Ilma kee sooreessuu barbaadde? Barumsa kenni. (You want to enrich your son? Give him education.)
"Afaan keetiin hin baranne, sammuun kee morma hin cee’u." (If you do not learn in your own tongue, your intellect will not cooperate.) Walaloo Afaan Oromoo Waa 39-ee Barumsaa
Galma dukkanaa keessa, barumsaan bariisa. (In the house of darkness, education is the dawn.) Ilma kee sooreessuu barbaadde
Barnoota malee namni beellada keessatti bineessa. (Without education, during a crisis, a person becomes a wild animal.) Give him education
Verses 6 through 39 would continue this rhythm, covering science ( Saayinsii ), history ( Seenaa ), geography ( Lama Dachee ), and civic duty ( Toleettii ). The Role of Afaan Oromo as the Medium of Instruction A critical debate within Walaloo Waa’ee Barumsaa is the language of education itself. Many modern poems are protests against the historical marginalization of Afaan Oromo in schools. A powerful line from a famous living poet, commonly shared in the Oromo diaspora, states: