This is an Eritrean folk song. People use this song to express political sentiments or personal feelings.

Notes

Hashewie is Pronounced: Huh-Show-E-Ay.

Here are lyrics as found in the Youtube Comments here with a rough translation:

1) ሓሾውየ ሾውየ ሾውየ / Hashow’ye show’ye Show’ye
(Go round and round)
2) ብሓደ ሓቢርና ሾውየ / bHade Habirna Show’ye
(All together now)
3) ሓሾውየ እናበልና ሾውየ / Hashow'ye Andabelna Show’ye
(Singing round and round)
4) ዓለም ክትፈልጦ ሾውየ / Alem ktfelTo Show’ye
(So the world will know)
5) ኩሉ መንነትና ሾውየ / Kulu men’netna Show’ye
(Know who we are)
6) ሓሾውየ እናበልና ሾውየ / Hashow’ye Anbelna Show’ye
(Let's say it out loud)
7) ነፍልጥ ዓድና ሾውየ / nefa lit Adina Show’ye
(This is who we are)
8) ብሓደ ሓቢርና ሾውየ/ BHade Habirna Show’ye
(All together now)
9) ሓሸወየ ሾውየ ሾውየ / Hashow’ye Hashow’ye Show’ye
(Go round and round)
10) ሓሸወየ ሾውየ ሾውየ/ Show’ye Hashow’ye Show’ye
(Round and round)

We would love to learn more about this song. If anyone could confirm the full lyrics in Tigrinya, and/or the translation above, please email me. Also, we'd like to know if all those lyrics are traditional.

Comments

This song is used for Kwanzaa.

You can find a song based on the original folk song here with lyrics by Hidaat Ephrem and you can listen to that version here.

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