Teddy Afro (in Amharic: ቴዲ አፍሮ; real name: Tewodros Kassahun, in Amharic: ቴ… Read Full Bio ↴Teddy Afro (in Amharic: ቴዲ አፍሮ; real name: Tewodros Kassahun, in Amharic: ቴዎድሮስ ካሳሁን) is an Ethiopian music sensation and one of the most successful singers and song writers from Ethiopia in recent times. Afro's musical success has been credited to the powerful messages conveyed through his songs. From compassion to courage and from forgiveness to love, Afro has been able to break artistic boundaries that were previously untouched. He has been compared to Jamaican reggae legend Bob Marley, in part because of his ability to bring a political, spiritual, and rhythmic presence to his listeners. Afro is also noted for his work with other young and inspiring artists throughout Ethiopia.

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.

Ayine Hulgize
Teddy Afro Lyrics

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ዓይኔ ሁልጊዜ!
ዓይኔ ሁልጊዜ!
ዓይኔ ሁልጊዜ!
ዓይኔ ሁልጊዜ!
ዓይኔ ሁልጊዜ! ይሳሳልሻል
የኔ ስለሆንሽ ልቤ ወዶሻል
ዓይኔ ሁልጊዜ!
ዓይኔ ሁልጊዜ!

ዓይኔ ሁልጊዜ ይሳሳልሻል
የኔ ስለሆንሽ ወዶሻል
ዓይኔ ሁልጊዜ ይሳሳልሻል
የኔ ስለሆንሽ ወዶሻል
ምንም አላጣሁ ተደስቻለሁ
በፍቅር አንቺን አግኝቻለሁ
(ይሰስታል)
ፍቺውን አስረጂኝ የዚህን ቃል ትርጉም
አንቺን ብሎ ቀርቷል የልቤ ቁም ነገር
ፍቺውን አስረጂኝ የዚህን ቃል ትርጉም
አንቺን ብሎ ቀርቷል የልቤ ቁም ነገር
ፍቅሬ በመሆንሽ ሁልጊዜ ለኔ ፍቅሬ
አይቶ አልጠገበሽም ይሰስታል ዓይኔ ፍቅሬ
አይቶ አልጠገበሽም ፍቅሬ ይሰስታል ዓይኔ
ፍቅሬ በመሆንሽ ሁልጊዜ ለኔ ፍቅሬ
አይቶ አልጠገበሽም ይሰስታል ዓይኔ ፍቅሬ
አይቶ አልጠገበሽም ፍቅሬ ይሰስታል ዓይኔ

ትኩር ብሎ ሲያይሽ ገና በምናልባት
ዓይኔ ይሳሳልሻል የምትሞቺ መስሎት
አይሰማም ጆሮዬ ወፎቹ ሲዘምሩ
አንቺን ብሎ ቀርቷል የልቤ ቁም ነገሩ
ፍቅሬ በመሆንሽ ሁልጊዜ ለኔ ፍቅሬ
አይቶ አልጠገበሽም ይሰስታል ዓይኔ ፍቅሬ
አይቶ አልጠገበሽም ፍቅሬ ይሰስታል ዓይኔ
ፍቅሬ በመሆንሽ ሁልጊዜ ለኔ ፍቅሬ
አይቶ አልጠገበሽም ይሰስታል ዓይኔ ፍቅሬ
አይቶ አልጠገበሽም ፍቅሬ ይሰስታል ዓይኔ
(ይሰስታል)
ዓይኔ ሁልጊዜ! (ይሳሳልሻል)
ዓይኔ ሁልጊዜ! (ልቤ ወዶሻል)
ዓይኔ ሁልጊዜ! (ይሳሳልሻል)
ዓይኔ ሁልጊዜ! (ልቤ ወዶሻል)
ዓይኔ ሁልጊዜ! (ይሳሳልሻል)
ዓይኔ ሁልጊዜ! (ልቤ ወዶሻል)
ዓይኔ ሁልጊዜ! (ይሳሳልሻል)

ዓይኔ ሁልጊዜ! (ልቤ ወዶሻል)
ዓይኔ!

Overall Meaning

The song "Ayine Hulgize" by Teddy Afro is a love song that expresses the deep feelings of the singer towards his lover. The song begins with the repetition of the phrase "Ayine Hulgize" which translates to "my moment" in Amharic, the language of Ethiopia where Teddy Afro is from. The repetition signifies the importance of this moment to the singer, as it is the moment that he is spending with his lover. He expresses his love for his partner, telling her that he is constantly thinking about her and that it is his heart that is leading him to her.

In the chorus, he talks about his love being a precious thing that he wants to hold on to. He wants to cherish every moment that he spends with his lover, and he is willing to do whatever it takes to keep the love alive between them. He urges his lover not to let go of his love and to hold on to him tightly. The song is a testament to the strong emotions that love can evoke and the importance of cherishing the moments spent with loved ones.

In summary, "Ayine Hulgize" is a love song that expresses the intense emotions of the singer towards his lover. The repetition of the phrase "Ayine Hulgize" signifies the importance of the moment that he is spending with his lover, and he expresses his desire to hold on to her love tightly.

Line by Line Meaning

ዓይኔ ሁልጊዜ!
Oh my time!

ዓይኔ ሁልጊዜ! ይሳሳልሻል
Oh my time! It keeps slipping away

የኔ ስለሆንሽ ልቤ ወዶሻል
My love, I am all about you

ዓይኔ ሁልጊዜ ይሳሳልሻል
Oh my time! It keeps slipping away

የኔ ስለሆንሽ ወዶሻል
My love, I am all about you

ምንም አላጣሁ ተደስቻለሁ
Sometimes I feel helpless

በፍቅር አንቺን አግኝቻለሁ
Because of the love I have for you, I regret

(ይሰስታል)

ፍቺውን አስረጂኝ የዚህን ቃል ትርጉም
Explain to me the meaning of this feeling

አንቺን ብሎ ቀርቷል የልቤ ቁም ነገር
I hope you understand my heart’s desire

ፍቅሬ በመሆንሽ ሁልጊዜ ለኔ ፍቅሬ
My love, every moment of my life is for you