"Mama (Ana Ahabak)" ( en, "Mother (I Love You)") is a song by Austrian recording artist

Christina Stürmer Christina Stürmer (born 9 June 1982) is an Austrian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Linz, she rose to fame as the runner-up of the inaugural season of the ORF eins television talent series ''Starmania (TV series), Starmania''. Follow ...

. Dealing with the

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, it was written by Robert Pfluger and Alexander Kahr for her debut studio album ''

Freier Fall ''Freier Fall'' (English: ''Free Fall'') is the debut studio album by Austrian recording artist Christina Stürmer. Recorded after her participation in the ORF 1 talent show Starmania, where she had finished runner-up, it was released by Amadeo, ...

'' (2003), while production was helmed by the latter. Selected as the album's third and final single, the song became Stürmer's second number one hit in Austria, where it was certified

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by the

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(IFPI). In 2005, a re-arranged version of "Mama (Ana Ahabak)" featuring additional production by

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, was included on Stürmer's international album ''

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'', her first venture into the German and Swiss music markets. Selected as the album's third single, it reached number 11 in Germany and number 33 on the

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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.

Interpretation

The title "Mama (Ana Ahabak)" is a borrowing from the Arabic ''Ana Ahabak'' (in

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أنا أحبك transliterated ''anā uḥibbuk'') which is Arabic for "I Love You." The song was written after the American and Allied attacks on Iraq and Afghanistan. The song is about the confusion of the war and the disastrous effect on children.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

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* {{authority control 2003 singles 2005 singles Christina Stürmer songs Songs written by Alexander Kahr 2003 songs