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.
Emma Zend Yider
Teddy Afro Lyrics
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ሰው አልሆንም ካላንቺ እኔ
'ማ ዘብ ኖሮ ለኔ ገላ
ደግሞ አያለሁ ካንቺ ሌላ
ልምጣ ወይ ልቅር ምን ይሻለኛል
ከፍቅርሽ ′ሚያስጥል
ማን ዘንድ ይገኛል
ስለት አለብኝ ከርቤ እና እጣን
የጠቢቡ ሰው የሊቁን ቅኔ
ህልሜ አይፈታም ሳላይሽ ባይኔ
'ማ ዘንድ ይደር ሄዶ ጎኔ
ሰው አልሆንም ካላንቺ እኔ
ማ'ዘብ ኖሮ ለኔ ገላ
ደ′ሞ አያለሁ ካንቺ ሌላ
የብራና ስዕል አይነ ጎላዬ
መልከ ማክዳ ሳባ መሳዬ
የሸማሽ ጥለት ቀልሞ ሰንደቄ
ያስታውሰኛል ላንቺ መውደቄ
ልቤ አምሮህ ሌላ ዝቅ አትበል ይቅር
አገር ያህላል ከፍ ያለ ፍቅር
ማ′ ዘንግ ይዞ ገብቶ ገዳም
ያገናኘው ፍቅርን ካ'ዳም
ማ′ ፆም ይዞ ቆጥሮ ጠጠር
ባሳከለው ፍቅርን ሃገር
ባሳከለው ፍቅርን ሃገር
ባሳከለው ፍቅርን ሃገር
'ማ ዘንድ ይደር
ማ ዘንድ ይደር
′ማ ዘንድ ይደር
ሰው አሳዝኖ ሰው ላይሆን ነገር
ምን አስጀመረዉ የማይሆን ነገር
ልቤ አንቺን ትቶ ከማን ዘንድ ይደር
ልማልልሽ ወይ በ 'ቶ′ መስቀሌ
ከራሴ ጋር ነው ብጣላሽ ጥሌ
ማ ዘንድ ይደር
ማ ዘንድ ይደር
ዘንድ ይደር ዘንድ ይደር
ዘንድ ይደር ዘንድ ይደር
ድር አስተርታሪ ጥልፍ የጠለፈው
አስዋብኩሽ ብሎ ምን አስጎበረው
ሸማ ተጊጦ ቀለም ቢነከር
ልብስ አያምርበት ያ'ራቁት ሃገር
ልብስ አያምርበት ያ'ራቁት ሃገር
ዘንድ ይደር ዘንድ ይደር
ዘንድ ይደር ዘንድ ይደር
ማ ዘንድ ይደር
ማ ዘንድ ይደር
ልምጣ ወይ ልቅር አጣሁ መንገድ
እግሬ እንዴት ይጥፋው ቆርጦ መሄድ
እይ ሰው ሲወጣ እይ ሰው ሲወርድ
እንዲህ አይደለም ወይ መራመድ
ይህ አይደለም ወይ መራመድ
ዘንድ ይደር ዘንድ ይደር
ዘንድ ይደር ዘንድ ይደር
The lyrics of Teddy Afro's song Emma Zend Yider describe a person who is deeply in love telling the object of their affection that they will follow them anywhere they go. The singer says that they will abandon their home and all their friends for this person, and that they place the object of their love above all else. The chorus, which repeats throughout the song, encourages the person they are singing to, to not be afraid of love, and to take a chance on them. The singer also touches on themes such as the depth of their emotions, and the fear of rejection that is common when confessing one's feelings to another.
Overall, the song expresses a pure and overwhelming love that is willing to sacrifice everything for the sake of the other person, and encourages them to reciprocate those feelings. The repetition of the chorus and overall melody of the song evoke a sense of desperation and urgency, as if the singer needs to express their love and have it reciprocated immediately.
Line by Line Meaning
′ማ ዘንድ ይደር ሄዶ ጎኔ
Oh my heart, don't be sad
ሰው አልሆንም ካላንቺ እኔ
I am not a person who doesn't care about you
'ማ ዘብ ኖሮ ለኔ ገላ
Oh magnificent crown, you belong to me
ደግሞ አያለሁ ካንቺ ሌላ
But I'm not content with you alone
ልምጣ ወይ ልቅር ምን ይሻለኛል
Is it love or something else that you desire?
ከፍቅርሽ ′ሚያስጥል
I won't deceive you with false love
ማን ዘንድ ይገኛል
I don't know what to do
ስለት አለብኝ ከርቤ እና እጣን
Tell me, should I leave you and move on?
የጠቢቡ ሰው የሊቁን ቅኔ
The one who loves you is chained
ህልሜ አይፈታም ሳላይሽ ባይኔ
I can't live without you, my heart is burning
'ማ ዘንድ ይደር ሄዶ ጎኔ
Oh my heart, don't be sad
ሰው አልሆንም ካላንቺ እኔ
I am not a person who doesn't care about you
ማ'ዘብ ኖሮ ለኔ ገላ
Oh magnificent crown, you belong to me
ደ′ሞ አያለሁ ካንቺ ሌላ
But I'm not content with you alone
የብራና ስዕል አይነ ጎላዬ
My life is like a burning flame
መልከ ማክዳ ሳባ መሳዬ
And your love is my soul's comfort
የሸማሽ ጥለት ቀልሞ ሰንደቄ
The beauty of your image has consumed my thoughts
ያስታውሰኛል ላንቺ መውደቄ
I am obsessed with you, my heart desires you
ልቤ አምሮህ ሌላ ዝቅ አትበል ይቅር
My heart cannot bear separation from you
አገር ያህላል ከፍ ያለ ፍቅር
Love is the reason, I can't escape from it
ማ′ ዘንግ ይዞ ገብቶ ገዳም
Oh my heart, don't be troubled and confused
ያገናኘው ፍቅርን ካ'ዳም
It is love that will bring us together
ማ′ ፆም ይዞ ቆጥሮ ጠጠር
Oh my heart, don't hesitate and panic
ባሳከለው ፍቅርን ሃገር
Embrace love, it's a world of wonders
ልብስ አያምርበት ያ'ራቁት ሃገር
Don't give up on love, it will grow stronger
ልብስ አያምርበት ያ'ራቁት ሃገር
Don't give up on love, it will grow stronger
ማ ′ዘንድ ይደር
Oh my heart, don't be sad
ማ ′ዘንድ ይደር
Oh my heart, don't be sad
′ማ ዘንድ ይደር
Oh my heart, don't be sad
ሰው አሳዝኖ ሰው ላይሆን ነገር
People are not always in control of their hearts
ምን አስጀመረዉ የማይሆን ነገር
What does it matter if it's not meant to be?
ልቤ አንቺን ትቶ ከማን ዘንድ ይደር
My heart has fallen for you, there's no turning back
ልማልልሽ ወይ በ 'ቶ′ መስቀሌ
My love, either in heaven or on earth
ከራሴ ጋር ነው ብጣላሽ ጥሌ
I will search for you until the end of time
ማ ′ዘንድ ይደር
Oh my heart, don't be sad
ማ ′ዘንድ ይደር
Oh my heart, don't be sad
ዘንድ ይደር ዘንድ ይደር
Oh heart, don't be sad, Oh heart, don't be sad
ዘንድ ይደር ዘንድ ይደር
Oh heart, don't be sad, Oh heart, don't be sad
ድር አስተርታሪ ጥልፍ የጠለፈው
Love is a powerful force that cannot be resisted
አስዋብኩሽ ብሎ ምን አስጎበረው
I am entranced, I can't help falling for you
ሸማ ተጊጦ ቀለም ቢነከር
Desire is intoxicating, it cannot be contained
ልብስ አያምርበት ያ'ራቁት ሃገር
Don't give up on love, it will grow stronger
ልብስ አያምርበት ያ'ራቁት ሃገር
Don't give up on love, it will grow stronger
ማ ′ዘንድ ይደር
Oh my heart, don't be sad
ማ ′ዘንድ ይደር
Oh my heart, don't be sad
ልምጣ ወይ ልቅር አጣሁ መንገድ
Is it love or something else that I should hold onto?
እግሬ እንዴት ይጥፋው ቆርጦ መሄድ
How can I express this love, it fills me to my core
እይ ሰው ሲወጣ እይ ሰው ሲወርድ
It's not easy for people to fully understand
እንዲህ አይደለም ወይ መራመድ
It's not about being right or wrong
ይህ አይደለም ወይ መራመድ
It's not about being right or wrong
ዘንድ ይደር ዘንድ ይደር
Oh heart, don't be sad, Oh heart, don't be sad
ዘንድ ይደር ዘንድ ይደር
Oh heart, don't be sad, Oh heart, don't be sad
Writer(s): Teddy Afro
Contributed by Jayden W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
asefu debalke alemayehu
ወይን አበባ መሳይ የወይራ ቀንበጥ አይቼ ሳልጠግበው አጣሁ መላ ቅጥ የሆዴን የልቤን የአንጀቴን የአንጀቴን ልንገርህ ሕመሜን ትዝታን ሀ ብየ መውደድ አቡጊዳ እሠፈረዋለሁ ፈቅደህ ብድር እዳ ማዘን በመተከዝ ሆነ ፋንታየ እንዴት አደርጋለሁ ይቻለው ገላየ ትዝታየ ትዝታህ ይጋፋል ትዝታየ እንደ ሐምሌ ወጀብ ትዝታየ እንዴት እከርማለሁ ትዝታየ በናፍቆትህ ቀለብ ትዝታየ ገና በልጅነት ትዝታየ በለጋነት እድሜ ትዝታየ ታየሁ ከመውደድ በር ትዝታየ ምርኩዝ ይዤ ቆሜ ብዙ ነው ብዙ ነው ብዙ ነው መንገዱ ብዙ ነው መንገዱ የመስተዋድዱ ብዙ ነው ብዙ ነው ብዙ ነው ነገሩ ብዙ ነው ነገሩ የመስተፋቅሩ የሆዴን የልቤን የአንጀቴን የአንጀቴን ልንገርህ ሕመሜን የወዳጅን ሕመም አዋቂው ወዳጅ ነው ለቀቅ ያደርገዋል ቀርቦ ሲዳብሰው የትዝታ ሲሳይ ሞልቶ በበራፌ እየቻለው ሆዴ ኣያወጣው አፌ ይችለዋል ሆዴ ባያወጣው አፌ
@amanuelhaile783
የብራና ስዕል አይነ ጎላዬ
መልከ ማክዳ ሳባ መሳዬ
የሸማሽ ጥለት ቀልሞ ሰንደቄን
ያስታውሰኛል ላንቺ መውደቄን
ልቤ አምሮ ሌላን ዝቅ አትበል ይቅር
አገር ያህላል ከፍ ያለ ፍቅር
ማ ዘንግ ይዞ ገብቶ ገዳም
ያገናኘው ፍቅርን ከአዳም
ማ ፆም ይዞ ቆጥሮ ጠጠር
ባሳከለው ፍቅርን አገር....
💚💛❤💚💛❤💚💛❤
@Bale-Suk
Teddy you are an amusing artist
I have no word to what I feel to your every songs
ቴዲዬ
የኢትዮጵያን የሙዚቃ እና የኮንሰርት ደረጃውን ሰማይ ሰቅለኸዋል እና ከዚህ በኃላ አንተ እራስህ የራስህን ደረጃ ምትደርስበት እስከማይመስለኝ ነው የሚሰማኝ
አንድ ነገር ግን በፍቅር የምጠብቀው ካንተ
ደሞ ባባይ የሚለውን ዘፈን መስቀል አደባባይ ወይም ስቴዲዩእም ላይ ስትዘፍነው እና ስታሳብደን ነው
ምናልባት ሁለተኛው የግድቡን መሙላት አስመልክቶ
ሌላው ብታደርገው የምፈገው.... የዛሬ 4አመት ገደማ ጊዮን ሆቴል ላይ ባዘጋጀኸው ኮንሰርት በጣም አሳጥረህ የጨረስካት ዘፈን አለች
ሰው ለመውደድ ካልኩጅኝ ደከመኝ
ዛሬ ገና ውስጤን አመመኝ
የምትለዋ ዘፈን እንደገና ሙሉዋን መስራት አለብህ ይመስለኛል
በተረፈ አላህ ያሰብከውን ያሳካልህ... ጌታ ይጠብቅህ... ከነቤትሰቦችህ
@yohanahabtom5764
In a flight in 2018 to Addis Ababa after 11 years aboard, I heard this song for the first time in that plane. I litsened to it For 6 hours, almost the whole flight. Even thou i slept throu it for some time, the whole time I was litsening to it each word touched me. I realised how much i was hurted while I was away from my family, my neighbours and all beloveds all the 11 years. I was thankfull that I was back and i had the best 4 weeks of my life. Thank you Teddy !!!!
@sartembish1685
Please can you translate this song ...
please 🙏
@sartembish1685
I'm not Ethiopian but this song is touch my heart ♥
@balling2235
@@sartembish1685 dude it's a bit hard to translate the music is all composed of old amharic words ❤️
@sartembish1685
@@balling2235
Thanks
@booboo7600
@@sartembish1685 he's saying where shall I spent the night if it ain't with u....a love song but deep down he's singing for ethiopia(that he can't trade he's country for any other) amazing poetry
@zoolsudanes6572
I’m from sudan 🇸🇩 but I love 🇪🇹Ethiopia and teddy Afro 🎧❤️
@robelteshome2705
Yes you are true teddy is best person
@forlove7156
And we love you!