It allows the community to share in the sorrow, making the burden of loss feel lighter.

While many of these poems originate as oral compositions, there is a significant body of academic work and compiled literature that has transcribed, translated, and analyzed them. These resources are often available as PDFs. Key places to find such documents include:

Telegraamii irratti gareewwan walaloo fi asoosama Oromoo irratti xiyyeeffatan hedduun bifa PDF kanaan ni tamsaasu.