Mama (Ana Ahabak)
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"Mama" is the third and final single from Christina Stürmer
's debut album, Freier Fall
. The song became Stürmer's second number one song in Austria. The song deals with the war in Iraq between Iraq
and the United States
.
The single was certified Platinum in Austria.
. It was only released in Austria and reached number one for six weeks. Two years later, in 2005, Stürmer re-released it from her third album, Schwarz Weiss
. This time, releasing it in Germany, Switzerland, and the European Union. In Germany, it reached number eleven. In Switzerland, it reached thirty-three. In the European Union, it reached number twenty-five.
Translated, this means:
Christina Stürmer
Christina Stürmer is an Austrian pop/rock singer. After working at a bookshop in Linz and singing in several bands, she reached #2 in Starmania, an Austrian music casting TV show...
's debut album, Freier Fall
Freier Fall
Freier Fall is Christina Stürmer's debut album after she took part in Starmania.It was the most successful album of an Austria artist since Falco and it was on top of the Austria Top 40 and the Italian hit charts for weeks....
. The song became Stürmer's second number one song in Austria. The song deals with the war in Iraq between Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The single was certified Platinum in Austria.
Music video
The music video starts with Stürmer sitting on the floor. Scenes of little kids sitting outside in the cold around a fire are shown. Kids sitting alone in their beds are shown. The video then moves to show kids picking up scrap pieces of wood. Little kids are shown scavenging through garbage.Charts and release history
"Mama (Ana Ahabak)" was originally released in 2003 as a single off Stürmer's first album, Freier FallFreier Fall
Freier Fall is Christina Stürmer's debut album after she took part in Starmania.It was the most successful album of an Austria artist since Falco and it was on top of the Austria Top 40 and the Italian hit charts for weeks....
. It was only released in Austria and reached number one for six weeks. Two years later, in 2005, Stürmer re-released it from her third album, Schwarz Weiss
Schwarz Weiss
Schwarz Weiss is a 2005 album by Austrian pop/rock singer Christina Stürmer. It was her debut album in Germany and Switzerland and her third studio album in total.The songs "Ich Lebe", "Vorbei" and "Engel fliegen einsam" were released as singles...
. This time, releasing it in Germany, Switzerland, and the European Union. In Germany, it reached number eleven. In Switzerland, it reached thirty-three. In the European Union, it reached number twenty-five.
Interpretation
The song "Mama (Ana Ahabak)" is translated as, "Mom (I Love you)." Ana Ahabak is Arabic for "I Love You." The song was written after the terrorist attack on the American World Trade Centers. The song is about the confusion of war.
Zieh nicht so an meiner Hand
Wieso drückst du mich an die Wand?
Warum geh'n die Lichter aus?
Ich kann kaum noch etwas seh'n
Sag, wieso müssen wir hier steh'n?
Warum geh'n wir nicht nach Haus?
Translated, this means:
Don't pull my hand
Why do you push me against the wall?
Why are the lights going off?
I can hardly see anything,
Tell me, why do we have to stay here?
Why don't we go home?