Hinnayeere

When I took the first album of my Hausa poems to Professor Uba Adamu of BUK, he, having lost his Fulfulde, registered his disappointment at indigenous Fulani like me - those who can at least manage to speak the language - that continue to empower Hausa Language with poems - as I did - without caring to compose in Fulfulde at all. "If you will compose a single poem for us in Fulfulde," the Professor challenged me, "I will be happier with it than I am with this," raising the album in his hand.

That and one other reason are the genesis of this poem, Hinnayeere, my first composition in Fulfulde, written on the Ramal meter. Now that I have done the assignment of the Professor, He and others lost Fulani should endeavour to learn the Fulfulde even if only to understand what the poem is saying.

If God grants me the time and the talent, I will compose on all the 16 meters as I did in Hausa. Only then will I be free from blame from the likes of the Professsor.

I hope you enjoy reading it before listening to the mp3 tomorrow or the next.

Dr. A.U. Tilde

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Hinnayeere

De

Dr. Aliyu U. Tilde

1. Joomiraw antan mi noddi
Taqɗo dow faa maa e leddi
Kuuɗe tagle kab a andi
Hanndu men laawol ko booɗi
Noota men ya Hinnayeejo

2. Ya Ceniido an ngiɗaimi
Hinnayeejo ɗaɓɓitaimi
Hande ann tan ndewataimi
Ko e njaango an toraimi
Accataama, Hinnayeejo

3. Juuɗe am dauman mi efti
Koo e bimbi ko e hirti
Am mi ƴamta hoore tirti
Koo a hokki ma mi warti
Ɓeddana yam, Hinnayeejo

4. Ton ko ƴaari waddataake
Ɗum ko wadte hollattaake
Non horiiɗum andataake
Kuuɗe ɗen fuu faalataake
Yaafo daa men Hinnayeejo

5. Yimɓe ƴamma hokkoraaɓe
Ardinaaɓe, luttinaaɓe
Ko ɓe ngarti an jaɓaiɓe
Ko junuuba ɗon to maɓɓe
Jaɓɓamen, Hinnayeejo

6. Nder samaa’u an ɓe ƴamta
Tagle leddii an ɓe giita
An walaa ɗum ɗaɓɓitoita
Sai ni hokkaa yimɓe ngetta
B'eedu rizƙu Hinnayeejo

7. Yimɓe kauri yende Dargal
Kowa ɗiggi dab e kaangal
Neɗɗo wawta efta ɗemngal
Gikku wangi fu e kuungal
Jurminiiɗum, Hinnayeejo

8. Baabɗo faɗɗai baabdu muuɗum
Shaauɗo jippai reudu muuɗum
Inna doggai ɓiɗɗo muuɗum
Neɗɗo faaltaa baanda muudum
Yende giidal Hinnayeejo

9. Goɗɗe ngese ɗon daneeje
Kanje laati nuɗɗinnaaje
Kanje ɗen heɓtai baraaje
Goɗɗe wartan fuu ɓaleeje
Gedde Njowman Hinnayeejo

10. Nnaage yenden nƴibrinaama
Kode wartii ɗoppitaama
Koose laati shondinaama
Non ɗereeji maɓɓitaama
Yende andal, Hinnayeejo

11. Feure timmi, habre senda
Ngooga wangai kowa anda
Sirru mauɗum fuu ko winda
Defte hollai naa ko suuɗa
Suddu med'en hinnayeejo

12. Kuuɗe am fuu na ko duuɗi
Raa bo aibo men e ɗuuɗi
Gedde maude naa ko suuɗi
Tun njahaangal men to fuɗɗi
Nee mi watta, Hinnayeejo?

13. Na mi mintan, woodi woɓɓe
Hefiraaɓe non sekoiɓe
Nuɗɗiniibe tabbitiiɓe
Fulɓe maɓɓe haaɓe maɓɓe
Fuu jeyaaɓe Hinnayeejo

14. Tee e laawol neɗɗo dogga?
Koo e maayo on o funga?
Koo o rara kaaƴa manga
Daa o haaftai ngam o eega
Dabre heenyi, Hinnayeejo

15. Yende torra jaggi yimɓe
Sai ɓe ɗaɓɓa nder nulaaɓe
Moi bo ƴaarta bojji maɓɓe
Ha Ceniiɗo laamɗo maɓɓe
Ngam o jaabo, Hinnayeejo

16. Fuu nulaajo bii: "Mi wawta,
Aibu jey mii" sai en koota
Ha Giɗaaɗo kanko subta
Yettoyaago faa o heuta
Ton to Njooman Hinnayeejo

17. Sai Giɗaaɗo natta faada
Maanta Njooman nder sujuuda
Allah nooto: "Koi ni ƴamɗa?
Alkawal men ngam mi senda
Ceeto 'yammi," Hinnayejo

18. "Eftu hoore ya Giɗaaɗo
Nder nullaaɓe an cubaaɗo
Jinna nuɗɗi ɓaawo neɗɗo
Nder tagaaɓe an a mauɗo
Hii ko ƴamɗa hinnayeejo"

19. Nder Jahannam ton ɓe jippa
Geese maɓɓe ɗon ɗe kippa
Ɓallo maɓɓe ɗon ko tappa
Hoinuɗum fuu nder b'e keppa
Ngam b'e geddi Hinnayeejo

20. Yende den Firdausi omta
Yimbe njooman dilla natta
Booɗbe kuungal fuu ɓe kauta
"Assalamu" nder b'e biita
Hofnirirngol Hinnayeejo

21. Rabbi Njooman koo to maide
Koo to mintan nder yenaade
Koo bo yende umminaade
Jang Aliyu waɗ to haade
Annabiijo hinnayeejo

22. Hisnu juulɓe taa ɓe kalka
Ɓerɗe maɓɓe acca cakka
Biɓɓe meeɗen heuta barka
Nuɗɗiniiɓe ngooga laabka
Diina maaɗa, Hinnayeejo

23. Hinnayeere ɗoo de timmi
Dow Ramal bahriire yowmi
Faa'ilaatun food'iriimi
Kaire haa ɗoo fuɗɗitirmi
Njom jeyaaɓe an do’iimi
'Beedu ilmu, Hinnayeejo

24. Salli Njooman dow Muhammad
Non salaamu dow Muhammad
Yaaru juulɓe haa Muhammad
Sumpo men kab haa Muhammad
Yende fottal Hinnayeejo

Tammat bihamdillah

9/9/2015