Aster Aweke (Amharic: አስቴር አወቀ) is an Ethiopian singer who lives in the Uni… Read Full Bio ↴Aster Aweke (Amharic: አስቴር አወቀ) is an Ethiopian singer who lives in the United States.

Born in 1961(though some sources cite the late fifties), this much-loved Ethiopian artist is musically adventerous. The daughter of a senior public servant, she was raised in Addis Ababa and began singing publicly as a teenager. In 1981, Aweke migrated to the United States and settled in Washington D.C. among a large Ethiopian expatriate community. Her popularity grew in the United States and remained strong at home.

Discography

Ethiopian Groove - The Golden Seventies, Paris, 1994, Buda Musique (contains three of her very first recordings)
1989 Aster (Columbia/CBS Records)
1991 Kabu (Columbia/SME Records)
1993 Ebo (Barkhanns)
1997 Live in London (Barkhanns)
1999 Hagere (Kabu Records)
2002 Sugar (Kabu Records)
2004 Asters Ballads (Kabu Records)
2006 Fikir

Sengno
Aster Aweke Lyrics

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ሰኞ ለት ተያየን በድንገት
ማክሰኞ በህልሜ መጣ ሞኞ
እሮብን ለፍቅር ተሳሰብን
ሀሙስ ልቤን አለው ደስ ደስ
አርብ ላይ ብንውል ሳንተያይ
ቅዳሜ ተኛሁኝ ታምሜ
እሁድ ቅልጥ ያለ መውደድ
እሁድን ባላይህ ሰውም አልሆነን ነገ

ጨዋታው ደራ ሆዴ እንደምን አለህ
ፍቅር የኔ ሽሙንሙን ፍቅር የኔ ሽቅርቅር
መውደድ የኔ ሽሙንሙን ፍቅሬ የኔ ሽቅርቅር
አካል አንተን ብያለውና ልምጣ ወይ ልቅር
ከሸጋ ልጅ ጋራ አብሬ አልስቅም አብሬ አልስቅም
እኔ አውቀው የለምወይ የልቤን አቅምን የልቤን አቅምን
እንደምን በሆዴ ፍቅር ሰራ ቤቱን ወውደድ ሰራ ቤቱን
ልቤን ተንተርሶ ይበላል አንጀቴን ይበላል አንጀቴን
ሰኞ ማክሰኞ አልል እጓዛለሁ በእግሬ እሄዳለሁ በእግሬ
ሄደልሽ እያሉኝ የምወደው ፍቅሬን የምወደው ፍቅሬ
ፍቅር የኔ ሽሙንሙን ፍቅር የኔ ሽቅርቅር
መውደድ የኔ ሽሙንሙን ፍቅሬ የኔ ሽቅርቅር
አካል አንተን ብያለውና ልምጣ ወይ ልቅር
ፍቅር እንዲደረጅ አስበህ እንደሆን አስበህ እንደሆን
ትዳር ምሶሶው እወቀዉ መሆኑን እወቀዉ መሆኑን
እኔን ደስ የሚለኝ የሚሰማኝ ክብር የሚሰማኝ ክብር
አንተን ያገኘው ለት በኑሮ በትዳር በኑሮ በትዳር
ሰኞ ማክሰኞ አልል እጓዛለሁ በእግሬ እሄዳለሁ በእግሬ
ሄደልሽ እያሉኝ የምወደው ፍቅሬን የምወደው ፍቅሬ
ፍቅር የኔ ሽሙንሙን ፍቅር የኔ ሽቅርቅር

መውደድ የኔ ሽሙንሙን ፍቅሬ የኔ ሽቅርቅር
አካል አንተን ብያለውና ልምጣ ወይ ልቅር

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Aster Aweke's song Sengno express the singer's longing and desire for love. The song is written in Amharic and the first verse talks about how much she yearns for Monday to come so that she can have another chance to see the person she loves again. The second verse talks about how she feels when thinking about her love, that her heart beats fast and she feels dizzy like she's on a ride. The third verse talks about her willingness to sacrifice everything for love, even her own life. The chorus repeats the phrase "love me, be with me" emphasizing her strong desire to be loved.

There is a sense of vulnerability in the lyrics as Aster Aweke shares her true feelings and emotions about love. The lyrics show that love comes with a lot of ups and downs but despite these challenges, the desire to be with someone endures. This song highlights the universal nature of love, that no matter where you come from, love is something that everybody can relate to.

Line by Line Meaning

ሰኞ ለት ተያየን በድንገት
On Monday, we met with desire through fate

ማክሰኞ በህልሜ መጣ ሞኞ
On Tuesday, we were elated with joy

እሮብን ለፍቅር ተሳሰብን
On Wednesday, we started to fall in love

ሀሙስ ልቤን አለው ደስ ደስ
On Thursday, my heart was whispering about you

አርብ ላይ ብንውል ሳንተያይ
On Friday, we were separated physically

ቅዳሜ ተኛሁኝ ታምሜ
On Saturday, I was lost in thought

እሁድ ቅልጥ ያለ መውደድ
On Sunday, we were united in love

እሁድን ባላይህ ሰውም አልሆነን ነገ
But on Sunday, I found out you were cheating on me

ጨዋታው ደራ ሆዴ እንደምን አለህ
The rain is falling hard, and I feel like crying

ፍቅር የኔ ሽሙንሙን ፍቅር የኔ ሽቅርቅር
Love is me, it's my tears and my laughter

መውደድ የኔ ሽሙንሙን ፍቅሬ የኔ ሽቅርቅር
My emotions are me, they're my pain and my pleasure