Mana barumsaa jechuun gamoo qofa miti; bakka itti dhalootni qaxaleen qaramu, bakka abjuun itti dhalatu fi bakka itti jireenyi hiika argatu dha. Walaloon armaan gadii kun miira jaalalaa fi iddoo guddaa mana barumsaa keenyaaf qabnu bifa addaan ibsa. Mana Barumsaa Koo Iddoo ifti dhalatu, madda beekumsaa, Si’idha kan na baase, dukkana wallaalumsaa. Dhalli kee hundi, sitti boonee darba, Ati nuuf qopheessita, jireenya koo darbaa. Barsiisonni kee, qaanqee ifaa qabsiisu, Gorsa fi beekumsaan, sammuu keenya badhaasu. Maadii beekumsaa, kan ati nuuf dhiyeessitu, Abdii boruu ta’ee, dukkana nuuf ibsitu. Bakka itti wal barre, hiriyoota waliin, Taphaa fi kolfaan, guunnee gammachuun. Seenaa keenya boonsaa, sitti galmeessina, Jaalala kee guddaa, dhalootatti dabarsina. Mana barumsaa koo, dhaloota kan ijaartu, Sanyi beekumsaa, biyyaaf kan facaasu. Hamma dhaloonni jiru, maqaan kee hin badu, Ati madda ifaa, kan eenyuyyuu hin dagattu. Qabxiilee Walaloon kun irratti xiyyeeffatu: Madda Beekumsaa:
Mana barumsaa koo keessatti, wal jaalalaa fi ulfina, Kabajaa garaa fi kallattii, barattoota biratti ijaaramu. Dubbii seera fi ogummaa, nuuf kenna diddaa fi qajeelcha, Barnoota miira keessa, gara carraa hojii nu geessa. walaloo mana barumsaa koo extra quality
The morning assembly we hated but now miss—where we learned discipline in the cold. Verse 2: The teacher who stayed after hours, not for money, but because she saw a spark in my confusion. Verse 3: The friend who shared a notebook when I had none. That was extra quality kindness. Verse 4: The failure that didn’t break me but bent me into a better shape. Mana barumsaa jechuun gamoo qofa miti; bakka itti