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.
Tamolishal
Teddy Afro Lyrics
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ካንቺ መለየቱ ቢጎዳኝ የብቸኝነት ጎዳና
አሁን ተረዳው እርቄሽ ሁሉን አወኩና
ባይ ሌላ ሴት ባይ ሌላ ሴት
እንዳንቺ አልሆን አለኝ እና
ባይ ሌላ ሴት ባይ ሌላ ሴት
እንዳንቺ አልሆን አለኝ እና
ዛሬም አንቺን ይላል ልቤ ተፀፅቶ
የብቸኝነት ቤት እንዴት ይለመዳል
ከሚወዱት መራቅ ለካ እንዲህ ይከብደል
እረፍት አጣሁና ያንቺን ፍቅር በመራቤ
ባየሽኝ ሰሞኑን ታሞልሻል ልቤ
እረፍት አጣሁና ያንቺን ፍቅር በመራቤ
ባየሽኝ ሰሞኑን ታሞልሻል ልቤ
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል ልቤ
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል ልቤ
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል ልቤ
ተመልሼ ሳይ ተፀፀትኩ እራሴን አወኩና
ካንቺ መለየቱ ቢጎዳኝ የብቸኝነት ጎዳና
አሁን ተረዳው እርቄሽ ሁሉን አወኩና
ባይ ሌላ ሴት ባይ ሌላ ሴት
እንዳንቺ አልሆን አለኝ እና
ባይ ሌላ ሴት ባይ ሌላ ሴት
እንዳንቺ አልሆን አለኝ እና
ይቅርታን የማያውቅ ልብ አይደለም ሙሉ
የኔም ያንቺም ሲከር ይበጠሳል ውሉ
ከእድሜ ጫፍ አስጠጋኝ ፍቅርሽ ነስቶኝ ጤና
ተይ አኑሪኝ ሁሌም ላንዴ ማሪኝ እና
እረፍት አጣሁና ያንቺን ፍቅር በመራቤ
ባየሽኝ ሰሞኑን ታሞልሻል ልቤ
እረፍት አጣሁና ያንቺን ፍቅር በመራቤ
ባየሽኝ ሰሞኑን ታሞልሻል ልቤ
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል ልቤ
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል ልቤ
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል ልቤ
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል ልቤ
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል
(ታሞልሻል) አ...
(ታሞልሻል) አ...
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል ልቤ
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል
(ታሞልሻል)
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል ልቤ
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል
(ታሞልሻል)
The lyrics of the song Tamolishal are in Amharic, and the title translates to "I Have Told You Before." The lyrics are directed towards a love interest, with the singer expressing their feelings and desires towards them. The first two lines describe the singer's desire to be close to their love interest, saying that they want to be with them all the time. The next few lines express frustration and disappointment with the love interest's behavior, suggesting that they are not reciprocating the singer's feelings.
The chorus repeats the same phrase twice, with variations in the second half, reflecting the singer's uncertainty and confusion about the love interest's feelings towards them. The second stanza continues with the singer expressing their strong emotional attachment to the love interest, saying that they think about them all the time and that their love is unwavering. The repetition of the chorus at the end of the song underscores the singer's continued uncertainty about the love interest's feelings.
Overall, the song is a portrayal of unrequited love, with the singer pouring out their emotions towards the love interest while also grappling with their own doubts and insecurities about the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
ተመልሼ ሳይ ተፀፀትኩ እራሴን አወኩና
I am lost without you, my dear, and now even my spirit is lost without you.
ካንቺ መለየቱ ቢጎዳኝ የብቸኝነት ጎዳና
Your absence has left me empty and questioning my worth.
አሁን ተረዳው እርቄሽ ሁሉን አወኩና
But now that you are back, your presence has filled my heart and completed me.
ባይ ሌላ ሴት ባይ ሌላ ሴት
Whether there's another woman or not
እንዳንቺ አልሆን አለኝ እና
If I don't have you, I am nothing
ካደረግሽው በላይ ያረግሽለት በልጦ
Since the day you left, I have been waiting and longing for you every moment
ዛሬም አንቺን ይላል ልቤ ተፀፅቶ
Even now, I think of you all the time, my love
የብቸኝነት ቤት እንዴት ይለመዳል
How can I heal from the wounds of feeling unworthy
ከሚወዱት መራቅ ለካ እንዲህ ይከብደል
I try to console myself but it doesn't work because you are my only true solace
እረፍት አጣሁና ያንቺን ፍቅር በመራቤ
I open up to myself and confess my love for you every night
ባየሽኝ ሰሞኑን ታሞልሻል ልቤ
My heart beats only for you and I will die loving you
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል
(I will die loving you) I will die loving you
(ታሞልሻል) ታሞልሻል ልቤ
(I will die loving you) My heart beats only for you
ይቅርታን የማያውቅ ልብ አይደለም ሙሉ
There is no point in regretting the past, it's useless
የኔም ያንቺም ሲከር ይበጠሳል ውሉ
Even though you are not with me, you still have a special place in my heart
ከእድሜ ጫፍ አስጠጋኝ ፍቅርሽ ነስቶኝ ጤና
I nourish myself with the memory of our love, like a plate of food in front of me
ተይ አኑሪኝ ሁሌም ላንዴ ማሪኝ እና
I surrender myself to you completely, my love, my everything
(ታሞልሻል) አ...
(I will die loving you)...
Contributed by Nicholas E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@titaababi8214
#ቴዲዬ_ታሞልሀል_በሚለው_ይቀየርልኝና_ለ___________💔💔💔👇👇👇😍😘😍😘
👆👉ታሞልሻል👈👆👆👆💚💛❤
ተመልሼ ሳይ ተፀፀትኩ እራሴን አወኩና
ካንቺ መለየቱ ቢጎዳኝ የብቸኝነት ጎዳና
አሁን ተረዳው እርቄሽ ሁሉን አወኩና
ባይ ሌላ ሴት ባይ ሌላ ሴት
እንዳንቺ አልሆን አለኝ እና
ካደረግሽው በላይ ያረግሽለት በልጦ
ዛሬም አንቺን ይላል ልቤ ተፀፅቶ
የብቸኝነት ቤት እንዴት ይለመዳል
ከሚወዱት መራቅ ለካ እንዲህ ይከብደል
እረፍት አጣሁና ያንቺን ፍቅር በመራቤ
ባየሽኝ ሰሞኑን ታሞልሻል ልቤ
ታሞልሻል ታሞልሻል
ታሞልሻል ታሞልሻል
ተመልሼ ሳይ ተፀፀትኩ እራሴን አወኩና
ካንቺ መለየቱ ቢጎዳኝ የብቸኝነት ጎዳና
አሁን ተረዳው እርቄሽ ሁሉን አወኩና
ባይ ሌላ ሴት ባይ ሌላ ሴት
እንዳንቺ አልሆን አለኝ እና
ይቅርታን የማያውቅ ልብ አይደለም ሙሉ
የኔም ያንቺም ሲከር ይበጠሳል ውሉ
ከእድሜ ጫፍ አስጠጋኝ ፍቅርሽ ነስቶኝ ጤና
ተይ አኑሪኝ ሁሌም ላንዴ ማሪኝ እና
እረፍት አጣሁና ያንቺን ፍቅር በመራቤ
ባየሽኝ ሰሞኑን ታሞልሻል ልቤ
ታሞልሻል ታሞልሻል
ታሞልሻል ታሞልሻል
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ግጥም - ቴዎድሮስ ካሳሁን
ዜማ - ቴዎድሮስ ካሳሁን
ሙዚቃ ቅንብር - አቤል ጳውሎስ /ናደው/
@onelove7252
ቴዲ አፍሮ በአገራዊ ዜማዎቹ ተሸፍኖ ምርጥ ምርጥ የፍቅር ሙዚቃዎቹ ብዙም አልተባለላቸውም። ይህ ዜማ ለኔ ተራ ዜማ አይደለም። ወክሎኝ ስሜቴን የገለፀልኝ ይመስለኛል። ረዥም እድሜ ከጤና ጋር ይስጥህ!❤
@Real_vanGogh
Today I went to an Ethiopian restaurant for the first time in my life and they were playing Teddy Afro music, it was so nice. Delicious food and good music. Ethiopia has such a rich history and beautiful people.
@user-uw1ds7oh6h
😊
@natnaelkinde7826
ቴዲዬ ማኛ ኑርልን እረጅም እድሜ ከጤና ጋር ይስጥህ ጌታ
@welelaadugna7884
ቴዶ ምርጥ ሰው እናመሰግናለን እናቴ ታሞልሻል ልቤ አንቺን ከአጣው እረፍት አጣው ዛሬም ላላገኝሽ ትናፍቂኛለሽ ፈጣሪ ነፍስሽን በገነት ያኑርልኝ😢
@meklitehabshauit1744
ከሚወዱት መራቅ በጣም ይከብዳል ያልደረሰበት ፈፅሞ አይደረስበት
ቴድየ እረጅም እድሜ ኑርልን ከነ ቤተሰቦችህ!
@lovehbebo1769
meklite habshauit አልደርሰብኝም ተመስገን
@Peacefullife0404
Amen
@user-ym5ft5je9z
ዕረፍት ኣጣሁና ያንቺ ፍቅር ለመራመድ። ዋው ❤❤❤❤🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴🤴👍👍👍👍 እውነተኛ
የ ጥበብ ንጉስ
@mikimaraki8125
"...እኔ የምወደው እልፎች ‹‹ስለወደዱት›› አይደለም - እልፍ ጊዜ ስላሸነፈኝ ነው፤
እኔ የምወደው ጥቂቶች ‹‹ስለሚጠሉት›› እልህ ተጋብቼ አይደለም - እየተጠሉ መውደድ እንዴት እንደሚቻል ስለተገበረ ነው፤
እኔ የምወደው ከሌሎች የላቀ የጥበብ አቅም ስላለው ብቻ አይደለም - ያለውን መክሊት ሳይሰስት ሊሰጠን ስለሚተጋ ነው፤
እኔ የማከብረው ስለ አገር ስለዘፈነ ብቻ አይደለም - ዘፈን እንደመፅሐፍ ምዕራፍ በምዕራፍ እየተገለጠ እንደሚነበብ ስላሳየኝ ነው፤
እኔ የምወደው ‹‹መሲህ›› ስለሆነ አይደለም - እንኳን ጀግና መፍጠር ቀርቶ ጥቂት የሚሞክርን ዳና ለማጥፋት በሚሯሯጥ ማህበረሰባችን ውስጥ ስላልተንገዳገደ ነው፤
እኔ የምወደው <<ፍቅር ያሸንፋል>> ስላል ብቻ አይደለም - በስቃይ ውስጥም ቢሆን አሸንፎ ስላሳየኝ ነው፤