Aziza's family come from El Aaiun, the capital of the former Spanish colony of Western Sahara. Aziza's mother fled the Moroccan invasion in 1975 and survived the 1976 Moroccan bombardments of napalm against the Saharawi civilians who had sought refugee deep in the eastern desert of Western Sahara. Aziza never met her father who stayed behind the occupied Western Sahara and went on to remarry and have children... brothers and sisters that Aziza has never met, due to the 2500 km long wall in the Western Sahara, that divides every Saharawi family and was built by the Moroccans to defend their occupation.
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Gdeim Izik
Aziza Brahim Lyrics
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والرعب الي تعاني لصوات
شفت الشباب
ضحیة فحباسك للموت
ذا شهدة بیه احداث اكديم الزيك
البطش لبثت إذعات
أعلي الشعب ألي متحدیک
بالسم بناو اکدیم الزیک
ذا شهدة بیه احداث اکدیم الزیک
سرکلتوه الفجر بقوات
العنف لتحمي ذا المليك
لتحطيم المعنويات
ألجماهير اکديم الزيک
ذا شهدة بیه احداث اكديم الزيك
کم من اسرا فی الزنزنات
والمفقود لخطفوه ايديك
في المدون المحتلات
قوم و سيادة فرظ اعليك
ذا شهدة بیه احداث اكديم الزيك
شفت العذاب
والرعب الي تعاني لصوات
شفت الشباب
ضحیة فحباسك للموت
ذا شهدة بیه احداث اكديم الزيك
The song "Gdeim Izik" by Aziza Brahim speaks about the events that took place in Gdeim Izik, a campsite in Western Sahara that was established in 2010 by a group of Sahrawi people who were protesting against the Moroccan government's lack of recognition of their rights to land and resources. The lyrics describe the suffering of the youth who were imprisoned and facing death, the violence that was used to silence their demands, and the struggle of the Sahrawi people for their sovereignty and freedom.
The first verse speaks of the pain and horror that the youth in the camp were experiencing, and how their cries were going unheard. The chorus repeats the phrase "this is a witness to the events of Gdeim Izik", emphasizing the importance of remembering and acknowledging what happened in the camp. The second verse talks about the violence used by the Moroccan government to suppress the protests and how the people were demanding their rights and land. The third verse references the occupation of the Sahrawi territory by Morocco, the people who were imprisoned and disappeared, and the struggle for independence.
Overall, the song is a powerful and emotional testimony to the events that took place at Gdeim Izik and the ongoing struggles of the Sahrawi people for sovereignty and justice.
Line by Line Meaning
شفت العذاب
I have seen the suffering and agony
والرعب الي تعاني لصوات
And the horror that echoes in their voices
شفت الشباب
I have seen the youth
ضحیة فحباسك للموت
Victims of imprisonment and death
ذا شهدة بیه احداث اكديم الزيك
This is a witness to the events of Gdeim Izik
البطش لبثت إذعات
Oppression spreads rumors
أعلي الشعب ألي متحدیک
Against the people who stand united
اطالب بي أرضو و الخيرات
Demanding their land and good things
بالسم بناو اکدیم الزیک
With poison, they built Gdeim Izik
سرکلتوه الفجر بقوات
They surrounded it at dawn with forces
العنف لتحمي ذا المليك
Violence to protect their monarchy
لتحطيم المعنويات
To break down their morale
ألجماهير اکديم الزيك
The masses of Gdeim Izik
کم من اسرا فی الزنزنات
How many are imprisoned in cells
والمفقود لخطفوه ايديك
And those who are lost after being abducted
في المدون المحتلات
In the occupied territories
قوم و سيادة فرظ اعليك
Their people and sovereignty are at stake
ذا شهدة بیه احداث اكديم الزيك
This is a witness to the events of Gdeim Izik
شفت العذاب
I have seen the suffering and agony
والرعب الي تعاني لصوات
And the horror that echoes in their voices
شفت الشباب
I have seen the youth
ضحیة فحباسك للموت
Victims of imprisonment and death
ذا شهدة بیه احداث اكديم الزيك
This is a witness to the events of Gdeim Izik
Contributed by Vivian S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@charleshoward1475
Wish I knew what was being sung, but the ladies voice and this song are so enchanting it does not matter. Thank You Aziza Brahim and GlitterbeatTV
@hamouchyoussef8228
She's singing about a Sahraoui camp called Gdeim izik in the western Sahara. The camp revolted against the moroccan regime I think in 2009.
@charleshoward1475
@@hamouchyoussef8228 Thank You most kindly. A very interesting explanation and an even more appealing song.
@hamouchyoussef8228
You're welcome.
@charleshoward1475
Thank You Hamouch.
@walidad1
love it amazing
@user-jq2br9wz5t
تحيا الجمهورية الصحراوية والحرية لمعتقلين اقديم ازيك ✌✌
@medaba8815
النصر للجمهورية صحراوية دمقراطية العظيمة☝️✌🖤🖤
@luaye1764
Best!
@rustumsenorgbe8901
great