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Tizita
Madingo Afework Lyrics


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አግኝቶ ላያገኝ ወይ ጠቅሞ ላይጠቅመዉ
ሰው ለምን ይኖራል ትዝታ ሲያደክመዉ(2×)
ትርጉሙ ምንድነው ምንድነው ትዝታ
ምንድነው ሰው ማሰብ ምንድነው ትዝታ
ባክህ ተዉ የማይሉት የሁሉም ሰዉ ጌታ
ይሃዉ ሰው ይኖራል በትዝታ ሰበብ(2×)
የሃሊት ሲጋልብ ትናንት በማሰብ
ሰው እንዴት ባለፈው በትናንት ይኖራል(2×)
ዛሬን በእጁ ይዞ ለነገው መሰላል(2×)
እልል በል ትዝታ ልርሳ በሽታዬን
አትጋርደኝ ልይበት የነገን ተስፋዬን
ባይጠፋ አሻራው ትዝታ ቢነፍስም
ባለፈ አመት ዝናብ ዛሬ አይታረስም
በትዝታ ሰበብ ላለፈው ሲጨነቅ
ስንት ሰው አለፈ ከአምላክ ሳይታረቅ
እገነባለሁ ብዬ ድካሙ ቢያመኝም
ለፈረሰዉ ቤቴ ሳለቅስ አልገኝም
ያለፈን ላይቀይር በከንቱ ይለፋል(2×)
መቼም ሰው ደፋር ነው ፈጣሪን ይጋፋል
ትንሽ እልፍ ሲሉ እልፍ እየተገኘ(2×)
ድሀ ነው በልቡ ሞትን የተመኘ
ለምን በትዝታ ኑሮዬን እገፋለሁ(3×)
ማጣትም እንዳለ ለማግኘት ጊዜ አለዉ(2×)
አቅም አለኝ ብሎ የሰው ልጅ ቢሰፍርም (3×)
ታሰበ አልታሰበ ከልኩ አያልፍም(6×)
አግኝቶ ላያገኝ ወይ ጠቅሞ ላይጠቅመዉ
ሰው ለምን ይኖራል ትዝታ ሲያደክመዉ(2×)

Overall Meaning

In “Tizita,” Madingo Afework sings about the human experience of longing and heartache. He wonders why people become emotionally distant when they are sad, and why they feel the need to hide their pain. The repetition of the question “what is Tizita?” refers to the Ethiopian musical genre that speaks to the listener's heart and inspires emotion. The lyrics suggest that Tizita is a musical representation of the pain that comes with love and loss.


The lyrics suggest that everyone feels heartache at some point in their lives, but rather than come together and share that pain, people often become isolated and withdraw. The repetitive nature of the song reflects the cyclical nature of heartache, and the questions posed suggest that there is no easy answer to the pain that comes with love and loss. The final line of the song suggests that the answer to this pain may be found in the music itself, and that Tizita has the power to heal and comfort those who are suffering.


Overall, “Tizita” is a powerful and emotional reflection on the human experience of heartache and loss, and the ways in which we seek to cope with those feelings.


Line by Line Meaning

አግኝቶ ላያገኝ ወይ ጠቅሞ ላይጠቅመዉ
Whether it was through rejection or choice, I ended up alone


ሰው ለምን ይኖራል ትዝታ ሲያደክመዉ(2×)
Why does a person suffer from nostalgia, to the point of being emotionally overwhelmed?


ትርጉሙ ምንድነው ምንድነው ትዝታ
What is the explanation for this repeated sorrow?


ምንድነው ሰው ማሰብ ምንድነው ትዝታ
Is it the misery of a man or the misery of nostalgia?


ባክህ ተዉ የማይሉት የሁሉም ሰዉ ጌታ
The person who brings about all the sadness in my life, is the one I loved dearly


ይሃዉ ሰው ይኖራል በትዝታ ሰበብ(2×)
Therefore, I will always be nostalgic whenever I think of that person


የሃሊት ሲጋልብ ትናንት በማሰብ
The unwavering love and the unanswered questions remain ingrained in my memory


ሰው እንዴት ባለፈው በትናንት ይኖራል(2×)
How does one forget someone they once loved, in the course of time?


ዛሬን በእጁ ይዞ ለነገው መሰላል(2×)
During the times I am lost in thought, I find myself shedding tears uncontrollably


እልል በል ትዝታ ልርሳ በሽታዬን
I am ashamed to let people know that I am still pining over a lost love


አትጋርደኝ ልይበት የነገን ተስፋዬን
Don't blame me, it's not my fault that I am still in love with my past


ባይጠፋ አሻራው ትዝታ ቢነፍስም
The memories of my past love still remain, and it's not something I can easily erase


ባለፈ አመት ዝናብ ዛሬ አይታረስም
Although it has been a year, the pain of love lost still feels the same


በትዝታ ሰበብ ላለፈው ሲጨነቅ
Whenever I hear a sentimental melody, it reminds me of my lost love


ስንት ሰው አለፈ ከአምላክ ሳይታረቅ
How many people have lost their way in love, even under the watchful eyes of God?


እገነባለሁ ብዬ ድካሙ ቢያመኝም
I will try to forget, but it's hard because I am still in love


ለፈረሰዉ ቤቴ ሳለቅስ አልገኝም
I blame destiny for the long-lost love that never was


ያለፈን ላይቀይር በከንቱ ይለፋል(2×)
I still long for the one I once loved and want to see them again, even though it might be too late


መቼም ሰው ደፋር ነው ፈጣሪን ይጋፋል
I know that pain is a certainty and the loneliness will follow me wherever I go


ትንሽ እልፍ ሲሉ እልፍ እየተገኘ(2×)
The emotions of love and loss are overwhelming me


ድሀ ነው በልቡ ሞትን የተመኘ
The pain in my heart has taken residence and it will never go away


ለምን በትዝታ ኑሮዬን እገፋለሁ(3×)
Why am I still bound by the chains of nostalgia, unable to break free?


ማጣትም እንዳለ ለማግኘት ጊዜ አለዉ(2×)
I admit that I long for my past love, even though it's been so long


አቅም አለኝ ብሎ የሰው ልጅ ቢሰፍርም(3×)
I was asked if I was still in love, and I didn't react to the question


ታሰበ አልታሰበ ከልኩ አያልፍም(6×)
Love is a double-edged sword, it can cause happiness or can cause pain




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@henokabate8254

አግኝቶ ላያገኝ ወይ ጠቅሞ ላይጠቅመዉ
ሰው ለምን ይኖራል ትዝታ ሲያደክመዉ(2×)
ትርጉሙ ምንድነው ምንድነው ትዝታ
ምንድነው ሰው ማሰብ ምንድነው ትዝታ
ባክህ ተዉ የማይሉት የሁሉም ሰዉ ጌታ
ይሃዉ ሰው ይኖራል በትዝታ ሰበብ(2×)
የሃሊት ሲጋልብ ትናንት በማሰብ
ሰው እንዴት ባለፈው በትናንት ይኖራል(2×)
ዛሬን በእጁ ይዞ ለነገው መሰላል(2×)
እልል በል ትዝታ ልርሳ በሽታዬን
አትጋርደኝ ልይበት የነገን ተስፋዬን
ባይጠፋ አሻራው ትዝታ ቢነፍስም
ባለፈ አመት ዝናብ ዛሬ አይታረስም
በትዝታ ሰበብ ላለፈው ሲጨነቅ
ስንት ሰው አለፈ ከአምላክ ሳይታረቅ
እገነባለሁ ብዬ ድካሙ ቢያመኝም
ለፈረሰዉ ቤቴ ሳለቅስ አልገኝም
ያለፈን ላይቀይር በከንቱ ይለፋል(2×)
መቼም ሰው ደፋር ነው ፈጣሪን ይጋፋል
ትንሽ እልፍ ሲሉ እልፍ እየተገኘ(2×)
ድሀ ነው በልቡ ሞትን የተመኘ
ለምን በትዝታ ኑሮዬን እገፋለሁ(3×)
ማጣትም እንዳለ ለማግኘት ጊዜ አለዉ(2×)
አቅም አለኝ ብሎ የሰው ልጅ ቢሰፍርም (3×)
ታሰበ አልታሰበ ከልኩ አያልፍም(6×)
አግኝቶ ላያገኝ ወይ ጠቅሞ ላይጠቅመዉ
ሰው ለምን ይኖራል ትዝታ ሲያደክመዉ(2×)



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@solomon4782

From Eritrea 🇪🇷 🇬🇧 I love Mandingo R.I.P

@gfreisberg5937

Minde new Tizita. Your music is the soul of Ethiopia.

@desalegnabo9347

RIP Madingo Ethiopian best singer

@ONELOVE-he7tx

I am From Eritrean country 🇪🇷
I love Tizita music 💯❤
Keep it madingo fav musician..🇪🇹

@ha-nt9pu

እጅግ ድንቅ ድምፃዊ ከጥሩ የትዝታ ስንኞች ጋር ይገርማል የእዚህ አይነት አርቲስቶች በእዚህ ዘመን ማግኘት ተአምር ነው ።

@mikiseifu989

So many emotions go through my head when I hear this song. It’s like a time machine. Truly the best.

@yenmengistgeatchew3676

Wonderful

@movieplace4993

Rip the legend madingo 😭😭😭

@user-sk2yt6di9l

ማድ ሁሌም ❤❤❤በልባችን ትኖራለህ 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

@tesfaldetbocure4254

I have been listening to this song since it first came out, over 12 years and have been listening to it at least once every two months for reality check since then.Anytime I listen to this song, it makes me rethink the way I mange my life. Thanks Madingo for such a powerful and educational lyric.

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