RTN Somali TV, June 26, 2017
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Statistics for this YouTube video as of Feb. 6, 2021 at 10:06 AM ET
total # of views - 4,287,161
total # of likes - 67K
total # of dislikes - This function is no longer active.
total # of comments- 5,821
[All of the comments in this discussion thread that I was able to read were from Sept. 2021 and on. Most of the comments were from Oct. 2021.]
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series on the Somali song "Isii Nafta" (also known as "I Love You More Than My Life".
This post showcases a 2017 YouTube video of Nimco Happy singing "Isii Narfta" on a Somali television show. This post also showcases a August 2021 YouTube video of Nimco Happy performing that song at a political event. Selected comments from these videos' discussion threads are also included in this pancocojams post.
Clickhttps://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/02/somali-singer-nimco-happy-isii-nafta.htmlfor Part I of this post. That post showcases an official YouTube video of this
song that was published by the singer Nimco Happy. That video contains captions
of the Somali words with English translations. Those English translations are
included in this pancocojams post along with an article excerpt about this song
along with one comment that provides some information about Nimco Happy's
performance of this song.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the composer of this song and thanks to Nimco
Happy for her performance of this song. Thanks also to all those who are quoted
in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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Onkod Show, Aug 29, 2021
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Statistics for this YouTube video as of Feb. 6, 2021 at 8:54
AM ET
total # of views - 11,052,083
total # of likes -315
K
total # of dislikes - This function is no longer active.
total # of comments- 12,725
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SELECTED DISCUSSION THREAD COMMENTS
From the first video that is given above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXFMtQz2cb8&ab_channel=RTNSomaliTV
Mahad Aidid, Sept. 2021
"SOMALI SONGS TO THE WORLD ❤"
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Moh_dream, Oct. 2021
"After 4 year's become International song somali music to the
world ๐ธ๐ด❤"
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Ifka Noloshu waa Allah., Oct. 2021
"She’s basically telling him she loves him and not to leave
her by betrayal. That She wants him lol"
**
Akafi Ali, Oct. 2021
"VIRAL CLASSIC SONG!!! ๐ธ๐ด๐ธ๐ด๐ธ๐ด๐ธ๐ด
so happy for Nimco Happy ๐๐๐"
Reply
YEMANY Official, Oct. 2021
"
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Reply
Rushda A, Oct. 2021
"You made it viral Akafi ❤️❤"
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Was Akafi the first one to put this song on Tik Tok or other international social media in 2021?
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maraj. Oct. 2021
"makes me so happy seeing somali songs get recognition ๐ญ๐ญ☝๐ฝ"
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MUSE FN, Oct. 2021
"Big respect for the Somalis that been listening to this song
before tiktok trend"
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We Love Wariyaasha Somalida, Oct. 2021
"She is now famous more then any fanaan Somali ah,She can
have her own show walaahi ๐
Numbers are given for referencing purposes only.
1. Bilawal Azam, October 2021
"Respect to her, even though not many of us speak or
understand the language she has still managed to amaze us, just a vibe ๐คฉ"
**
Reply
2. Safana Bafana, October
2021
"She is saying I LOVE YOU in 4 language ( Somali,
English, Arabic and Sawihili)"
**
3. Islam Cheraf, November 2021
"The integration of the Somali dialect with Arabic and
English is a beautiful masterpiece
Greetings from Algeria ๐ฉ๐ฟ"
**
4. A. Patriotic, November 2021
"Both Arabic and English are second languages in Somalia
๐ธ๐ด
as being taught as early as 5 years old"
**
Reply
5. Godlive Opoku-Duah, November 2021
"There's some swahili as well. Nakupenda mimi sana
means I love u very much in Swahili"
**
Reply
6. Ibtissam Ali, November 2021
"Theres only one scentence in arabic and one in english
in the whole song. Besides those and the swahili scentence is the rest just
somali"
**
Reply
7. Waryaa Wariiri, November 2021
"@A. Patriotic
No, they are not. Somali kids learn Qur'an in Arabic by reading, but not
understanding it. Most children and adults in Somalia do not speak English,
either."
**
Reply
8. A. Patriotic, November 2021
"@Waryaa Wariiri
well as a Somali I assure you that this generation of less than 45 98%
speak English although some might speak broken with poor pronunciation
As Arabic I don't know which tuulo are you from but everyone from South and Central of Somalia studies Arabic with full meaning not those suufiyo who learn only Naxwah"
**
Reply
9. Sharmarke Ismail, December 2021
"@A. Patriotic
we don't speak English, less than
0.1% speak proper English.
And officially in the constitution of the country Arabic is 2nd language, while Somali is 1st"
**
Reply
10. A. Patriotic,
December 2021
"@Sharmarke Ismail
over 2 million Somalis and their kids in diaspora speak English and fyi
the youth of today speak fluent English I don't know where you grew up"
**
Reply
11. wesley poep, December 2021
"@A. Patriotic
I’m Somali - Dutch bc My parents are born in Somalia, but im born and
raised in the Netherlands. Only a few of the Somali aunties and uncles I meet
speak good English. However I do meet many who can speak Arabic to some degree.
I think in Djibouti they’re better at speaking french compared to Somalis with
speaking English"
**
Reply
12. A. Patriotic, December 2021
"@wesley poep
yes djiboutians speak fluent French compared to Somalis English because
in Djibouti before 2000 only French language was the official language unlike
Somalia ๐ธ๐ด where Somali language is the
official language followed by Arabic but a good number of people speak fluent
English as a high number of Somalis travel abroad for higher education or
businesses I was born and raised in Somalia ๐ธ๐ด"
**
Reply
13. Sharmarke Ismail, December 2021
"@A. Patriotic
I never went to abroad, and I'm
junior student of Water and Enviroment Engineering at one of best university in
the country, Amoud.
In the class no more than 5 students can tell you anything they want in English, also medium language of teaching is 20% English, and remaining 80% is Somali based on student ability."
**
Reply
14. A. Patriotic, December 2021
"@Sharmarke Ismail
you may have a point there bro but I'm from South especially Jubaland
you find many people who speak perfect English and many of them are returnees
from refugee camps in Kenya some of them have degrees, masters and they were
taught from primary to university in English so you find schools in Kismanyo
Gedo Barawe Muqdisho teachers teaching English with correct accent or perfect
pronunciation
**
Reply
15. gabar somaliyeed, Janauary 2022
"@๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฉ๐ฟ
. 0nly 5% of Somali population know how
to speak arabic and they're the one who lives in arab countries like kuwait and
qatar"
**
14. Imani, Oct. 2021
"@Brianna White
Swahili isn’t spoken in Somalia but Somalis in Kenya know it"
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Reply
15. Imani, Oct. 2021
"@Brianna White
oh okay but ethnic Somalis who know Swahili know it from Kenya as they
are native to northeast .. it would still be rare to here pure Swahili in
Somalia . Also those dialects r very different from standard Swahili"
**
Reply
16. Ness Paradis, Oct. 2021
"@Imani , do you
know how different Swahili sounds between Kenya, Tanzania, and DR Congo? It’s
so different, almost like different languages, but Swahili nevertheless."
**
Reply
17. YuhRezkii, Oct.
2021
"@Ness Paradis
forgot uganda mate
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18. A A. Oct. 2021
"Look how nobody in the audience is bopping to her
music yet this is about to blow internationally, do not let the lack of support
of your local surroundings stop you from becoming great. It cannot."
**
Reply
19. yas, Oct. 2021
"are you blind? and this song was actually very popular
in somalia a few years ago so pls ✋ this is clearly a government
thing"
**
Reply
20. M. Tulane, Oct. 2021
"Government people don’t really bop, you can see
everybody else be hype why don’t you focus on that? Don’t bring negativity to a
love song"
**
Reply
21. ManForAll, Oct. 2021
"This is government party all the people you see no one
is civilian except the singer there is no crowd here every somali adore this
song"
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Reply
22. A. Patriotic, Oct. 2021
"The song is back 2017 it's not new in Somalia ๐ธ๐ด
so everyone has memorized"
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Reply
23. somali safro, Oct. 2021
"It’s a somali thing. They film e audience before it
even starts. They just waiting for her to sing. They are using the same camera
aswell so u can see it’s been filmed different time frames"
**
Reply
24. FreeBandzz 35, Oct. 2021
"@A A you not
Somali so you wouldn’t understand Somali people are naturally like that fr sum
vibe like the ones on stage n are fun n the other half are dead silent it’s
50/50"
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Reply
25. forgetful stranger, Oct. 2021
"Lmaooo y'all have never been to Somali parties, people
are more respectful and don't go twerking and stuff. Plus it's a government
conference"
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Reply
26. Freddy Calipari, Oct. 2021
"The soldiers dancing with her didn’t give you a
hint? This is a government event lol and
this song been popular"
**
27. olivia gatwiri, December 2021
"This song has become the talk of tik-tok even though
we don't know the meaning ๐๐ We love you
our Somali brothers and sisters ๐๐"
**
28. Mai Jennasis, Oct. 2021
"the producer went crazy on the beat too"
**
Reply
29. Chrome Cast, Oct. 2021
"This beat is a common beat in most Somali songs and
it’s awesome!!"
**
Reply
30. datguy, Oct. 2021
"@Chrome Cast
its similar to ethiopian beats too"
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Reply
31. geesisawir, Oct. 2021
"welcome to every somali song ever lmaooo"
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Reply
32. Jo Hip, Oct. 2021
"Let’s be real, the beat is trash. It’s all about the
energy in the video. Good vibes"
**
Reply
33. Tosin Hotsauce, Oct. 2021
"@Jo Hip pure
trash instrumental honestly it sounds like a song from the 80s/90s ๐ฉ."
**
Reply
34. A Y, Oct. 2021
"@Jo Hip don't
be ahater it bangs"
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Reply
35. lina spiro,Oct. 2021
"No he didn’t stop the cap ๐งข๐คฃ๐คฃ"
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Reply
36. Professor Ahmed, Oct. 2021
"@Tosin Hotsauce
you think it sounds like 80/90s but rocking people of this world in 2021
and it will go on to 2022.๐๐๐"
**
Reply
37. Professor Ahmed, Oct. 2021
"@Jo Hip make
yours and let's see if anyone will dance for it๐"
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Reply
38. Jo Hip, Oct. 2021
"@Professor Ahmed
bore off mate. If this is how low you set the standard of production for
Somalian people, no wonder the country is in trouble. Next you will tell me
that Mogadishu is a world class city with infrastructure to rival London."
**
Reply
39. Tosin Hotsauce, Oct. 2021
"@Professor Ahmed
exactly, people of your own world not my own world. We have surpassed
this kind of sound in my own world that’s why we topping charts truth be told.
Y’all need to upgrade your sound."
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40. Tosin Hotsauce, Oct. 2021
"@Professor Ahmed
I’m a Nigerian and we already getting Grammys our music is global, your
music can’t go global with this kind of wack production. If this production is
top notch to you then your music industry can’t get anywhere. Learn and
upgrade."
**
Reply
41. herroherrar Lee, Oct. 2021
"Literally every Somali song"
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Reply
42. Ina xaaji, Oct. 2021
"@Tosin Hotsauce
it's not top notch most somalis didn't know about this song before it
got viral it's just catchy"
**
Reply
43. Shirene M, Nov. 2021
"@Jo Hip right,
the beat is nothing special... But the vibes are ๐ฏ๐"
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Reply
44. Khaled Said, Nov. 2021
"@Tosin Hotsauce
hater . Somail ppl will always live your head and we will be known ppl
in earth and stay positive."
**
Reply
45. Tosin Hotsauce, Nov. 2021
"@Khaled Said
I’m not hating yh, it’s just constructive criticism. If nobody criticise
your work how do you intend to do better?"
**
Reply
46. Handsome 724, Nov. 2021
"Her voice magical"
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Reply
47. Tosin Hotsauce, Nov. 2021
"@Handsome 724
of course she has a lovely voice no doubt Buh a dope ass producer will
upgrade her sound. She’s got the talent, Buh production wise NO NO… that’s just
the fact except she just want to be a Somali local champion then it’s
fine."
**
48. Waryaa Wariiri, Oct. 2021
"@Idolsarentsaints
She sings 'ana xibak yaa xabiibi' (ana hibak ya habibi), though. Not
'bahibak.'"
**
Reply
49. Idolsarentsaints, Oct. 2021
"@Waryaa Wariiri
Well, shes somali so arabic is not her native."
**
Reply
50. Waryaa Wariiri, Oct. 2021
"@Idolsarentsaints
True, Arabic is not our mother language, but we PRONOUNCE Arabic words
correctly, even better than some native speakers from Northern Africa. That is
why many Somali boys win international Quranic recitation competitions easily,
beating Arabic-speaking boys. You can Youtube that."
**
Reply
51. Idolsarentsaints, Oct. 2021
" @Waryaa Wariiri
And why are you telling me that? Im african arab myself (sudanese) and
ive many somali friends that still struggle to pronounce the simplest arabic
everyday phrases though they could be fluent in the quran. Reading the Quran
=/= fluent speech skills."
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Reply
52. NO Kay, Oct. 2021
"@Idolsarentsaints
he said pronounce not fluent speech"
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Reply
53. Idolsarentsaints, Oct. 2021
"@NO Kay He also
said somali pronounce better than arabs which cant be fully truth, as they're
the native speakers. But both of you are dragging this and making it turn into
something its not. I merely commented ''yes'' on that question."
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54. abbe fokoli, Nov. 2021
"@Waryaa Wariiri
Arabic has different dialects; behabik is in Egyptian dialect, which is
the most wide spread because Egypt’s cultural dominance in the Arab
world."
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55. Umulkheyr Mohamud, January 2022
"SOMALฤฐ is a language not a dialect ๐ค๐ธ๐ด๐"
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56. AHMEDEEQ Nur, January 2022
"@Hawd ๐ช๐นETHIOPIA
Somali is older than arabic
We're the cradle of humanity"
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This concludes Part II of this pancocojams series.
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor commetns are welcome.
i was her Facebook friends more then five years .
I’m happy for her ๐๐ Somalia ๐ธ๐ด Hanoolaato ๐✌"
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africanpride69, Oct. 2021
"Well now Trevor Noah has made this lady famous. It's such a catchy song too. God Bless Somalians. Love from Cameroon ๐จ๐ฒ"
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Aragti, Oct. 2021
"Please give me the link to trevor about this."
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Olga Jilani, Oct. 2021
"I tried to share the link, it was removed. It was posted on his Instagram account"
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Udgoon Official, Oct. 2021
"Cardi B today! ๐ธ๐ด๐ธ๐ด"
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Morash, Oct. 2021
"100 Billion views on Tiktok famous before Trevor shared..."
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Mr steal your Girl, Oct. 2021
"Bella hadid posted before him."
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africanpride69, Nov. 2021
"Listen folks. I don't go to TikTok. I only found out about this lady from Trevor Noah on Instagram. You can look up his page, of that of The Daily Show, and see the video. That's how I heard of the song, and others commenting on the artist and title. Which led me to YouTube."
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Hanza Eigal, Oct. 2021
"This song goes viral in Somalia years ago when she first performed on TV. Now it’s going viral on tiktok"
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Hi lol, Oct. 2021
"I’m so glad my people are getting recognition from this!"
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From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwPyZgE-FKk
[This is the discussion thread for the second video that is embedded above.]