"O Guerrilla, Rise to Arms" (ፋኖ ተሰማራ) is an Ethiopian patriotic song. It was one of the most popular protest songs of the Ethiopian Student Movement during the late 1960s.[1][2] The song was inspired by the Cuban and Vietnamese revolutions, as manifested in its opening lines:[1]
Lyrics[]
Amharic original[]
ፋኖ ተሰማራ፤
ፋኖ ተሰማራ፤
እንደ ሆ ቺ ሚኒ፤
እንደ ቼ ጉቬራ
English translation[]
O Guerrilla, rise to arms!
O Guerrilla, rise to arms!
Follow the example of Ho Chi Minh!
Follow the example of Che Guevara!
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bahru Zewde. Documenting the Ethiopian Student Movement: An Exercise in Oral History. Addis Ababa: Forum for Social Studies, 2010. p. 13
- ↑ Tadias. Part Two: Exclusive Interview With Ethiopian Legend Teshome Mitiku