Addis at Dawn
v4
@Bereket Kanbiro
Addis at Dawn
v4
@Bereket Kanbiro
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[Verse 1]
Berenda wakes with vendors’ cries
Steam from the buna curls and climbs
T’ena yistilign from every side
Dust on my shoes
Gold in my eyes
[Chorus]
Addis at dawn
I feel it calling
Heart like a taxi
Never stopping
From Piazza down to Bole road
This city writes itself on my soul
[Verse 2]
Blue-and-white cars weaving through
Injera hands
Sharing the view
Old church bells over new glass walls
Prayer and laughter through it all
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
We dance in circles
Round and round (hey)
Old songs echo through this town
One foot future
One foot home
I am the river
I am the stone
[Chorus]
Berenda wakes with vendors’ cries
Steam from the buna curls and climbs
T’ena yistilign from every side
Dust on my shoes
Gold in my eyes
[Chorus]
Addis at dawn
I feel it calling
Heart like a taxi
Never stopping
From Piazza down to Bole road
This city writes itself on my soul
[Verse 2]
Blue-and-white cars weaving through
Injera hands
Sharing the view
Old church bells over new glass walls
Prayer and laughter through it all
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
We dance in circles
Round and round (hey)
Old songs echo through this town
One foot future
One foot home
I am the river
I am the stone
[Chorus]
Musikstil
Hybrid of traditional Ethiopian pentatonic scales with modern Afro-fusion band, male vocals. Krar and masenqo lock in with warm bass and tight kit; verses stay intimate with sparse claps and subtle keys, chorus blooms into big harmonies and call-and-response. Light percussion and ululation lifts the bridge before a final, energetic chorus.
