Dalkeena from Harambae by Bananasoverdose
This song is a declaration. A refusal to stay silent while neocolonial powers still profit from our lands under the guise of freedom. We channel the spirits of our ancestors, whose bodies may be gone, but whose power lives in the soil and empowers us to reclaim what's ours.
Tracklist
| 4. | Dalkeena | 3:09 |
Lyrics
Waa dhulkeena It’s our ground
Waa dalkeena Its our land
Waa dhiigeena Its our blood
Issii, waan u jeeda
Give me, what I can see
Come on on on on on on on on
Ha usheegin Dont tell him
Issii issii waan u jeeda
Give me give me what I can see
Ninkii Cadaanka ha u sheegin
Dont tell the colonizer what we know
Issii issii waan u jeeda
Give me give me what I can see
Ninkii Cadaanka ha u sheegin
Dont tell the colonizer what we know
Issii issii waan u jeeda
Give me give me what I can see
Ninkii Cadaanka ha u sheegin
Dont tell the colonizer what we know
Issii issii waan u jeeda
Give me give me what I can see
Ninkii Cadaanka ha u sheegin
Dont tell the colonizer what we know
Nassii dhaxalkeena Give us our inheritance
Dhamaantana saxankeena And all our gold plates
O maantana suxuur keena
From today you will serve us our supper
Nu su celi baxarkeena Give us back our garden
Nassii dhaxalkeena Give us our inheritance
Dhamaantana saxankeena And all our gold plates
O maantana suxuur keena
From today you will serve us our supper
Nu su celi baxarkeena Give us back our garden
Issii, waan u jeeda
Give me, what I can see
Come on on on on on on on on
Ha usheegin Dont tell him
Badda badda badda anaga leh The sea the sea the sea is ours
Badda badda badda anaga leh The sea the sea the sea is ours
Badda badda badda anaga leh The sea the sea the sea is ours
Badda badda badda anaga leh The sea the sea the sea is ours
Badda badda badda anaga leh The sea the sea the sea is ours
Badda badda badda anaga leh The sea the sea the sea is ours
(Nassii) (Give us)
Badda badda badda anaga leh The sea the sea the sea is ours
(Nassii) (Give us)
Badda badda badda anaga leh The sea the sea the sea is ours
(Nassii) (Give us)
Badda badda badda anaga leh The sea the sea the sea is ours
(Nassii) (Give us)
Nassii Give us
Nassii Give us
Waar afaaaraheena naga wada baaxaa Leave our affairs to us
Naga wada taga dee waa dalkeeniyee Leave us alone its our land
calls upon ancestors
Waa naagaheena They are our women
Waa naagaheena They are our women
Waa naagaheena
They are our women
Nassii dhaxalkeena Give us our inheritance
Dhamaantana saxankeena And all our gold plates
O maantana suxuur keena
From today you will serve us our supper
Nu su celi baxarkeena Give us back our garden
Nassii dhaxalkeena Give us our inheritance
Dhamaantana saxankeena And all our gold plates
O maantana suxuur keena
From today you will serve us our supper
Nu su celi baxarkeena Give us back our garden
Issii issii waan u jeeda
Give me give me what I can see
Ninkii Cadaanka ha u sheegin
Dont tell the colonizer what we know
Issii issii waan u jeeda
Give me give me what I can see
Ninkii dhamaadey ha u sheegin Dont tell the colonizer what we know
Issii issii waan u jeeda
Give me give me what I can see
Ninkii Cadaanka ha u sheegin
Dont tell the colonizer what we know
Issii issii waan u jeeda
Give me give me what I can see
Ninkii dhamaadey ha u sheegin Dont tell the colonizer what we know
Waa naagaheena They are our women
Waa naagaheena They are our women
Waa naagaheena They are our women
Waa naagaheena They are our women
Waa naagaheena They are our women
Waddada ku qulqul Roll over the road
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bananasoverdose is a Somali-Ethiopian artist reclaiming sound, body, and tradition through Afro-futurist rebellion. Her music fuses vintage Somali disco, sensual vocals, and unapologetic storytelling — reviving the golden era of Somalia with a fierce, feminine twist.