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.
Anaa Nyaatu
Teddy Afro Lyrics
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ልቤ ጓጉቷል እንጂ ምክንያቱን ለማወቅ
ምክንያቱን ለማወቅ
መጣው ብለሽ መጣሁ
ስትዘገይ እኔ እሰጋለሁ
ምን አገኛት ብዬ
ስትዘገይ እኔ እሰጋለው
ስትዘገይ እኔ እሰጋለው
በሩን እከፍትና
ስትዘገይ እኔ እሰጋለው
ደጅ ደጁን አያለው
ስትዘገይ እኔ እሰጋለው
አየ... አይኔ አይንሽን ካየው ካገኘሁሽ ቆየ
ድንገት በመንገድ ላይ ወደኔ ስትመጪ ክፉ አገኘሽ ወይ
የፍቅሯ ጽናቱ
ሳይገለኝ በብርቱ
ተላከኝ ተው ሂድና
ጆሌ ተመለስ እይና
መጥታስ ቢሆን ማን አያት ሄዶ
መጥታስ ቢሆን ማን አያት
ልቤ እንጂነው ሊያገኛት ብሎ
አላርፍ ያለው ቸኩሎ
መጥታስ ቢሆን ማን አያት ሄዶ
መጥታስ ቢሆን ማን አያት
ልቤ እንጂነው ሊያገኛት ብሎ
አላርፍ ያለው ቸኩሎ
ከሩቅ ይሰማኛል ... ... ከሜዳው
ልጆች ሲጫወቱ... ... ከመስኩ
ሳላያት ጨልሞ... ... ቢመሻሽ
እኔ አልተኛ ዛሬ... ... በጭራሽ
ወይ አንዱን ልጅ ልኬ ባረፍኩኝ ከስጋት
ቀርታስ ቢሆን ሄዶ ከመንገድ ማን አያት
ቀርታስ ቢሆን አናኛቱ
ቀርታስ ቢሆን አናኛቱ
ልቤ እንጂ ነው ሊያገኛት ብሎ
አላርፍ ያለው ቸኩሎ
አየ... ገባበቴ ሐፍቴ
ሠነላላ ላላለኒ
አ ...
ናፍቋት ተጨነቀ ኸረ ልቤን ግራ ገባው (ልቤን ግራ ገባው)
ላያት ከበራፉ ስንቴ ወጣው ስንቴ ገባው (ልቤን ግራ ገባው)
ከመንገዱ ዝለቅና ከበቅሎ እግር ፍጠንና
ናጆሌ ተላከኝ ሂድና (ሂድ ሂድ ሂድ ሂድ ሂድ ሂድ)
አ ...
ናና ተላከኝ ሂድና
ጆሌ ተመለስ ሂድና
ናና ተላከኝ ሂድና
ጆሌ ተመለስ ሂድና
አኩማ ባቴ ሐፍቴ
ጎዳናረቲ ኩፍቴ ሐፍቴ
ሙጫኮ በርባደቤ ኦዱን ዴቢን አቹማ ነፌ
አኩማ ባቴ ሐፍቴ
ጎዳናረቲ ኩፍቴ ሐፍቴ
ሙጫኮ በርባደቤ ኦዱን ዴቢን አቹማ ነፌ
አኩማ ባቴ ሐፍቴ
ጎዳናረቲ ኩፍቴ ሐፍቴ
ሙጫኮ በርባደቤ ኦዱን ዴቢን አቹማ ነፌ
አኩማ ባቴ ሐፍቴ
ጎዳናረቲ ኩፍቴ ሐፍቴ
ሙጫኮ በርባደቤ ኦዱን ዴቢን አቹማ ነፌ
The song "Anaa Nyaatu" by Teddy Afro is a love song expressing the artist's admiration of a woman. In the first verse, he expresses how he is happy in his heart but still feels inadequate for her. He says that his heart beats faster when he is close to her and she is everything he wants in life. In the following verses, he expresses his desire to make her happy and fulfill all her desires. However, he realizes that he is not perfect, and he needs guidance from her to become the man that she needs him to be. He is willing to do anything to make her happy and be there for her.
The chorus emphasizes that the woman is everything to him, and he will do anything to make her happy. He is willing to walk any distance and face any obstacle to be with her. The song ends with a final verse expressing his hope and belief that they will be together and their love will prosper despite any challenges.
Overall, the song is a beautiful expression of love and admiration. It reflects the artist's humility and willingness to improve himself for the sake of his loved one. The song highlights the importance of communication, trust, and sacrifice in a relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
አይሰለቸኝ እኔ አንቺን ለመጠበቅ
I am not happy, I am trying to express my feelings to you
ልቤ ጓጉቷል እንጂ ምክንያቱን ለማወቅ
My heart is troubled, but I want to understand your perspective
ምክንያቱን ለማወቅ
I want to understand your perspective
መጣው ብለሽ መጣሁ
I tried to please you, but I failed
ስትዘገይ እኔ እሰጋለሁ
I wish I could understand what you want from me
ምን አገኛት ብዬ
What can I do to make you happy?
ስትዘገይ እኔ እሰጋለው
I wish I could understand what you want from me
ደግሞ እጨነቃለው
If I think about it deeply, I will be able to understand
ስትዘገይ እኔ እሰጋለው
I wish I could understand what you want from me
በሩን እከፍትና
I am willing to sacrifice for you
ስትዘገይ እኔ እሰጋለው
I wish I could understand what you want from me
ደጅ ደጁን አያለው
I will do anything for you
ስትዘገይ እኔ እሰጋለው
I wish I could understand what you want from me
አየ... አይኔ አይንሽን ካየው ካገኘሁሽ ቆየ
Oh... I am not myself anymore, since I started loving you intensely
ድንገት በመንገድ ላይ ወደኔ ስትመጪ ክፉ አገኘሽ ወይ
Love has brought me closer to you, and now I am longing for your acceptance
የፍቅሯ ጽናቱ
The depth of my love
ሳይገለኝ በብርቱ
It overwhelms me emotionally
ተላከኝ ተው ሂድና
It fills me up, I cannot contain it
ጆሌ ተመለስ እይና
My heart is racing with anticipation
መጥታስ ቢሆን ማን አያት ሄዶ
If there is any way to please you, I will do it
መጥታስ ቢሆን ማን አያት
If there is any way to please you
ልቤ እንጂነው ሊያገኛት ብሎ
But my heart is not able to fully express itself
አላርፍ ያለው ቸኩሎ
So, I am looking for a way to understand
መጥታስ ቢሆን ማን አያት ሄዶ
If there is any way to please you, I will do it
መጥታስ ቢሆን ማን አያት
If there is any way to please you
ልቤ እንጂነው ሊያገኛት ብሎ
But my heart is not able to fully express itself
አላርፍ ያለው ቸኩሎ
So, I am looking for a way to understand
ከሩቅ ይሰማኛል ... ... ከሜዳው
I will search for happiness... from within myself
ልጆች ሲጫወቱ... ... ከመስኩ
While the children are playing... and the wise ones advise
ሳላያት ጨልሞ... ... ቢመሻሽ
But as for the youth... their hearts are filled with dreams
እኔ አልተኛ ዛሬ... ... በጭራሽ
I have become tired... in my own world
ወይ አንዱን ልጅ ልኬ ባረፍኩኝ ከስጋት
Or maybe, I am just afraid of losing you because of my mistakes
ቀርታስ ቢሆን ሄዶ ከመንገድ ማን አያት
If there is anything I can do to make up for it, I will
ቀርታስ ቢሆን አናኛቱ
If there is anything I can do to make it right
ቀርታስ ቢሆን አናኛቱ
If there is anything I can do to make it right
ልቤ እንጂ ነው ሊያገኛት ብሎ
But my heart is not able to fully express itself
አላርፍ ያለው ቸኩሎ
So, I am looking for a way to understand
ናፍቋት ተጨነቀ ኸረ ልቤን ግራ ገባው (ልቤን ግራ ገባው)
Love has captured my heart and taken control of me
ላያት ከበራፉ ስንቴ ወጣው ስንቴ ገባው (ልቤን ግራ ገባው)
With one word from you, my heart starts racing
ከመንገዱ ዝለቅና ከበቅሎ እግር ፍጠንና
From the depth of my soul, and the core of my being
ናጆሌ ተላከኝ ሂድና (ሂድ ሂድ ሂድ ሂድ ሂድ ሂድ)
My heart is pounding with anticipation (thump thump thump thump thump)
ናና ተላከኝ ሂድና
It fills me up, I cannot contain it
ጆሌ ተመለስ ሂድና
My heart is racing with anticipation
ናና ተላከኝ ሂድና
It fills me up, I cannot contain it
ጆሌ ተመለስ ሂድና
My heart is racing with anticipation
አኩማ ባቴ ሐፍቴ
My love, my heart, my soul
ጎዳናረቲ ኩፍቴ ሐፍቴ
My admiration, my dream, my love
ሙጫኮ በርባደቤ ኦዱን ዴቢን አቹማ ነፌ
Your beauty, your charm, your captivating essence
አኩማ ባቴ ሐፍቴ
My love, my heart, my soul
ጎዳናረቲ ኩፍቴ ሐፍቴ
My admiration, my dream, my love
ሙጫኮ በርባደቤ ኦዱን ዴቢን አቹማ ነፌ
Your beauty, your charm, your captivating essence
አኩማ ባቴ ሐፍቴ
My love, my heart, my soul
ጎዳናረቲ ኩፍቴ ሐፍቴ
My admiration, my dream, my love
ሙጫኮ በርባደቤ ኦዱን ዴቢን አቹማ ነፌ
Your beauty, your charm, your captivating essence
አኩማ ባቴ ሐፍቴ
My love, my heart, my soul
ጎዳናረቲ ኩፍቴ ሐፍቴ
My admiration, my dream, my love
ሙጫኮ በርባደቤ ኦዱን ዴቢን አቹማ ነፌ
Your beauty, your charm, your captivating essence
Writer(s): Teddy Afro
Contributed by Mila G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Bashirbarre
What a peuriful song of love it has reminded me similarly love i have been passed
Thanks a lot
@yididiyayidu199
ናፍቌት ተጨነቀ አረ ልቤን ግራ ገባው
ላያት ከበራፉ ስንቴ ወጣሁ ስንቴ ገባሁ
ከመንገዱ ዝለቅና
ከበቅሎ እግር ቅደምና
ና ኢጆሌ ተላከኝ ሂድና
እይ እይ እይ እይ እይ
አሀሀሀ…………
🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
# i never forget that day😢
@tamishaboy8
Galatoomii .
Ijoollee ..
ANAA HAA NYAATU .
BATTAS BIHON ANA HAA NYAATU .
THANK YOU SO MUCH .
TEDDY AFRO .
WE LOVE YOU..
YA IJOOLLE TALAKINA IYYI IYYI ..IYYI..IYYI
@mohammedsayedd8217
i Love Teddy Affro , From SOMALIA MY DREAM IS ALWAYS ONE AFRICA ONE PEOPLE ONE CURRENCY ONE FLAG
@abbysanimation4113
Me too bro. 1Africa is in my mind!
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@berrybayou7563
Eko yene konjo
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Lek bleshal
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