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THE FOLK-LITERATURE OF THE GALLA
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Ras Darasd continued his march toward Goggam till he reached Imbabo, a plain in
Gudru. There he stopped and awaited his enemies, drawn up for battle. After numerous
actions favorable to the Godjamians, the king Takla Haymanot himself appeared on the
field of battle. The final combat took place on Sunday, December 25, 1875 (Abyssinian
era). The Shoans won a great victory. Takla Haymanot was taken prisoner by a negro
slave named Sambato who, therefore, was freed and appointed fitawrdri. Ras Mangasa
Atikam recognizing that the prisoner taken by Sambato was the king of Goggam, bought
him for ten thalers, and led him to Gobana’s tent. Gobana, seeing the king, cried to him
(in Amharic), “ Goggdmze, wdcit aswdrgin,” “ 0 Godjamian, bring to me the plate!”
answering thus a boast of Takla Haymanot, who had said that: “ After the battle Ras
Gobana will bear my mttdd during the return journey to Goggam! ” The mztdd is a
plate of iron used by the Abyssinians to bake bread.
qarabd saffisa^ddi
goftd daggac Daraso
ganamdn salpisise Danci
1 Shave, 0 sharpened razor! 2 The lord, Daggac Daraso, 3 in the morning has been
humbled by (the son) of Dan?i!
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After this victory Ras Gobana, instead of returning to Shoa, advanced toward the ter-
ritory of the Cabo Galla to subdue them. But when he reached Warego, he was assailed
and pushed back by the Cabo; during the battle, the brother-in-law of Gobana, Birru
Nagawe was killed.
Birru Nag awe natte fittammo
soddd Goband tulte kiesse
alldtti Cabd tabd Nbatako
guild Wdrego Cabo dinako
5 surruba Birru 10 dame Gobanni
1 Birru Nagawe, 2 brother-in-law of Gobana! 3 0 eagle of Cabo, 4 0 hyena of Waregd.
5 The hare of Birru, 6 have you (0 eagle, 0 hyena) eaten it entirely ? 7 (Or) have you put
it away and kept (it) ? 8 “A bite of my supper 9 may be Cabo, my enemy!” 10 Gobana
has said.
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Gobana returned, after reorganizing his army, and together with Garasu Birratu de-
feated the Cabo. During the battle, Ligg Habta Giyorgis distinguished himself by lead-
ing the Amara troops to surround the Cabo. (Habta Giyorgis was a native of the Cabo
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40
Ras Darasd continued his march toward Goggam till he reached Imbabo, a plain in
Gudru. There he stopped and awaited his enemies, drawn up for battle. After numerous
actions favorable to the Godjamians, the king Takla Haymanot himself appeared on the
field of battle. The final combat took place on Sunday, December 25, 1875 (Abyssinian
era). The Shoans won a great victory. Takla Haymanot was taken prisoner by a negro
slave named Sambato who, therefore, was freed and appointed fitawrdri. Ras Mangasa
Atikam recognizing that the prisoner taken by Sambato was the king of Goggam, bought
him for ten thalers, and led him to Gobana’s tent. Gobana, seeing the king, cried to him
(in Amharic), “ Goggdmze, wdcit aswdrgin,” “ 0 Godjamian, bring to me the plate!”
answering thus a boast of Takla Haymanot, who had said that: “ After the battle Ras
Gobana will bear my mttdd during the return journey to Goggam! ” The mztdd is a
plate of iron used by the Abyssinians to bake bread.
qarabd saffisa^ddi
goftd daggac Daraso
ganamdn salpisise Danci
1 Shave, 0 sharpened razor! 2 The lord, Daggac Daraso, 3 in the morning has been
humbled by (the son) of Dan?i!
41
After this victory Ras Gobana, instead of returning to Shoa, advanced toward the ter-
ritory of the Cabo Galla to subdue them. But when he reached Warego, he was assailed
and pushed back by the Cabo; during the battle, the brother-in-law of Gobana, Birru
Nagawe was killed.
Birru Nag awe natte fittammo
soddd Goband tulte kiesse
alldtti Cabd tabd Nbatako
guild Wdrego Cabo dinako
5 surruba Birru 10 dame Gobanni
1 Birru Nagawe, 2 brother-in-law of Gobana! 3 0 eagle of Cabo, 4 0 hyena of Waregd.
5 The hare of Birru, 6 have you (0 eagle, 0 hyena) eaten it entirely ? 7 (Or) have you put
it away and kept (it) ? 8 “A bite of my supper 9 may be Cabo, my enemy!” 10 Gobana
has said.
42
Gobana returned, after reorganizing his army, and together with Garasu Birratu de-
feated the Cabo. During the battle, Ligg Habta Giyorgis distinguished himself by lead-
ing the Amara troops to surround the Cabo. (Habta Giyorgis was a native of the Cabo