Walaloo Mana Barumsaa Koo May 2026

But on the wall of my old classroom, someone had scribbled new words in Oromo:

“ Mana barumsaa, mana ifaa, Bakka hubanni biqilaa… ” (School, house of light, Where understanding sprouts…) walaloo mana barumsaa koo

Silence. Then the whole class clapped. Even Chaltu, the girl who always sat at the back and never smiled, looked at me with something like respect. That day, I learned: walaloo isn’t just poetry. It’s the truth your tongue finds when your heart is too full. But on the wall of my old classroom,