Qimemun

Qimemun | ቅመሙን Meaning “Qimemun” (ቅመሙን) is Nhatty Man’s bilingual love potion, where “Give me qimemun” (Amharic for “your essence”) becomes a metaphor for craving a lover’s all-consuming presence. The song blends Afropop flirtation (“I need your la-la-la love”) with Amharic devotion (“Your love is my salvation”/ፍቅርሽ ህይወቴን), using the repetitive chorus to mirror obsession. Nhatty Man’s playful code-switching (English/Amharic) and log drum rhythms modernize Ethiopian […]