On this date on February 25, 2006 ,the New York Times reported that renown Ethiopian poet and author Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin had passed away in Manhattan.
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Boon on August 17, 1936, Gabre-Medhin finished his post graduate studies at Blackstone School of Law in Chicago in 1959 before returning to Ethiopia.
The NYT’ reported that Gabre-Medhin, who made New York his home since 1998 for medical treatment for kidney disease, was considered Ethiopia’s greatest playwright.
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In 2002, the newly formed African Union adopted one of his poems as its anthem.
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Let us all unite and celebrate together
The victories won for our liberation
Let us dedicate ourselves to rise together
To defend our liberty and unity
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O Sons and Daughters of Africa
Flesh of the Sun and Flesh of the Sky
Let us make Africa the Tree of Life
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Let us all unite and sing together
To uphold the bonds that frame our destiny
Let us dedicate ourselves to fight together
For lasting peace and justice on earth
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O Sons and Daughters of Africa
Flesh of the Sun and Flesh of the Sky
Let us Make Africa the Tree of Life
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Let us all unite and toil together
To give the best we have to Africa
The cradle of mankind and fount of culture
Our pride and hope at break of dawn
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O Sons and Daughters of Africa
Flesh of the Sun and Flesh of the Sky
Let us make Africa the Tree of Life
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Remembering Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin
