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A’aber/a (Arabic: عابر/ه) is the arabic word for Trans. This song is about transness in culture, queerness and migration where the non binary is all there is to be through time and space. This is a reminder, a conversation, an opener for the mind, body and soul on standing points of solidarity, accountability and intersecting reflections of the trans and queer wisdom and revolution.
lyrics
*Translated from Arabic
كان يا مكان .. فى كل زمان
Once upon a time .. at all times
لاعبين على إسمي و إسمَك و إسمِك فى الطاولة
Players on my name, your name and your name on the backgammon/table
دورنا فات علينا وخطفوا منا الزهره
We missed our turn and they snatched the flower/dice from us
رموها و رمونا بالأوراق
They threw it and they threw us with the papers/leaves
وسمونا في الشاي
And we were poisoned/called into tea
و شمسى .. يا ليل
And my sun .. oh night
و عنوانى .. يا عين
And my address .. oh eye
أنا الفيل .. و الحصان
I am the elephant ... and the horse
أنا الملكه و الشايب
I am the Queen and the King/Old one
أنا كل الألوان
I'm all the colors
أنا على كل العنوان
I'm at all and every title
أنا عابر(عابره) .. أنا كلي كمان
I am transient ... I am all for more
أنا كل زمان ومكان
I am every time and place
فا فا فاكر لما رحت بعيد (فاكره)
Remember when you went far away
ناسى لما لعبت وحيد (ناسيه)
Did you forget when you played lonely
و تعيد و تزيد و تبيض
And repeat, add more and bleach
أنا فاكر مش فاجر (فاكره)
I think/remember, not vulgar
أنا عابر مش غادر (عابره)
I am transient/moving, not leaving/deceiving
أنا قاعد مش ماشى (قاعده)
I am sitting, not walking
أنا ماشى مش قاعد (ماشيه)
I am walking, not staying
أنا ناسى مش هادر (ناسيه)
I forget, not brawling
أنا فاكر مش ناسى (فاكره)
I think, not forget
أنا صابر مش قاسى (صابره)
I am patient, not hard
أنا عابر مش راسى (عابره)
I am passing by, not docking
أنا قاعد مش ماشى (قاعده)
I am sitting, not walking
أنا ماشى مش قاعد (ماشيه)
I am walking, not staying
أنا عابر
I am passing by
و شمسى .. يا ليل
And my sun .. oh night
و عنوانى .. يا عين
And my address .. oh eye
متجندرنيش
Don’t gender me
متجرحنيش
Don’t hurt me
متحرجنيش
Don’t embarrass me
متحبطنيش
Don’t drag me down
متعصبنيش
Don’t unnerve me
افهم و متحبسنيش
Understand and don’t imprison me
افهم و متفتيش
Understand and don't lie
افهم و متحاسبنيش
Understand and don't judge me
افهم و متحكيش
Understand and don’t talkover
افهم
Understand
أنا الميل و الكيلو
I am the mile and the kilo
أنا الكتابه و الملك
I am the writer/obverse and the king/reverse
أنا كل الالوان
I'm all the colors
أنا على كل العنوان
I'm at all and every title
أنا عابر(عابره) .. أنا كلي كمان
I am transient ... I am all for more
أنا كل زمان ومكان
I am every time and place
فا فا فاكر لما رحت بعيد (فاكره)
Remember when you went far away
ناسى لما لعبت وحيد (ناسيه)
Did you forget when you played lonely
و تعيد و تزيد و تبيض
And repeat, add more and bleach
أنا فاكر مش فاجر (فاكره)
I think/remember, not vulgar
أنا عابر مش غادر (عابره)
I am transient/moving, not leaving/deceiving
أنا قاعد مش ماشى (قاعده)
I am sitting, not walking
أنا ماشى مش قاعد (ماشيه)
I am walking, not staying
أنا ناسى مش هادر (ناسيه)
I forget, not brawling
أنا فاكر مش ناسى (فاكره)
I think, not forget
أنا صابر مش قاسى (صابره)
I am patient, not hard
أنا عابر مش راسى (عابره)
I am passing by, not docking
أنا قاعد مش ماشى (قاعده)
I am sitting, not walking
أنا ماشى مش قاعد (ماشيه)
I am walking, not staying
أنا عابر
I am passing by
و شمسى .. يا ليل
And my sun .. oh night
و عنوانى .. يا عين
And my address .. oh eye
متجندرنيش
Don’t gender me
متجرحنيش
Don’t hurt me
متحرجنيش
Don’t embarrass me
متحبطنيش
Don’t drag me down
متعصبنيش
Don’t unnerve me
افهم و متحبسنيش
Understand and don’t imprison me
افهم و متفتيش
Understand and don't lie
افهم و متحاسبنيش
Understand and don't judge me
افهم و متحكيش
Understand and don’t talkover
افهم
Understand
أيوه أنا بيتشى و ساسى
Yes, I am bitchy and sassy
بس بيتى مش داسي
But my home is not my hurt
أنا حبى و عارف أساسى
I am my love and I know my essence
بس كده .. مع السلامه
Just like that .. Goodbye
credits
released January 29, 2021
Music and song writing: NAXÖ
Co-production: Lylantz
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