: Ghriba arrives at the door, trembling with fear of the "monster of the forest." She calls out: "I beg of you, Father Inouva, open the door for me!"
Idir’s song (released in 1976) expands this legend into a vivid portrait of rural Kabyle life in winter: Idir A Vava Inouva
: Outside, snow piles against the doors and the "monster" (the harsh winter and wild beasts) lurks. Inside, the family huddles around a fire (the hearth). : Ghriba arrives at the door, trembling with
: Her father, equally fearful of the beasts outside, replies that she must prove her identity by the sound of her jewelry: "Make your bracelets jingle, O daughter Ghriba!" . : Inouva is an old man who has
: Inouva is an old man who has lived his life in the rugged Kabyle mountains. In some versions of the folklore, he is trapped or lives in a remote hut in a forest prowled by a terrifying monster or ogre.