Aster Aweke’s “Tizita” (ወዲያ ማዶ) is a masterclass in Ethiopian nostalgia, where her velvet voice transforms the titular “memory” into a physical landscape. The opening lines—“Gazing beyond, I measure the distance of what’s near / How can I live without my departed beloved?” (ወዲያ ማዶ እያየሁ የቅርቡን አርቄ / ምነው እኖራለው የሄደን ናፍቄ)—frame loss as geographical exile, while tears “solidify on [her] eyelids” (የዓይኖቼ ዳርቻ ዕንባ እያቀረረ) like amber preserving pain. The refrain “My friend, my love / How can we undo the past?” (የኔ ወዳጅ የኔ ፍቅር / ያሳለፍነው እንዴት �ልር) echoes Azmari poetic traditions, with saxophone solos mirroring unanswered questions. Aster’s climax—“I’ll live having abandoned joy” (እኖራለሁ ደስታን አጥቼ)—reveals the Tizita paradox: remembering love is both wound and salvation.