Hashewie

folk song / traditional

Lyrics - Transliteration

(folk song from Eritrea)

Hashewie, Shewie,
Hashewie, Shewie,
B’hade habirna, Shewie,
Hashewie enabelna, Shewie,
Alem kitfelto, Shewie,
Ku’lu meninetna, Shewie,
Hashewie nibel, Shewie,
Ne’fa lit adina, Shewie,
Hashewie, Shewie,
Hashewie, Shewie.

English Translation - Going round, round

Going round, round
Going round, round
All together now, round
Singing round, round
So the world will know, round
Know who we are, round
Let’s say it out loud, round
This is who we are, round
All together now, round
Going round, round
Going round, round
(source)

Tigrinya - ሓሾውየ ሾውየ

ሓሾውየ ሾውየ ሾውየ
ሓሾውየ ሾውየ ሾውየ
ብሓደ ሓቢርና ሾውየ
ሓሾውየ እናበልና ሾውየ
ዓለም ክትፈልጦ ሾውየ
ኩሉ መንነትና ሾውየ
ሓሾውየ እናበልና ሾውየ
ነፍልጥ ዓድና ሾውየ
ብሓደ ሓቢርና ሾውየ
ሓሾውየ ሾውየ ሾውየ
ሓሾውየ ሾውየ ሾውየ
(source)