(Somali Singer) Nimco Happy - "Isii Nafta" ("I Love You More Than My Live") 2017 & 2021 videos with comments

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total # of dislikes - This function is no longer active.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 🇸🇴❤"

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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"

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Akafi Ali, Oct. 2021
"VIRAL CLASSIC SONG!!! 🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴 so happy for Nimco Happy 💛💛💛"

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YEMANY Official, Oct. 2021
"it is you who made her viral💪💪💪💪💪🤩🤩 brave man"

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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 😭😭☝🏽"

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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 💙

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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 🤩"

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2. Safana Bafana, October  2021

"She is saying I LOVE YOU in 4 language ( Somali, English, Arabic and Sawihili)"

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3. Islam Cheraf, November 2021

"The integration of the Somali dialect with Arabic and English is a beautiful masterpiece

 Greetings from Algeria 🇩🇿"

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4. A. Patriotic, November 2021

"Both Arabic and English are second languages in Somalia 🇸🇴 as being taught as early as 5 years old"

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5. Godlive Opoku-Duah, November 2021

"There's some swahili as well. Nakupenda mimi sana means I love u very much in Swahili"

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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"

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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."

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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"

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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"

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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"

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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"

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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 🇸🇴 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 🇸🇴"

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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."

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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

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15. gabar somaliyeed, Janauary 2022

"@𝐀𝐋𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀 🇩🇿 .  0nly 5% of Somali population know how to speak arabic and they're the one who lives in arab countries like kuwait and qatar"

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14. Imani, Oct. 2021

"@Brianna White  Swahili isn’t spoken in Somalia but Somalis in Kenya know it"

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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"

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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."

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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."

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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"

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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"

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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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22. A. Patriotic, Oct. 2021

"The song is back 2017 it's not new in Somalia 🇸🇴 so everyone has memorized"

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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"

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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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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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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"

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27. olivia gatwiri, December 2021

"This song has become the talk of tik-tok even though we don't know the meaning 😂😂 We love you our Somali brothers and sisters 💕💕"

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28. Mai Jennasis, Oct. 2021

"the producer went crazy on the beat too"

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29. Chrome Cast, Oct. 2021

"This beat is a common beat in most Somali songs and it’s awesome!!"

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30. datguy, Oct. 2021

"@Chrome Cast  its similar to ethiopian beats too"

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31. geesisawir, Oct. 2021

"welcome to every somali song ever lmaooo"

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32. Jo Hip, Oct. 2021

"Let’s be real, the beat is trash. It’s all about the energy in the video. Good vibes"

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33. Tosin Hotsauce, Oct. 2021

"@Jo Hip  pure trash instrumental honestly it sounds like a song from the 80s/90s 😩."

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34. A Y, Oct. 2021

"@Jo Hip  don't be ahater it bangs"

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35. lina spiro,Oct. 2021

"No he didn’t stop the cap 🧢🤣🤣"

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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.😄😄😄"

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37. Professor Ahmed, Oct. 2021

"@Jo Hip  make yours and let's see if anyone will dance for it😂"

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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."

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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."

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41. herroherrar Lee, Oct. 2021

"Literally every Somali song"

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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"

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43. Shirene M, Nov. 2021

"@Jo Hip  right, the beat is nothing special... But the vibes are 💯😁"

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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."

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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?"

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46. Handsome 724, Nov. 2021

"Her voice magical"

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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."

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48. Waryaa Wariiri, Oct. 2021

"@Idolsarentsaints  She sings 'ana xibak yaa xabiibi' (ana hibak ya habibi), though. Not 'bahibak.'"

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49. Idolsarentsaints, Oct. 2021

"@Waryaa Wariiri  Well, shes somali so arabic is not her native."

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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."

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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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52. NO Kay, Oct. 2021

"@Idolsarentsaints  he said pronounce not fluent speech"

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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

"SOMALİ is a language not a dialect 🤗🇸🇴💖"

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56. AHMEDEEQ Nur, January 2022

"@Hawd 🇪🇹ETHIOPIA

Somali is older than arabic

We're the cradle of humanity"

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