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THE FOLK-LITERATURE OF THE GALLA
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The following song was composed by a Galla pagan minstrel after hearing the news
of the condemnation of Firrisa. The singer, by threats and prayers, demands an act
of grace for Firrisa. He recalls the power of Firrisa and the battle at Laga Santo, thus
admonishing the Amara not to provoke the Galla to sanguinary reprisals; then states
the relationship between Firrisa and Tasamma. Finally he threatens divine vengeance
against Tasamma, if he should order the execution of Firrisa and Sek Abderroman (the
song was evidently composed before the flight of the latter).
yd Adami, guyd gdfd'rbt
wal gubba dibse
hundu ratae
35 gangonnNmbuttu
butte gdfa "nti
ilmNbba Gubir
qard^bba Watd
du’ (Nnsodatu
5 hofa bidate
gdriko ggtte
Firrisa Gobe
yd du ’a mali
gard murdtu
40 gqde Firrisan
Tasamma Nadd
ilmi Tbbd Gubir
kutte garakde
billdn butadd
10 mudan soddakze
dird diratd
gimmdtd robu
ilmi ''bbd Gubir
mana "mbaind
45 qottdn^arkdtti
Fay on dutadd
billdn mudditti
qolld'bba Cdffzb
qordn falatd
15 Maryam Amard
mdl gdta genndn
imbzeku Kirrdn
la fie kafird
ilmi'bba Gubir
50 funanen gubbd
garni rabbitti
gede Firrisdn
sagdl agqse
qacce namdti
20 lama hindiccd
imballiesin
fuqurdn dute
g$de soddankve
saddqa bute
55 gdddt'iltz^md
daldsa mana
Tasamma Nadd
otu garratte
yd duga dubbi
25 Tasamma Nadd
dukkdna bai
si Ndnkaku ~nnd
butdttu Firrd
Diddzessa cqi
60 ardra fird
du ’d dengatd
firri r'ndaddabu
Sagirdinirre
aken irnbdtu
30 hinnu'nargate
sdni Adami
amsd bdl-qamis
fird Nnbzekani
gafd tokkorre
65 isdn gorra ’u
garbicda goftd
Gimmd tabbari
53
The following song was composed by a Galla pagan minstrel after hearing the news
of the condemnation of Firrisa. The singer, by threats and prayers, demands an act
of grace for Firrisa. He recalls the power of Firrisa and the battle at Laga Santo, thus
admonishing the Amara not to provoke the Galla to sanguinary reprisals; then states
the relationship between Firrisa and Tasamma. Finally he threatens divine vengeance
against Tasamma, if he should order the execution of Firrisa and Sek Abderroman (the
song was evidently composed before the flight of the latter).
yd Adami, guyd gdfd'rbt
wal gubba dibse
hundu ratae
35 gangonnNmbuttu
butte gdfa "nti
ilmNbba Gubir
qard^bba Watd
du’ (Nnsodatu
5 hofa bidate
gdriko ggtte
Firrisa Gobe
yd du ’a mali
gard murdtu
40 gqde Firrisan
Tasamma Nadd
ilmi Tbbd Gubir
kutte garakde
billdn butadd
10 mudan soddakze
dird diratd
gimmdtd robu
ilmi ''bbd Gubir
mana "mbaind
45 qottdn^arkdtti
Fay on dutadd
billdn mudditti
qolld'bba Cdffzb
qordn falatd
15 Maryam Amard
mdl gdta genndn
imbzeku Kirrdn
la fie kafird
ilmi'bba Gubir
50 funanen gubbd
garni rabbitti
gede Firrisdn
sagdl agqse
qacce namdti
20 lama hindiccd
imballiesin
fuqurdn dute
g$de soddankve
saddqa bute
55 gdddt'iltz^md
daldsa mana
Tasamma Nadd
otu garratte
yd duga dubbi
25 Tasamma Nadd
dukkdna bai
si Ndnkaku ~nnd
butdttu Firrd
Diddzessa cqi
60 ardra fird
du ’d dengatd
firri r'ndaddabu
Sagirdinirre
aken irnbdtu
30 hinnu'nargate
sdni Adami
amsd bdl-qamis
fird Nnbzekani
gafd tokkorre
65 isdn gorra ’u
garbicda goftd
Gimmd tabbari