Wednesday, July 16, 2014

DAM - I'm Not a Traitor

DAM - I'm Not a Traitor
أنا مش خاين - دام
Palestine
Originally released in 2010. Also released on Dabka On the Moon (2012)
Source: https://soundcloud.com/damrap/im-not-a-traitor

Note: no recorded versions of the song are on YouTube that I've found (only live versions), so the video's lyrics are somewhat different from the lyrics in the album's version (seen below).

The full-length song and the Arabic lyrics and their English translation are after the jump...



Arabic Lyrics of "I'm Not a Traitor":
 
 

ساز:

انا من النقب انا من يافا

من عين حوض انا من عكا

من الجواريش انا من الناصره

انا من الرمله

محمود جريري
اخ شو بلانا بهل هويه سجل سجل
‎سجل أنا من العرب اللي عندهم تساؤلات‎
أنا من العرب اللي عندهم تخبطات
‎برأس الصفحة الأولى, جمله
‎العروبة مش رخصه, وانتو مش بياعين ألسلعه
‎عرب إسرائيل؟ كيف وصلتو  للتحليل
‎اسرائيل روجت جملة  وانتو عملتو تطبيع
‎لتوضيح السخرية, لو ناسبت
‎السوريين أو لمصريين لفرنسا أو للبريطانية
‎بتوخدوها  كمجامله ولا كأهانه
‎نسبتونا للمستعمرين, للمحتلين
‎أحنا طالبين بتحسين ألمعاملة
‎تندوناش بأسامي ماخترنهاش, أبدو في
‎مساهمه في تصحيح في تفهيم القضية
‎عنا عارفين مين إحنا والطريق مش ‎منسيه
بس عندكم قابلت صبيه
سألتني بجدية ( هي فلسطين لسا محتله؟!)

سهيل نفار لازمه 1
فش مي بكل حارتي (انا مش خاين)
طلاب اكثر من كراسي (انا مش خاين)
حجر قدسي بكل داري (انا مش خاين)
(انا مش خاين انا مش خاين)
بالشغل طلبو اغير اسم (انا مش خاين)
بزور صحابي بالسجن (انا مش خاين)
تزور عائلتي بدي أذن (انا مش خاين
(انا مش خاين انا مش خاين)

تامر النفار
سجّل, أنا شايل بطاقة زرقاء
سجّل, أنا شايف لون بطاقة شفاف
سجّل, بأول صفحة, أوّل جملة
أذا العودة جسد مشلول أحنا أوّل خطوة
سجّل, بنشرب حليب بالدكان بنطلب "حالاف"
سجّل, العربي لغة الأم, العبري لغة صراع
سجّل,  بتعايش؟! سجل, ورود سلام؟ّ!
العدو معتبرنا شوك مغروس بالأقدام
سجّل,  أحنا بننسجن بنموت من أطلاق النار
أنتو اخواني ما تقاطعونيش
هو بهوّد وأحنا نعرّب بأسماء الشوارع
لما تزوروني ما تتوهوش بالطريق
رغم الحصار الثقافي ال-ضاد تترعرع علسانّا
يقولولنا أنتو مع السلام نقول أحنا مع مع السلامة
ليش لما أتقدم لستار أكاديمي برفضو ؟
كنت لازم أحكي بلغتهم "بونسواه ميرسي بوكو"

محمود جريري لازمه 2
عم بتعلم عالدربكه (انا مش خاين)
بنفس الغرفه عشنا سبعه (انا مش خاين)
جدي مات لابس حطه (انا مش خاين)
(انا مش خاين انا مش خاين)
بكيت لما الناصر مات (انا مش خاين)
إبني لفظ حرف الضاد (انا مش خاين)
إحنا بندبك بالأفراح (انا مش خاين)
(انا مش خاين انا مش خاين)

سهيل النفار
عشت حياتك مش حياتي ما دقت من
اهاطي ولا من ألامي حكمتني وعرفت ذاتي
إذا بحطك يوم واحد في محلي
شعارك راح يصير لا انا مش تارك بيتي
بغصن متمسكين مش تاركين
لأولادنا مورثين أسم فلسطين
لا تتجرأ لا تحكمني على ضعفي
بل تعمق كيف بطلع منها قوتي
عشت حياتك مش حياتي ما دقت من
آهاتي ولا من ألامي حكمتني وعرفت ذاتي
إلي بتجندلهم جزء صغير منا
وأول ما بتجند أكيد ببطل منا
هاي وقائع لما تحكم العنصريه
في شريحه من الضعف بترضى بدور ضحيه
فأنت احكمنا حسب الفنانين السجناء
الكاتبين الشهداء حسب هاد الأداء

تامر النفار لازمه 3
زيد عالزعتر شوية زيت (انا مش خاين)
البوليس لزني عالحيط (انا مش خاين)
تاسع ولد بعد الصيف (انا مش خاين)
(انا مش خاين انا مش خاين)
انا اسمي بالعربي (انا مش خاين)
بنو شارع بنص أرضي (انا مش خاين)
مين انت تتحكمني (انا مش خاين)
(انا مش خاين انا مش خاين)

(ساز وحسن أمسي)
)انا من النقب انا من يافا من عين حوض انا من
عكا من الجواريش انا من الناصره انا من حيفا من
دار الحانون انا من الطيره انا من دهمش انا من الحليصه
انا من شنير من ام الفحم من بئر السبع انا من سخنين من
جسر الزرقا من مجد الكروم انا من المحطه انا ما اقرث
انا لسا هونا انا من الرمله من صفوريه انا من البروه
انا من رهط انا من برعم انا من العجمي انا لسه هونا
انا من اللد)




English Translation of "I'm Not a Traitor":

INTRO, Saz:
I’m from the Negev. I’m from Jaffa.
I’m from Ein Hod. I’m from Acre.
I’m from Jawareesh. I’m from Nazareth.
I’m from Ramla.

VERSE 1, Mahmoud Jrere:
Brother, what are we without this identity? Record it. Record it.
Record that I’m among the Arabs who have questions.
I’m among the Arabs who face dilemmas.
At the beginning of the first page, a sentence:
Arabism isn’t a license and you aren’t the retailers.
The Arabs of Israel? How did you arrive at that analysis?
Israel promotes a phrase and you work for normalization.
To clarify the irony, would this be appropriate
for Syrians or Egyptians as the Arabs of France or the Arabs of Britain?
Would you take it as flattery or as an insult?
You stole from us to give to the colonizers, to the occupiers.
We’re asking for better treatment.
Don’t call us names that we didn’t choose. Begin by
participating in correcting people’s understanding of the issue.
We know who we are. The road is not forgotten.
But one young woman I met [in Egypt]
asked me in total earnestness, “Is Palestine still occupied?”

CHORUS 1, Suhail Nafar:
There’s no water in my neighborhood. (I’m not a traitor.)
There’s more students than there are chairs. (I’m not a traitor.)
My entire house is made from the stone of Jerusalem. (I’m not a traitor.)
(I’m not a traitor.) (I’m not a traitor.)
At work, they asked me to change my name. (I’m not a traitor.)
I visit my friends in prison. (I’m not a traitor.)
My family is visiting and I want permission to see them. (I’m not a traitor.)
(I’m not a traitor.) (I’m not a traitor.)

VERSE 2, Tamer Nafar:
Let the record show that I am holding up a blue card [the compulsory Israeli identity card].
Let the record show that I am holding up a card of transparent color.
Let the record show on the first page, on the first sentence,
that return is a paralyzed body and that we ourselves are the first step.
Write it down: We drink milk at the corner store and we ask for “Halat”
Write it down: Arabic is the language of the mother, a language of struggle.
Write it down: I’m coexisting? Write it down: the roses of peace?
The enemy considers us thorns in their feet.
Write it down: we are taking notes and dying from gunfire.
You are our brothers! Don’t interrupt me!
It’s Judaizing the street names and we are Arabizing them.
When you visit me, don’t stray from the road.
Despite the cultural blockade, you thrive on our tongues.
You tell us that you are for “peace” and we say that we are for “goodbye.”
Why do you reject me when I apply to Star Acadamy?
I had to say in their language [Hebrew phrase].

CHORUS 2, Mahmoud Jrere:
I’m learning about the Tabourka [a drum]. (I’m not a traitor.)
In the same room in which I’ve lived for seven years. (I’m not a traitor.)
My grandfather died wearing the kuffiyeh. (I’m not a traitor.)
(I’m not a traitor.) (I’m not a traitor.)
I cried when [Gamal Abdul] Nasser died. (I’m not a traitor.)
My son pronounces the letter “Daad.” (I’m not a traitor.)
We celebrate at weddings. (I’m not a traitor.)
(I’m not a traitor.) (I’m not a traitor.)

VERSE 3, Suhail Nafar:
I’ve lived your life, not my life.
Neither my sadness nor my pain have knocked down my wisdom. I got to know myself
as I put each day in its place.
Your slogan will become “No, I’m not leaving my home!”
while you hold a branch and you do not leave.
Our children are inheriting the name of Palestine.
Don’t you dare try to take advantage of my weakness.
Instead, study how my strength rises from it.
I’ve lived your life, not my life, and my groans
and my pain have not knocked down my wisdom. I got to know myself.
Whoever enlists them is a small part of them.
As soon as you enlist, you’re most certainly heroized by them.
These are the facts when racism governs.
In a slice of weakness, you take pleasure in the role of victim.
You govern us according to imprisoned artists and
the martyred writers according to these instruments.

CHORUS 3, Tamer Nafar:
More zaatar [thyme] and a little bit of olive oil. (I’m not a traitor.)
The police pushed me up against the wall. (I’m not a traitor.)
The ninth child after the summer. (I’m not a traitor.)
(I’m not a traitor.) (I’m not a traitor.)
My name is Arabic. (I’m not a traitor.)
They built a street over half of my land. (I’m not a traitor.)
Who are you to govern me? (I’m not a traitor.)
(I’m not a traitor.) (I’m not a traitor.)

OUTRO, Saz:
I’m from the Negev. I’m from Jaffa. I’m from Ein Hod. I’m from Acre,
from Jawareesh. I’m from Nazareth. I’m from Haifa, from Dar Hanoun,
I’m from Tira. I’m from Dahmash. I’m from Haleesa.
I’m from Sneer. I’m from Umm Fahm. I’m from Beersheba. I’m from Sakhnin.
I’m from Jisr az-Zarqa. I’m from Majd al-Krum. I’m from al-Mahatta. I don’t inherit.
I’m still here. I’m from Ramla, from Sepphoris. I’m from Al-Birwa.
I’m from Rahat. I’m from Bargham. I’m from Ajami. I’m still here.
And I’m from Lyd.

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  2. Awesome post! However in the second verse, I think there's a small mistranslation.
    The following line in the second verse "سجّل, العربي لغة الأم, العبري لغة صراع" is currently translated in English as "Write it down: Arabic is the language of the mother, a language of struggle."

    But I think it should read "Write it down: Arabic is the language of the mother; Hebrew is a language of struggle."

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  52. https://www.conservapedia.com/Palestinian_Arabs_and_Nazism

    Nazism at Arab "Palestinians"

    Nazi Arabs, racism.
    Not just in the 1930's/40's but today.

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