Paroles et traduction Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw - Abay

Abay

የማያረጅ ውበት የማያልቅ ቁንጅና
የማይደርቅ የማይነጥፍ ለዘመን የፀና
ከጥንት ከፅንሰ አዳም ገና ከፍጥረት
የፈሰሰ ውሃ ፈልቆ ከገነት
ግርማ ሞገስ
የአገር ፀጋ የአገር ልብስ
ግርማ ሞገስ
ዓባይ!
ግርማ ሞገስ
የአገር ፀጋ የአገር ልብስ
ግርማ ሞገስ
ዓባይ!
የበረሀው ሲሳይ!

ብነካው ተነኩ አንቀጠቀጣቸው
መሆንህን ሳላውቅ ስጋና ደማቸው
የሚበሉት ውሃ የሚጠጡት ውሃ
ዓባይ ለጋሲ ነው በዚያ በበረሀ
ዓባይ ዓባይ ዓባይ ዓባይ
ዓባይ ወንዛወንዙ ብዙ ነው መዘዙ
ዓባይ ዓባይ ዓባይ ዓባይ

ዓባይ ወንዛወንዙ ብዙ ነው መዘዙ

የማያረጅ ውበት የማያልቅ ቁንጅና

የማይደርቅ የማይነጥፍ ለዘመን የፀና

ከጥንት ከፅንሰ አዳም ገና ከፍጥረት
የፈሰሰ ውሃ ፈልቆ ከገነት
ግርማ ሞገስ
የአገር ፀጋ የአገር ልብስ
ግርማ ሞገስ
ዓባይ!
ግርማ ሞገስ
የአገር ፀጋ የአገር ልብስ
ግርማ ሞገስ
ዓባይ!
የበረሀው ሲሳይ!
ዓባይ የወንዝ ውሃ አትሆን እንደሰው
ተራብን ተጠማን ተቸገርን ብለው
አንተን ወራጅ ውሃ ቢጠሩህ አትሰማ
ምን አስቀምጠሀል ከግብፆች ከተማ?
ዓባይ ዓባይ ዓባይ ዓባይ
ዓባይ ወንዛወንዙ ብዙ ነው መዘዙ
ዓባይ ዓባይ ዓባይ ዓባይ
ዓባይ ወንዛወንዙ ብዙ ነው መዘዙ
የበረሀው ሲሳይ!

Abay

Of a beauty that will never fade, of an endless stream,
That will never dry up or run out, for an eternity,
Since the beginning of time, since the creation of Adam,
Water that has flowed, breaking through from Paradise,
Waves of glory,
The peace of the land, the pride of the land,
Waves of glory,
Abay!
Waves of glory,
The peace of the land, the pride of the land,
Waves of glory,
Abay!
When the desert groans,

Its inhabitants have been tricked and misled,
Not knowing your existence, their bodies and blood,
The water they drink, the water they bathe in,
Abay is the only legacy in that desert.
Abay, Abay, Abay, Abay,
Abay, river, river, many are your praises,
Abay, Abay, Abay, Abay.

Abay, river, river, many are your praises.

Of a beauty that will never fade, of an endless stream,

That will never dry up or run out, for an eternity,

Since the beginning of time, since the creation of Adam,
Water that has flowed, breaking through from Paradise,
Waves of glory,
The peace of the land, the pride of the land,
Waves of glory,
Abay!
Waves of glory,
The peace of the land, the pride of the land,
Waves of glory,
Abay!
When the desert groans,
Abay, river of water, do not be like a human,
Saying "I am tired, I am exhausted, I am troubled,"
Do not listen if they call you a traitorous water,
What have you to do with the cities and the fortresses?
Abay, Abay, Abay, Abay,
Abay, river, river, many are your praises,
Abay, Abay, Abay, Abay,
Abay, river, river, many are your praises,
When the desert groans!