I saw these traditional farming, harvesting, implements and the beauty of Oromo Language suddenly overwhelmed me. As you may know the one Berhanu (left hand side) holds in his left hand is called Fonqolcha, the other held by Jawar (right hand side) is called Darbaa (in Chabo Wancii/Wanchii area, West Read more…
In the middle of one night Miss Clavel turned on the light And said, “Something is not right!” – “Madeline,” by Ludwig Bemelmans, 1939 (As quoted by Ruth Marcus, Deputy editorial page editor, Washington Post, May 26, 2017) I listened to Obboo Lemma Megarsa’s interview with VOA and felt exactly Read more…
Dur ilmii Oromoo – yoo lolatuu, Shimala qaqee – waaliin dhayee yoo qolatuu! Lola shaakaluu – dhiichiisaa, Booree galee kaasani – garaa wal boreesaa! Waraanaa yoo qophaawuu, Guyyaa giitiif – yoo si’aawuu! Yoo harqqaa geerraru – diina kokkee qaabuuf hudhee, Akkas jedha turee – wal jelaa fuudhee! “Ya hiriyee sii Read more…