we walk a long way to get here
to get here, i was carried, i was tired
there’re many people here, living in fear
they lost their homes, all things, in the fires
my name is Gabezech, i’m 8 years old
father’s name Gandeyso, from Konso Zone
mother’s Gedenu, she’s feeble and cold
please don’t leave us forgotten here all alone
i love to learn & love to sing
i was in ‘0’ grade in my little school
things went from bad to worse, war changed everything
the pandemic and violence are so cruel
what we learned, we learned by singing along
we sang the ABCs together in a little room
that’s how we used to learn, singing songs
but now i don’t go to school, there’s doom
my friend also came with me to school
her name is Agusit—we play games together
we play a game i love called Furushune
when i’m playing no one can beat me, never