Souss Morning

Instrumental Intro

Verse 1

Under Atlas peaks the morning breaks

My grandfather taught me the strings

Souss wind carries the old refrain

Amlu carries the songs he sings

I wake before the roosters call

The goats are waiting past the wall

Chorus

Ayyuz ayyuz sing it loud

Ayyuz ayyuz for the crowd

Ayyuz ayyuz hand in hand

Ayyuz ayyuz for the land

Post-Chorus

(Da da dayn) Ayyuz

(Da da dayn) Ayyuz

Verse 2

My mother pounds the barley fine

My father tunes the bow at dawn

The ahwash circle forms a line

And every shoulder leans upon

The rhythm travels down the hill

The village drums are never still

Chorus

Ayyuz ayyuz sing it loud

Ayyuz ayyuz for the crowd

Ayyuz ayyuz hand in hand

Ayyuz ayyuz for the land

Post-Chorus

(Da da dayn) Ayyuz

(Da da dayn) Ayyuz

Bridge

Tanmirt to the ones who came before

Tanmirt for the songs they bore

Tanmirt to the hands that made the bow

Tanmirt to the seeds we sow

Chorus

Ayyuz ayyuz sing it loud

Ayyuz ayyuz for the crowd

Ayyuz ayyuz hand in hand

Ayyuz ayyuz for the land

Post-Chorus

(Da da dayn) Ayyuz

(Da da dayn) Ayyuz

Chorus

Ayyuz ayyuz sing it loud

Ayyuz ayyuz for the crowd