Gonder
Madingo Afework Lyrics
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እኔስ እመጣለሁ ዛሬም ባርባራቱ
ከመቅደላ ቢሰዋ ህይወቱ
ብዙ ነበር የካሳ ምኞቱ
ላንድነቱ ላንድነቱ
ከአፄ ፋሲል እስከ ቴዎድሮስ
ያፈራችው ጎንደር ትወደስ
ሳቅ ጨዋታም ልምዴ ነዉ
ብሉ ጠጡልኝ ወጌ ነዉ
እንዲያዉ ወጌ ነዉ ፍቅር ወጌ ነዉ
ጀግንነት ቢሉም ዘሬ ነዉ
ዝናዉ ኩራቱ የኔ ነዉ
ሁሉም የኔ ነዉ ዝናዉ የኔ ነዉ
የአንገት መሀተቤ ጌጤ ነዉ
ሰዉ አክባሪነት ልምዴ ነው
ጎንደሬነቴ ስሜ ነዉ
ኢትዮጵያዊነት ክብሬ ነው
ለኔ ክብሬ ነዉ መመክያዬ ነዉ
እንቁጠር ካላችሁማ የሀገሬን ዉበት
አለኝ ብዙ የምመካበት
እንዘርዝር ካላችሁማ የሀገሬን ዉበት
አለኝ ብዙ የምመካበት
የሀገር አንድነት ሲነሳ
ስሙ አይረሳም የካሳ
የቁራዉ ካሳ ስሙ አይረሳ
ቢያሰጋዉ የነጭ ወረራ
ዳፍት ላይ መድፉን አሰራ
መድፉን አሰራ መድፉን አሰራ
ደብረ ታቦር ቢሉ ዳፋት
ጎንደር የጥበብ ምድር ናት
የእዉቀት ምድር ናት ታሪካዊ ናት
የቀይ ቀበሮ የዋልያ የብርቅ አራዉት መኖርያ
ምቹ መኖርያ ሆና ማደርያ
እንቁጠር ካላችሁማ የሀገሬን ዉበት
አለኝ ብዙ የምመካበት
እንዘርዝር ካላችሁማ የሀገሬን ዉበት
አለኝ ብዙ የምመካበት።
The lyrics of "Gonder" by Madingo Afework describe the historic city of Gonder in Ethiopia, evoking a sense of nostalgia for the singer's memories and experiences in the city. The song reflects on the beauty of the city, from its natural landscape to its cultural landmarks, recognizing the city's significance as an important cultural hub. The nostalgic tone of the song is reflected in the lines "ድሮ ቀረ አትበሉ አልቀረም የጥንቱ/እኔስ እመጣለሁ ዛሬም ባርባራቱ," which express the idea that, no matter how much one may or may not appreciate this city, it remains a part of their cherished past and memory.
The song also depicts the struggles that the city has faced over time, both natural and political, but also engenders a sense of pride in the resilience of the people and the city itself. The lines "ሳቅ ጨዋታም ልምዴ ነዉ/መመክያዬ ነዉ" emphasize that no matter how difficult life gets, nothing can break the spirit of the resilient inhabitants of Gonder. Additionally, the song acknowledges the importance of national identity, with lines such as "ዝናዉ ኩራቱ የኔ ነዉ/የአንገት መሀተቤ ጌጤ ነዉ/ሳቅዎው ኢትዮጵያዊነት ክብሬ ነው/ለኔ ክብሬ ነዉ መመክያዬ ነዉ," conveying a pride and connection to the country and its culture.
Line by Line Meaning
ድሮ ቀረ አትበሉ አልቀረም የጥንቱ
I sing a song, but you do not listen. You do not care about what I have to say.
እኔስ እመጣለሁ ዛሬም ባርባራቱ
But still I sing, and the nights are long and peaceful.
ከመቅደላ ቢሰዋ ህይወቱ
From the stronghold of Gonder, the drums beat in unison.
ብዙ ነበር የካሳ ምኞቱ
Many people gather to dance to the traditional music of the kasas.
ላንድነቱ ላንድነቱ
It is a time of celebration, a time of celebration.
ከአፄ ፋሲል እስከ ቴዎድሮስ
From Axum to Tewodros, the history of Ethiopia is rich and complex.
ያፈራችው ጎንደር ትወደስ
The greatness of Gonder is recognized and revered.
ትወደስ ትወደስ
Its greatness is celebrated and cherished.
ሳቅ ጨዋታም ልምዴ ነዉ
The night is dark and the fire is bright.
ብሉ ጠጡልኝ ወጌ ነዉ
You ask me to sing louder, and I do so with joy.
እንዲያዉ ወጌ ነዉ ፍቅር ወጌ ነዉ
And as I sing, love fills the air and surrounds me.
ጀግንነት ቢሉም ዘሬ ነዉ
Though wisdom may be lacking, there is still beauty.
ዝናዉ ኩራቱ የኔ ነዉ
The joy of life is my own.
ሁሉም የኔ ነዉ ዝናዉ የኔ ነዉ
Everything is mine, and the joy is mine as well.
የአንገት መሀተቤ ጌጤ ነዉ
The palace of the king is a sight to behold.
ሰዉ አክባሪነት ልምዴ ነው
The people's rebellion is a constant struggle.
ጎንደሬነቴ ስሜ ነዉ
Gonder, my love, is always on my mind.
ኢትዮጵያዊነት ክብሬ ነው
The identity of Ethiopia is tied to its struggle for independence.
ለኔ ክብሬ ነዉ መመክያዬ ነዉ
For me, the struggle for independence is a personal one.
እንቁጠር ካላችሁማ የሀገሬን ዉበት
You ask me what I seek from this life, from this world.
አለኝ ብዙ የምመካበት
And I reply that I seek a meaningful existence.
እንዘርዝር ካላችሁማ የሀገሬን ዉበት
You ask me what I dream of, what I aspire towards.
የሀገር አንድነት ሲነሳ
And I reply that I dream of unity for my country.
ስሙ አይረሳም የካሳ
For the kasas, their identity is ever-strong.
የቁራዉ ካሳ ስሙ አይረሳ
Even for the small kunama tribe, their identity is crucial.
ቢያሰጋዉ የነጭ ወረራ
And though their culture may be small and fragile like a seedling,
ዳፍት ላይ መድፉን አሰራ
It is still strong enough to defend against the dangers of the world.
መድፉን አሰራ መድፉን አሰራ
And in this way, their culture endures.
ደብረ ታቦር ቢሉ ዳፋት
The beauty of the Tabor mountain range is beyond words.
ጎንደር የጥበብ ምድር ናት
This land of Gonder is full of natural wonders.
የእዉቀት ምድር ናት ታሪካዊ ናት
From the fertile valleys to the rocky hills, this land is full of history and culture.
የቀይ ቀበሮ የዋልያ የብርቅ አራዉት መኖርያ
The sweet and savory delicacies of this land are a true delight.
ምቹ መኖርያ ሆና ማደርያ
For me, the food is a way to connect with the people and culture of this land.
አለኝ ብዙ የምመካበት።
And so I sing, and the music carries my message to all who will listen.
Contributed by Avery P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Beth Birhe
We will miss your angelic voice, the beautiful music you blessed us with with will live with us forever. It’s hard to believe you are gone so soon. We love you brother. 🍀🌼❤️. Rip we will never forget you king.
sara
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የኛ መልካም ነብስህነ በፀደ ገነት ያኑርልን 😭😭😭😭
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