Modaina

na'stahl

Hna mn enferH If we feel joy
wemn ntHaben wemn nastaQr And feel pride and hail,
nastahl! We deserve it !
weHna mn naHale If we sing,
wemn sesE wemn berj And dance,
na'stahl We deserve it!
na'stahl We deserve it!
na'stahl! We deserve it!





na'stahlo lferaH We deserve the joy

wenastahlo lHaben and we do deserve the pride

admay qali defaEna For 'tis precious blood we paid

egl nKber wonshnen So as to be respected, and to be proud.

shAb Hadr badi tu A whole population perished

embl Qebr woKefen With no coffin nor a marked grave

woshebab Qali defaEna We sacrificed our precious youth

emal edinya ytemen Whom no wordly wealth can buy.

eli shaAb haTrtu This is a courageous people

egl ganay idenn That bows to no intruder

ili shaAb iertra This people of Eritrea

lgl sewretu ketela Saw its revolution through man

ibiela wegeleb Never wavered left or right

weHazab eglu ytela Rejected partisanship

eslimay wekistienay Moslems and christians

yfarega weyfela Did not divide nor fall apart

kulu fegra gl Adu All set out for love of country

weHrytu endebiela for their freedom

memenaChal yeHaza No one opted for separation

wemtrayam wekfla nor for division or falling apart.



nastahl! We deserve it!
nastahlo lferaH We deserve the joy
wenastahlo lHaben And we deserve the pride
eli sheAb Awate This people of Awate
gedm lskeb wolQsen Can now rest with peace of mind.
debr yHadg akanu No mountain leaves its place
weHan eman ydefen Nor can it be buried under stone
gahy fegra mn lbna The agony still lodged in our hearts,
weferaHa geb'a woseKen Is now being replaced with joy
feraset nay sheAbna Let the courage of our people
dib tariKna ltdewen be recorded in history
nastahl We deserve it!
nastahl We deserve it!
nastahl! We deserve it!



















(Translation by Omar Kekia)