K'Naan - Hoobaale Lyrics






Nee kaatru, naan maram, yenna sonnaalum thalayaattuven
Nee mazhai, naan bhoomi enge vizhunthaalum enthikkolven
Nee iravu, naan vinmeen, nee irukkum vare thaan naan iruppen
Nee alai naan karai enne adithaalum ettrukolven

Nee udal naan nizhal nee vizhavendaam naan vizhuven
Nee kilai naan ilai unnai ottum varaikkum thaan uyirthiruppen
Nee vizhi naan imai unnai serum varaikkum naan thudithiruppen
Nee swaasam naan dheham naan unnai mattum uyirthoda anumathippen

Nee vaanam naan neelam unnil naanai kalanthiruppen
Nee ennam naan vaarthai nee sollum pozhuthe velippaduven
Nee veyil naan kuyil un varugai paarthu thaan naan isaippen
Nee udai naan idai unnai urangum pozhuthum naan uduthiruppen
Nee pagal naan oli endrum unnai mattum saarndhe naan iruppen





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  1. A.... K....

    One of the best authentic songs out there

  2. E.... T....

    A MASTERPEACE

  3. E.... T....

    THE MOST UNDER RATED SONG ON YT...THIS SONG IS UTTERLY SUPERB

  4. A.... m....

    Knaan he is from originaly cushitic community ❤💙

  5. M.... B....

    This is the original song, sang by the legendy Somal singer Halima Khalifa known as Magol

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YrdUSW6fyFQ

  6. E.... d....

    I thought u looked Somali !!!great music

  7. I.... T....

    If you wanna hear some traditional Somali music, check out this: https://youtu.be/ZCMQjSVkcGM

  8. H.... H....

    It is the same for K'Naan to sing in Somali and English. The most surprising tone is putting English words into penta-tonic lyrics and tune. Exceptional and outstanding, K'Naan. Love you for who you really are (i.e. a Somali).

  9. G.... ....

    Much respect and love from DR Congo🇨🇩

  10. T.... R....

    Translation of the Somali verses in Hoobaale K’naan:
    Chorus: Hoobaaleyo heedhe. (x2)
    O singer tell them.
    1) Adunyada han waynida ilmaa loo halgamayaaye.
    In this world, people want too much, and they strive for their
    children.
    Chorus: Hoobaaleyo heedhe. (x2)
    O singer tell them.

    2) Hawadana ragba tago dayaxoo susoo dayaaye.
    Men have gone above the wind and had a view from the moon.
    Chorus: Hoobaaleyo heedhe. (x2)
    O singer tell them.

    3) Dadka ninki hurdeentaa ogeen halisti weeyaane.
    O people, the man who does not sleep is dangerous.
    Chorus: Hoobaaleyo heedhe. (x2)
    O singer tell them.

    4) Anaganaa haleeladha dhashiyo hilibka moyanee. (I am not
    sure about this verse.)
    And did we just give birth to a piece of meat?
    Chorus: Hoobaaleyo heedhe. (x2)
    O singer tell them.

    5) Inaa dhiig dhulkeena u hurnaa wey haboontahaye.
    It is good that we bleed for our land.
    Chorus: Hoobaaleyo heedhe. (x2)
    O singer tell them.

  11. G.... A....

    Okay, thanks Bob Dylan.

  12. S.... A....

    Masha Allah king keynan allow kuxafid walaalkey aan jeclahay geeesi somaliyeed ba tahay dhiigi Abdullaahi Ciise, Cabdi Bashiir indha buur ba kugu jiro walle ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  13. B.... M....

    Keep going bro u are the one inta dhaga maqan sida agan wax u fahansineyso

  14. A.... Z....

    Love from Yemen to Somali and Sudan

    A.... Z....

    Ahlam Zaid
    نحن نحب كثيرا إخواننا وأختنا لليمن ولدينا إحترام كبير يميني ناس نحن عائلة هم دائما قلبنا حفظهم الله عدوهم 😍😍😍😘😘

    A.... Z....

    @Nasri Al Darwiish Al jidwaaqia
    حفظكم الله دائماً

    A.... Z....

    It's not habenada, its haliilada/haleelada

    A.... Z....

    Always wanted to visit Yemen but I can't since I'm an analyst :/

  15. w.... s....

    Ma sheegi karo qof knaan ka wadanisan 2 million somali ah oo ku nol qurbaha
    Halyey qaran knaan🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴

    w.... s....

    Razka Rizkqo@me!😄

  16. m.... a....

    how can u turn the deafest ear wen ur own brother is calling

  17. B.... L....

    The poetry and music is in his blood. Long live K’nan

  18. B.... L....

    The poetry and music is in his blood. Long live K’nan

  19. k.... y....

    who,s fruit little by little learn the bitter taste of liberty... k'naan the dusty Philosopher this tune is about waking up the subconsciouses mind of Somali's and to encourage to achieve and motivate them with wise word,s of wisdom and to gain more knowledge in order to clamp
    ladder of success economically..one Continent one aim, one target,unity people can achieve Lot's of things,

  20. A.... H....

    👀👀 big love broH
    You’re the one and the only

  21. Z.... T....

    M. A sweat song k'naan poqorka fanka nlw🎶✊

  22. D.... B....

    Knaan. We love you dearly . Please bring you poetry from the root heart soul back to us. We need your truth. Xoxox

  23. V.... J....

    Very nice song

  24. R.... K....

    hoobaalayow heedhe uses peaople live northern somalia specially togdheer, Sool and Sanaag not all somalian s

    R.... K....

    +Raman Ali wagareey wagar waar garaadku haku shaqeeyo "Hoobaalayoo heedhe" soomaali oodil ayaa leh waayo Waa hees caruureed oo marka ilmaha yar LA seexinayo ama LA sasabayo ayay Hooyadu si cod-Tolmoom leh ugu qaadaa Heesta "Hoobaalayoow hoobaalayee Heedhe ayaa IGA diloo ayaa iga dagaalay...." markaasuu ilmaha yari aamusaa ama gam'aa!!!

    R.... K....

    Kk waad kaftamaysaa zxp

    R.... K....

    somali*

    R.... K....

    Nacas ma liibaano

    R.... K....

    Yaa been kuu sheekay? Somali dhan maa isticmaasho. Djibouti to somali region in kenya

  25. M.... S....

    nacam aquuya

  26. L.... ....

    Peace to our somalian brothers .

  27. h.... a....

    I love this song

  28. Q.... s....

    great song

  29. Q.... s....

    great song

  30. d.... m....

    Haye kaban caadi an eheen omg very nice this is so beautiful
    Thnx to xalimo khaalif magool and all the fami habargidir all so somaliweyn

    d.... m....

    dhuun maasho channel maangaab baad tahay hankaaga ha u sareeyo Sida kaynAN

    d.... m....

    dhuun maasho channel han gaabnidaa walaalow, war kor fiiri, heer Afrikaanimo la sheegto ayaa la marayaa, adna xaafad baad nala aaday

  31. F.... M....

    waawo waxasa heesa Masha Allah hoobaley heedhe knaan

  32. �.... �....

    from sudan much respect and love to our somali brothers and sisters may Allah bless them amen.

    �.... �....

    Mugtaba Hussien we love 2 in aur brothers and sisters in Sudan they are good people I like so much thanks bro

    �.... �....

    May Allah bless Sudan...

    �.... �....

    Mugtaba Hussien 😍😍😘
    We have Great Respekt our Brothers Sudanis they are the best Arab People Sudan People
    They are our Hearts
    And We are Family
    Sudan and Somalia 😍😍😥
    May Allah keep them

    �.... �....

    ءامين

    �.... �....

    @Nasri Al Darwiish Al jidwaaqia sudan is more black dont think east afrika is arabs we blame egypt

  33. o.... ....

    I did feel it Soomaaliya. Now where was I?

  34. L.... M....

    I love this...very authentic

  35. V.... C....

    ❤️ one of the best artists ever

    V.... C....

    Vallen C lol yes and add me on the sc if u got one

  36. b.... q....

    waaaw we love kanan

  37. S.... W....

    The man who love he's country

  38. M.... G....

    no word u speak 4 ur self knaan u made ur marks in history the greatest singer of our generation u are a driving force for the youth

  39. o.... A....

    woow qatar kinaan walaal ilaahey ha ku dhowar

  40. s.... ....

    Original song is called Hoobaal by Ahmed Naaji

    s.... ....

    Sang by his aunt halimo magool not Ahmed naaji

    s.... ....

    Actually hoobaaloyo is a very old folk song thats has been recorded and produced by many great somali musicians.

  41. A.... o....

    Too bad that it wasn't all in Soomaali

    A.... o....

    It is perfect as it is. there is original version that already said what it needs to said in Somali.it is all about evolution taking something that is already there and adding a fresh twist that every one can agree on.

  42. S.... B....

    i love this guy even though i cant understand some of his lyrics but i can sing with his tune! thumbs up Knaan Such a Great Rapper/Poet/Realistic the guy who love his own country

    S.... B....

    Vikram Jit Singh street shitters!

    S.... B....

    Yes, he is amazing, have a lovely day/night

  43. D.... G....

    I really like this how they bridge....

  44. D.... G....

    hoobalayow hedhe

  45. B.... M....

    💖💖👍☝👏

  46. R.... S....

    You deserve nothing more than success!

    R.... S....

    more than?

    R.... S....

    Record label ruined his career after troubadour

  47. A.... U....

    exelentes produciones 👍

  48. A.... K....

    kanan mansha alah

  49. B.... L....

    This wiil fuckn caqlilow

  50. a.... a....

    walalke kenan inowlow wan is arki dona aniga wxn ahay abwan oo bir ah lkn caan ina noqdo ma jecli i bashaal cadowga cagta hoostiis

  51. l.... m....

    knaan hees

  52. H.... G....

    Can someone please translate the Somali lines at Rat Genius http://genius.com/2557771

    H.... G....

    +Harsh Gupta I found someone who translated it on the Internet
    "Adunyada han waynida ilmaha loo halgamayaye/Hawadana ragba tago dayaxa hoos u soo dayaye/Halka ninki hurdee taas ogeen halisti weeyane/Anagana habenada dhashiyo hilibka moyanee/Inaa dhiig dhulkena u hurna way haboontahaye
    Approximate English: In this world people are in competition with education, some of them reach for the sky and look down at the moon others are in deep sleep and unaware of it, indeed they are in danger. But I would shed blood for my country and, if necessary, die for it."

    H.... G....

    François P

    H.... G....

    Thank you for posting the translations.

    H.... G....

    Why u need. To know the lyrics you are not Somali

  53. w.... ....

    "How can they go to war with terror when its war that's terrorizing?"

    w.... ....

    the question of the century.

  54. m.... Y....

    masha allah nice wallwalh

  55. m.... Y....

    k nan aad ayeeydey nin u kulul

  56. M.... C....

    Masha allah nice song of hoobale heedheh

  57. T.... h....

    Masha allah nice song of hoobale heedhe ilove k.naan

  58. C.... ....

    Hayee......Hoobaale hooyo

  59. s.... ....

    i am Somali and my wife is Mexican so what 

    s.... ....

    nice or what

    s.... ....

    hhhhhhhh

    s.... ....

    Ur not somali anymore yaakhi

    s.... ....

    Yuck . Nobody cares

  60. e.... ....

    This song takes from his aunt Magool's song. I never noticed that before, neat as hell.

  61. i.... a....

    eesh,,,,,,,,qiyaasak k,naan dhiiga dhaqaaji umada soomaaliyeed ee iska hurda

    i.... a....

    fans

    k,naan

  62. A.... A....

    Ths songs is truly wat somalians need to do is a wake up song to he's brothers in back home it really touched me in my way only who understands are knows wat he mean it nice work bro keep it up

  63. A.... A....

    Ths songs is truly wat somalians need to do is a wake up song to he's brothers in back home it really touched me in my way only who understands are knows wat he mean it nice work bro keep it up

  64. A.... ....

    Chorus:
    Hobalayow heedhe 11x

    How come they only fix the bridge after somebody has fallen 2x
    Hobalayow heedhe 2x

    How come they only fix the bridge after somebody has fallen
    Hobalayow heedhe 2x

    How can you turn the deafest ear when its your own brother calling 2x
    Hobalayow heedhe 2x

    How can you turn the deafest ear when its your own brother calling
    Hobalayow heedhe 2x

    How can you teach your kids to love when it's killing they're memorizing
    Hobalayow heedhe 2x

    How can you teach your kids to love when it's killing they're memorizing
    Hobalayow heedhe 2x

    How can they go to war with terror when it's war that's terrorizing
    Hobalayow heedhe 2x

    How can they go to war with terror when it's war that's terrorizing
    Hobalayow heedhe 2x

    Chorus

    Hobalayow heedhe 15x

    Verse 2
    Adunyada han waynida ilmaha loo halgamayaye,
    hobalayow heedhe 2x

    Hawadana ragba tago dayaxa hoos u soo dayaye
    hoobalayow heedhe 2x

    Halka ninki hurdee taas ogeen halisti weeyane
    hobalayow heedhe 2x

    Anagana habenada dhashiyo hilibka moyanee
    hobalayow heedhe 2x

    Inaa dhiig dhulkena u hurna way haboontahaye
    HOBALAYOW HEEDHE 2x

    Chorus
    Hobalayow Heedhe fades out with music

    A.... ....

    I think the somali part should be

    Hawadana ragbaa "dagoo" dayaxa hoos u soo dayaaye
    hoobalayow heedhe 2x

    "Dadka" ninkii hurdee taas ogeen halisti weeyane
    hoobalayow heedhe 2x

    Anagana "haleelada" dhashiyo "hillinka" moyanee
    hoobalayow heedhe 2x

    instead of
    Hawadana ragba tago dayaxa hoos u soo dayaye
    hoobalayow heedhe 2x

    Halka ninki hurdee taas ogeen halisti weeyane
    hobalayow heedhe 2x

    Anagana habenada dhashiyo hilibka moyanee
    hobalayow heedhe 2x

    Inaa dhiig dhulkena u hurna way haboontahaye
    HOBALAYOW HEEDHE 2x

    A.... ....

    Wan ka helay ereyada heesta laxanka even musicga xitaa 😍😍😍😍🙏🙏🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🤗👈👍💯💯💯💯💯

  65. B.... s....

    hoobaalayoow heedhe

  66. T.... H....

    hehe you are funny sxb, Hoobaale, is the name of the Pre-Islamic God's of the Somali people and most Cushitic's worshiped also a god called Waaq, hence Baal and Waaq was worshiped by east africas Cushitic-Oromo and Somali tribes, and you redicilously tried to change that because of your lack of understaning the Cushitic-Somali language LOL You make me laugh my friend I suggest you interview your gran parents as they should know more about you, that's if they still alive, if God willing, So Think

    T.... H....

    we are not cushintic fuck them we're arab

    T.... H....

    Raman Ali 😂 it's not wrong to be cushitic. We're not of Arab origin. Fact. We only have their religion

    T.... H....

    Somali ppl are so hung up on what they are. Maybe we're cushitic or maybe arab or maybe both or maybe none? It doesn't matter in the end, none of it does. The minute you start dividing yourself from others and seeing yourself as better than others you fall into the trap of Shaytan. Afterall, did Shaytan not discriminate against Adam telling Allah that he is made of fire and therefore better. Come back to your senses! We need to rebuild with all the help we can get not squabble over trivial things.

    T.... H....

    Cushitic is an ethnolanguage family of which we somalis belong, alongside the oromo, afar, and many others. Thats not to say somalis haven't mixed with arabs, but the bulk of our culture, tradition, and geneaology is african.

    T.... H....

    @Nasri Al Darwiish Al jidwaaqia somalis are cushitic dumbass. If u claim to be arab then get out of somalia qasaaroyahow

  67. S.... ....

    Who cares? We're somali whether we are from the north or south.

  68. S.... ....

    look up knaan america in youtube

  69. f.... h....

    Uploader, will you please mind uploading the other song which was like

    Gabar yaroo shimxaano
    Mara shaash ah xiratoo
    Mar khafiifa ah huwatoo
    Something Something,

  70. w.... a....

    I'm more blind in my left eye than my right. If I were to look down a hallway filled with people of different ethnicity with my right eye closed I wouldn't very well be able to tell what their ethnicity was. They would all look pretty similar, but they would all still look human so why should I treat them as anything else?

  71. A.... ....

    so beautiful!! every day we learn something new and beautiful!! ...
    thanks!! :D

  72. A.... ....

    what does "hoobalayow heedhe" means ? thanks

    A.... ....

    Hoobaal was god that ancient land of punt people(somali) were warshiping...and
    Hee dheh means say yes

  73. A.... A....

    Somaliface;-; What makes you different, is what makes you beautiful..

  74. I.... F....

    This is real K'naan. Not his pop dribble.

  75. B.... ....

    The instrument is used throughout the Sahel, Horn, and Middle East. So it's no surprise our music sounds similar. :)

  76. A.... A....

    my father best song thanks k'naan

  77. B.... ....

    How can you bicker about ethnicity while listening to this song?

  78. J.... C....

    As someone not of Somali descent, or even African, I don't care if it's from the north, the south, the east, or the west. It is beautiful, and suggests that the culture that it is from is equally beautiful. I love all music and listen to music from every country I can get it from. We are all human, and all cultures have a passion for music, no matter their heritage. It is the true unifier. And so, why so much negativity in the posts of such a peaceful song?

  79. T.... H....

    Somalians a.k.a east african cushites where originaly and traditionaly Semi-nomads meaning agri-pastoralists blacks, not no fufu pygme midgets... because we migrate alot, just like our ancestors of ancient Egypt migrated originaly from the land of Punt a.k.a modernday Somalian east african SoMali coast

  80. T.... H....

    i must admit you got a very wise unity-minded Comment, so just for that reason alone, ill respect that and take a step back.. so yeh i agree with most of what you said... HTPeace iyo Nabad Galyyoo

  81. S.... B....

    yes i mean tradionally they sang this when doing their work?

  82. A.... E....

    Yep. Only the Horn...

  83. A.... E....

    What do you mean?

  84. V.... D....

    Whats up with the hate? Get your head out of your ass and realize we're all African.

  85. A.... ....

    srsly man i dont know if i should keep insulting you or if i should feel sorry for your bitch ass^^ btw im not only full ethiopian

  86. T.... H....

    this has nothing to do with ethiopia, other than ethiopian semites adopting and copying Somalian-cushites music, Puntland Somalia is where all the traditions of cushites come from, so if anything this sounds Somalian and u ethiopians likes to copy cushitic-Somali traditions, and adopt it into your semitic-ethiopian, just because we Happen to be neighbours, b ut still no probs, HTPeace fool

  87. T.... H....

    take ur ass back to ur semitic halise selasie hooknosed queen of sheba music videos then and get teh fuck outa this darkskinend black nomads music of east african Coast Somalia.. Puntland.. so again remember its ur stinking yellowboned lightskin end habesha ass that brought your as sin here in teh first place so take ur ass back, u shoulder shaking eskitsa mafacka, go on and eat ur anjera

  88. A.... ....

    are you retarded? why do i always see u commenting some bullshit about somalia that noone cares about? did i say anything against it? guess not i didnt even mention it so trust me when i tell you i dont give a fuck about it

  89. T.... H....

    the Ogaden are my fellow Darod harti people, something ur northern isaaq halfbreed lightskinend half-arab(isaac) as wouldnt understand since u are only half Somalian and ur otehr half is semitic, so hence who are you to speak about Somalia/Puntland/Azania = Land of the Darod/Hawiye/Dir's,? exactly u are nothing more than a minority isaac that needs to keep getting bombed, be happy and glad that Somalia's president SHARiF Ahmed did not decide to exterminate u little minority closet-racist isaac's

    T.... H....

    Tahaarka Huruuse isaaq are dir so therefore they are Somali. Daroods are the Yemenis.

  90. T.... H....

    this has nothing to do with ethiopia, other than ethiopian semites adopting and copying Somalian-cushites music, Puntland Somalia is where all the traditions of cushites come from, so if anything this sounds Somalian and u ethiopians likes to copy cushitic-Somali traditions, and adopt it into your semitic-ethiopian, just because we Happen to be neighbours, b ut still no probs, HTPeace

  91. T.... H....

    bless Somalia 1st, and bless Puntland-Somalian state 2nd and Azania, fuck the rest cuz we are the original of all Somalians! Soomaaliya hanoolaato iyo ha israacdo

  92. T.... H....

    northern Somalia is PUNTLAN region of north-Eastern Somalia.. not ur isaaq infested racist so-called copycat name called somaliAland... so Words of Correction kid!

    Bless Somalia's artist K'naan Warsame

  93. U.... C....

    that awkward moment when u see 196 people likes this song, while 1 person dislikes..

  94. a.... s....

    i agree with you there. Somalia is Somalia and if you try to separate yourself from your native home then you are not a Somali nor can you say you are Somali. all of the world knows us as Somalis not puntland or somalialand. akhash iyo ooc gufki dooho puntland aan ka emaday.

  95. T.... ....

    All this comments and this song re rly dffrnt...ina dhulkena dhiig u hurnaa wa haboon taheeeeeeee K' 4 ever

  96. W.... ....

    This dude is has inferoity complex so he attacks anyone who is lighter then him.lol

    He is a joke I spoke to him on more then one occasion... Wallahi he is bad look for somalis and let me add that he also lacks manners.

  97. m.... s....

    oh well i don't know maybe your right lets enjoy this awesome song i keep replaying it and it never gets old