Protest song in Ethiopia used in late 1960s
Fano tesemara (Amharic: ፋኖ ተሰማራ, 'O Guerrilla, rise to arms') is an Ethiopian 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]
- ፋኖ ተሰማራ፤
- ፋኖ ተሰማራ፤
- እንደ ሆ ቺ ሚኒ፤
- እንደ ቼ ጉቬራ
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- O Guerrilla, rise to arms!
- O Guerrilla, rise to arms!
- Follow the example of Ho Chi Minh!
- Follow the example of Che Guevara
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- ^ a b 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