Mahmoud Ahmed (Amharic: ማሕሙድ ኣሕመድ) (born May 8, 1941) is an Ethiopian singe… Read Full Bio ↴Mahmoud Ahmed (Amharic: ማሕሙድ ኣሕመድ) (born May 8, 1941) is an Ethiopian singer of Gurage ancestry. Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Mahmoud shined shoes in that city before becoming a handyman at the Arizona Club, where he first sang professionally in the early 1960s. He sang for the Imperial Body Guard Band until 1974, and recorded with other bands for the Amha and Kaifa record labels throughout the 1970s. He opened his own music store in Addis Ababa's Piazza district during the 1980s while he continued his singing career.

In addition to the Imperial Body Guard Band, Mahmoud has sung with the Ibex Band, the Venus Band, the Walias Band, the Idan Raichel Project, and the Roha Band over the course of his career. Since the late 1990s he has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in Europe and the Americas since Buda Musique launced the Ethiopiques series on compact disc, leading to new recordings and tours in Europe and the United States with Boston's Either/Orchestra

Yeqer Memekatesh
Mahmoud Ahmed Lyrics

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የኑሮ መጠንሽን ከእኔ ጋር አትለኪ
የኑሮ መጠንሽን ከእኔ ጋር አትለኪ
በዘመዶችሽ ሀብት ይቅር አትመኪ
የኑሮ መጠንሽን ከእኔ ጋር አትለኪ
የኑሮ መጠንሽን ከእኔ ጋር አትለኪ
በዘመዶችሽ ሀብት ይቅር አትመኪ

አሀሀ እንቅልፍ እየነሣኝ
አሀሀ ጎትጉቶ ጎትጉቶ
አሀሀ ፍቅርሽ ነው ያመጣኝ
አሀሀ ወደ አንቺ ጎትቶ
አሀሀ በውበትሽ እና
አሀሀ በፀባይሽ እንጂ
አሀሀ አይደለም በሀብትሽ
አሀሀ ገብቶሽ ብትረጂ

የኑሮ መጠንሽን ከእኔ ጋር አትለኪ
የኑሮ መጠንሽን ከእኔ ጋር አትለኪ
በዘመዶችሽ ሀብት ይቅር አትመኪ
የኑሮ መጠንሽን ከእኔ ጋር አትለኪ
የኑሮ መጠንሽን ከእኔ ጋር አትለኪ
በዘመዶችሽ ሀብት ይቅር አትመኪ

አሀሀ ሀብቱንማ እኔም
አሀሀ አንቺ ከተስማማን
አሀሀ የለፋንበትን
አሀሀ ማነው የሚቀማን
አሀሀ ባልደከሙበት ሀብት
አሀሀ ሠማይ የነበሩ
አሀሀ አይተሽ የለ ታጥፈው
አሀሀ ወድቀው ሲሰበሩ

የኑሮ መጠንሽን ከእኔ ጋር አትለኪ
የኑሮ መጠንሽን ከእኔ ጋር አትለኪ
በዘመዶችሽ ሀብት ይቅር አትመኪ
የኑሮ መጠንሽን ከእኔ ጋር አትለኪ
የኑሮ መጠንሽን ከእኔ ጋር አትለኪ
በዘመዶችሽ ሀብት ይቅር አትመኪ

አሀሀ ስለዚህ የኔ ፍቅር
አሀሀ ፍፁም ይቅርብሽ
አሀሀ አይዞሽ አታስቢ
አሀሀ በእኔ ይሁንብሽ
አሀሀ ፍቅርን እኔና አንቺ
አሀሀ እመሀል ቤት ይዘን
አሀሀ መኖር እንችላለን
አሀሀ በደስታ ፈንጥዘን

የኑሮ መጠንሽን ከእኔ ጋር አትለኪ
የኑሮ መጠንሽን ከእኔ ጋር አትለኪ
በዘመዶችሽ ሀብት ይቅር አትመኪ
የኑሮ መጠንሽን ከእኔ ጋር አትለኪ

የኑሮ መጠንሽን ከእኔ ጋር አትለኪ
በዘመዶችሽ ሀብት ይቅር አትመኪ

Overall Meaning

The song Yeqer Memekatesh, by Mahmoud Ahmed, expresses the singer's feelings of longing for a loved one who is no longer with them. The repetitive nature of the lyrics, particularly the phrase "yenuro meteshin," reflects the singer's obsessive thoughts and constant preoccupation with their lost love.

The lyrics also suggest that the singer is tormented by their memories of the past, particularly their interactions with their loved one. The line "buzemedochish habt yiḳer atmeḳi" translates to "your words echo resoundingly within me," conveying the idea that the singer is haunted by their past conversations with their loved one.

Overall, the song is a poignant exploration of grief and the enduring power of love.

Line by Line Meaning

የኑሮ መጠንሽን ከእኔ ጋር አትለኪ
You're not paying attention to me, you ignore me completely.

በዘመዶችሽ ሀብት ይቅር አትመኪ
You always criticize everything people around you do.

እንቅልፍ እየነሣኝ
Love, I'm feeling it deep down inside.

ጎትጉቶ ጎትጉቶ
My heart palpitates, it beats faster and faster.

ፍቅርሽ ነው ያመጣኝ
Love, you're the one who made me fall in love.

ወደ አንቺ ጎትቶ
I'm totally drawn towards you.

በውበትሽ እና
I want to be with you forever.

በፀባይሽ እንጂ
Not just as a fling, or some temporary thing.

አይደለም በሀብትሽ
I don't feel like I deserve you.

ገብቶሽ ብትረጂ
I'm scared of losing you, I'm afraid of being abandoned.