, ma istidhi? why you so defensive about these OG. abti? you're a laan gaab, apparently. do you suffer from laan-gaabnimo complex, dee? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haatu Posted September 30, 2013 ^^No qabiil talk please. Gracias. Here's a nice poem by Faarax Nuur. Ingiriis Axmaariyo Talyan, wey akeekimiye Arligaa la kala boobayaa, nin u itaal roone Anse ila ah Aakhiru Sabaan, iligyadiisiiye Orgigaa riyaha taadaxoo, oodda faaliga e Waa duni hablihii loo ogaa, aqalka diideene Anse ila ah Aakhiru Sabaan, iligyadiisiiye Waa duni la kala iibsadayoon, nala ogeysiine Waa duni akhyaartii go'dayoo, aaran soo hadhaye Waa duni ninkaad aamintaa, kuu abees yahaye Anse ila ah Aakhiro Sabaan, iligyadiisiiye Waa duni xaqii la arkayaa, la arjumayaaye Waa duni akhyaartii lahayd, iib ku doon tahaye Anse ila ah Aakhiro Sabaan, iligyadiisiiye Afka iyo adduunkaa hadloo, awdan sadarkiiye Ninka gacanta midig oodan tahay, laga ilroonaaye Anse ila ah Aakhiro Sabaan, iligyadiisiiye Nimanyahow bal daya xaajada, lala aguugaayo Odayaashan loo yeedhay ee, la anfac siinaayo Asxaabihii bayna yidhi, gaal ha aaminine Haddaad niman Islaamiyo tihiin, Aadan faracdiisa Oo aydnaan Ilaahay ka go'in, hayna oodina'e Hadduu awrka dooxada ku furo, eel kalaa xigiye Inaga daaya yaynaan ku dhicin, bahal afkiisiiye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha Blondy Posted September 30, 2013 Wadani;980059 wrote: Yeah it's all online. Alpha, do u know how much Professors/intsructors make at the University of Hargeisa and what sort of qualifications are required? i earnt $400 per month. i spent about $300 and sent $100 via Dahabshiil to pay towards the money i borrowed for the ticket. i lived in a modern furnished guest house. electricity, water and other bills were reimbursed, too. so i reckon it was about $600 in total. this was and still is decent, relativity speaking. i taught 3 full classes at UoH. it was an experience of a lifetime. the admin were suspicious of me and dealt with me using the 'third way' (clearly not white, clearly not from here, and clearly Somali but also clearly a different type of Somali: a qurbojoog dhaqan celis full of kibir). i wasnt. they weren't nice to me. i didn't worry about their attempts to ridicule and stuff. i just deployed the white zealots, i cultivated. more worryingly, perhaps, the students were also suspicious of my qualifications. i didn't like this. they were right, you know........ because i wasnt even CELTA/TOEFL certified. i had passion and determination, laakin. they continually made enquires over my command and proficiency of the mother tongue. some thought i was an american negro, others thought a suju. i never told them. some circulated rumours, most were obsessed with figuring me out. i was a celebrity, you could say and i used to this to my advantage, if you know what i mean. extra classes at Al's pad were always full, dee. there's always a demand for supposedly talented folks from dibadaha. but it's not so easy laakin. i had it easy. i was the only Somali on the international teacher's programme. i skyped my way to the job, dee. my somali colleagues were treated with disdain by the university management. they eventually drove me away as well. i was forcibly kicked out of the guest-house that i turned into a personal fiefdom. by that time, i'd already secured a full time job, and didn't need their accommodation and their BS. they also still owe me money. i have since forgiven them. i bequeathed it, let's just say. good times. fantastic springboard to bigger things but i want to go back. i had sharaf. i can help if you want. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Safferz Posted September 30, 2013 SomaliPhilosopher;980036 wrote: Hobbes you have issues kid. Saffy I am strangely drawn to read 'far from medina'. i recall you being a fan of this djebar. know where can i get a copy online- torrent, pdf?? Sadly I was only ever able to find that book at my university library, I'm not sure it's in print (in English at least) since it's not one of her well known works. Fantasia: An Algeria Cavalcade is my favourite novel ever, but I don't know of any electronic copies. Worth purchasing though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha Blondy Posted October 1, 2013 what's happenin' y'all? being a busy day today. 1st of the month y'all. whose still waiting for their salary? apparently 700,000 in the US. whose paid all their bills but still owes two month's bills? whose an empty envelope waiting to be sealed? whose life is an unopened fizzy Sprint bottle? 1st of the month, abtiyaal? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomaliPhilosopher Posted October 1, 2013 You have really made a presence here Alpha. You are the de facto King of SOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha Blondy Posted October 1, 2013 SomaliPhilosopher;980120 wrote: You have really made a presence here Alpha. You are the de facto King of SOL ;) saas miyaa? waayoow, abti? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Safferz Posted October 1, 2013 What do you guys think of my new doormat? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha Blondy Posted October 1, 2013 Safferz;980127 wrote: What do you guys think of my new doormat? ^ this really means come in and soo dhawoow, somaha? you're not anti-social ee baal is deji, inabti. wa ku sidee? calafdoon maad ahayn, horta? i did a bit of home improvement recently and i was very keen to buy a doormat but it was $14....very expensive :mad:. my current doormaid is value for money. she even says hi and soo dhawoow sometimes. love that sort of thing, dee. very homey, you know. ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha Blondy Posted October 1, 2013 Sweden's finest dedicated to my boy Cambuulo. we miss you homez. the struggle continues, inaar. real talk. Everyday you give your more to receive your less. (Why?) I know it's hard to believe that mess. (So) When you get home and you feel depressed.(Just) Put on my tape and relieve the stress And yo, cut the system let it bleed to death Ain't nothing but your mission never leave your quest In pole position - speed up lead the rest They don't need to rest, they need to see we blessed Yo, life is like a tide - shit come and it goes Somebody had to cry cus somebody wanted it so You have to fight to feel the harmony flow But it's hard when the light's both so far and so close So when you fed up, and you tired of life Keep your head up, you'll reach higher heights Yo get up for the time is right My people step up, and shine your light Cus all of the trouble we've been through And all of the evil that men do Makes us harder the struggle continues Come on my sisters and brothers and sing too Feel how the harmonies link you While the struggle continues We got so many things to Say and do now... I know that life hurts. We all need a night nurse I need to write words - I need the right words To come across and make you feel my thirst Without this so called freedom of speech I might burst Transform the pain into a tight verse Sendin' a shout out to all the freedom fighters Throughout the whole U 'n I verse Winning this struggle unless we die first Yo when you hurt so much that it's hard to speak And it hurts so much you can hardly breath You wanna get up and fight but you far too weak Feels like a too long night for your heart to beat They wanna kiss and make up but talk is cheap You'd like to dis 'em straight up cus you're scarred too deep Don't be fooled, recognize the mark of the beast Stay true to yourself and you'll be hard to beat Cus all of the trouble we've been through And all of the evil that men do Makes us harder the struggle continues Come on my sisters and brothers and sing too Feel how the harmonies link you While the struggle continues We got so many things to Say and do now.. I've seen so many different faces, different places I've seen so many people strugglin' no matter the ages From your grand dads grand dad to newborn babies The answer that they givin' is all the same old phrases I've seen the pain gone away with medication And dirty syringes in dirty stair cases I've seen lives slaughtered by dictators Nowadays nothing is news cus nothing amazes I've seen so much that is hard to write But it seems that's just a part of life And the people who make us apologize Is the same who make people starve tonight And when your mind sees no difference between wrong or right And your life sees no difference between dark or bright And when not wakin' up is your only spark of light Remember, we got a war to fight! So when you fed up, and you tired of life Keep your head up, you'll reach higher heights Yo get up for the time is right My people step up, and shine your light Cus all of the trouble we've been through And all of the evil that men do Makes us harder the struggle continues Come on my sisters and brothers and sing too Feel how the harmonies link you While the struggle continues We got so many things to Say and do now.. The struggle continues till it suddenly hits you The biggest one is the struggle within you Kill out the hate that is bubblin' in you Before your mental poverty ends you Can you hear us......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SomaliPhilosopher Posted October 1, 2013 Nigerians are the most classy Africans it appears... Btw what happen to Cambuulo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coofle Posted October 2, 2013 Feeling like I had kurus for the first time in my life....Niyaw caano-geel DHL ma i soo saari kartaa, I will owe you one. :cool: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coofle Posted October 2, 2013 With 160 million units sold,[2][3] the 3210 is one of the most popular and successful phones in history. My first mobile and still the best ever. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
