In 2002, Teddy released his debut album Abugida, named after the "Abugida" or ABCs of the Amharic language. The album catapulted him on the global music scene, and quickly won him the admiration of his people and individuals from all walks of life throughout the world. Several tracks in particular quickly caught the ear of many listeners outside his native Ethiopia — "Halieselassie" a tribute to the late Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I; "Haile, Haile" a hit single in honor of Olympic long distance champion and national hero, Haile Gebrselassie; and "Mona Lisa", a measure of human beauty. The album was dubbed a success in Ethiopian contemporary music, and was reprinted seven times.
In 2004, Teddy released his most successful single to date, Tarik Teserra ("History was Made"), in honor of world record holder and 2004 Olympic gold medalist, Kenenisa Bekele. The song captured the emotions of the entire Ethiopian nation. A music video was compiled including footage from other great Ethiopian long distance runners, and of Bekele's 10,000 meter gold run in the 2004 summer Olympics. Throughout the video, Bekele is referred to as the new Anbessa ("Lion") in Ethiopian long distance running, succeeding the great Haile Gebrselassie. Bekele is shown several times looking back for his mentor Haile Gebrselassie, who was unable to run the 10,000 meter race at full pace due to a lingering injury. The single raised Afro's reputation as one of the greatest Ethiopian musical artists of his time, and heightened the release of his second album.
The long anticipated second album, Yasteseryal, was finally released in 2005. There was a roumer that the Ruling party (EPRDF) is not happy about this album and was after Teddy in the past. Now there is a disturbing news that Teddy Afro is arrested by EPRDF. (http://www.ethrev.com/00011042006_index.html) But one has to know that tens of thousands of people including political party leaders, university profs, students, human right activists, civic organization leaders, CBO leaders are suffering in Jails and the Arrest of Teddy is not a new news for Ethiopians except thinking of who will be next.
Adey
Teddy Afro Lyrics
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አናና ሹካና
አይ እማ
ቴሌ ኤልዳውዳ ኢታና
አናና ሹከና
አይ እማ
በአፍሪካ ሰማይ ስር
በማይለካ ፍቅር ወደሽኝ
ራስሽን ሰጠሽኝ ጡትሽን
በችግር ተነኩረሽ
በድህነት ፀሐይ ጠቁረሽ
አሳደግሽኝ
ሰው አደረግሽኝ
እናቴ እናቴ እልሻለሁ እናቴ
የፍቅር አገር ቤቴ
አዝማች
አይ እማዬ አይ እማዬ
መቼም አይሆንልሽ የልጅሽ ነገር
እውነተኛ ፍቅር ነሽ ገራገር
አይ እማ
አይ እማ
አደይ አደይ እማዬ
አደይ አደይ እማዬ
ሳባ አደይ
ጺዮን እማዬ
ጦቢያ (ኢትዮጵያ) አደይ
አደይ አደይ
አደይ አደይ
አደይ ገዛ ሳባ ናት እናት ኢትዮጵያ
አደይ ኢትዮጵያ
አደይ ኢትዮጵያ
ማይደዋ ታጊስ ካያና
አናና ሹካና
አይ እማ
ቴሌ ኤልዳውዳ ኢታና
አናና ሹከና
አይ እማ
The lyrics of the song "Adey" by Teddy Afro speaks about a lover expressing his deep affection towards his partner. The song depicts the love between the singer and his lover, which is pure, natural, and mutual. The lyrical lines in the song reveal the intense and profound connection between the two lovers that neither distance nor time can weaken.
The lyrics talk about the various phases of the relationship, as in the beginning stage where the couple tries to understand each other and builds their love story. In the following lines, the song speaks about the different phases of love, where the lovers face obstacles, difficulties, and misunderstanding, but their love remains intact. The song's lyrics also emphasize the old saying that when two people are in love, they share everything, including their hearts and minds.
Moreover, the song's chorus repeats the phrase "Adey," which, in the Ethiopian language Amharic, means "my girl." Overall, "Adey" is a romantic love song, celebrating the beauty and depth of love between two people.
Line by Line Meaning
ማይደዋ ታጊስ ካያና
I don't know where Tagist Kaya is
አናና ሹካና
I searched for her high and low
አይ እማ
But she's nowhere to be found
በአፍሪካ ሰማይ ስር
Through the skies of Africa
እናቴ ስትወልጂኝ ገና አይንሽን ሳይ
My love, you always make me happy; even when I'm sad
በማይለካ ፍቅር ወደሽኝ
You guide me with your true love
ራስሽን ሰጠሽኝ ጡትሽን
You comfort me; you heal my wounds
በችግር ተነኩረሽ
In the midst of adversity, you encourage me
በድህነት ፀሐይ ጠቁረሽ
Through wisdom, you enlighten my mind
አሳደግሽኝ
You lift me up
ሰው አደረግሽኝ
You make me feel like a complete human being
እናቴ እናቴ እልሻለሁ እናቴ
My love, my love, I miss you, my love
የፍቅር አገር ቤቴ
You are the foundation of my love
አዝማች
I'm restless
አይ እማዬ አይ እማዬ
But where are you, my love?
መቼም አይሆንልሽ የልጅሽ ነገር
I can't live without you, the mother of my child
እውነተኛ ፍቅር ነሽ ገራገር
You are my true love, my soulmate
አይ እማ
But where are you?
አይ እማ
But where are you?
አደይ አደይ እማዬ
I'm yearning for you, my love
አደይ አደይ እማዬ
I'm missing you, my love
ሳባ አደይ
Saba, my yarning for you is strong
ጺዮን እማዬ
Chayon, my love
ጦቢያ (ኢትዮጵያ) አደይ
My love for you, Ethiopia, is unbreakable
አደይ አደይ
My longing, my longing
አደይ አደይ
My yearning, my yearning
አደይ ገዛ ሳባ ናት እናት ኢትዮጵያ
My yearning for you, Ethiopia, is like the strong desire I have for my beloved
አደይ ኢትዮጵያ
Love for Ethiopia
አደይ ኢትዮጵያ
Love for Ethiopia
ማይደዋ ታጊስ ካያና
I don't know where Tagist Kaya is
አናና ሹካና
I searched for her high and low
አይ እማ
But she's nowhere to be found
ቴሌ ኤልዳውዳ ኢታና
Telé Elèdadawida, my beloved
አናና ሹከና
I searched for you everywhere
አይ እማ
But you're nowhere to be found
Writer(s): Teddy Afro
Contributed by Elena A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@IndonesiaChingu
Love this song when I was in Addis Ababa, the taxi driver play Teddy Afro's songs. Love from Indonesia 🇮🇩
@user-lr7xd3qh9q
Indo we love u 2
@bonny2852
adey Saba😍
Queen saba😍
teddy afro legendary 😍🎺
@iamgroot7077
ይሔን ሙዚቃ ስሰማው ልክ እንደ አሞራ ከላይ እየተንሳፈፍኩ በመንፈስ ተመስጨ ኢትዮጵያን አያታለሁ
ምርጥ ስራ
#ቴዲ ሁሌም ኑርልን 👏👏👏👍👍
@Aman-ks2zn
I AM GROOT ድሮም ጆፌ አሞራ እኮ ነሽ
@johnsam3534
I AM GROOT kybdbrbcc
@mesiyorthodoxtewahidofikir521
ቴዲየ ምርጥ የሃበሻ ልጅ 😍😍😍ደስ የሚል ዜማ ነው 💚💛❤ ለሚጠሉህ ልቦና ይስጣቸው መቸም ቢሆን ፍቅር ያሸንፋል ኢትዮጰያ እንደሆነች መቸም አንድ ነች አንለያይም ።
@fekedetesfaye9965
አደይ ኢትዮጵያ ሳትከፋፈልና ሳትሸራረፍ ለዘልአለም ትኑር! ይህ አልበም የወጣ ጊዜ የሁለተኛ ደረጃ ትምህርትቤት ተማሪ ነበርኩ። በወቅቱ ይሄንን ዘፈን (number 12) ስሰማው ብዙም አልወደድኩትም ነበር። ከአመታት በሗላ ግን እንደወይን እያደር እየጣመኝ መጣ።
ልክ እንደዚህ ዘመን መሻገር የሚችሉ ድንቅ ድንቅ ሙዚቃዎችን ስለምታበረክትልን እናከብርሀለን ቴዶ
@user-jd1km7ch5w
ቴዲሻ ዕድሜና ጤና ላንተ የምንግዜም ምኞቴ ነው ውዱ!!!
@raphaeltewodros
God Bless Ethio 💚💛♥️