Debre Berhan or Birhan, formerly spelled Debra-Berhan or Bernam, is a city and woreda in central Ethiopia. Located in the Semien Shewa Zone of the Amhara Region, about 120 kilometers north east of Addis Ababa on the paved highway to Dessie, the town has a latitude and longitude of 9°41′N 39°32′E / 9.683°N 39.533°E / 9.683; 39.533Coordinates: 9°41′N 39°32′E / 9.683°N 39.533°E / 9.683; 39.533 and an elevation of 2,840 meters. It was an early capital of Ethiopia and afterwards, with Ankober and Angolalla, was one of the capitals of the kingdom of Shewa. Today, it is the administrative center of the Semien Shewa Zone of the Amhara Region.
Debre Birhan is located along Ethiopian Highway 1, which connects Addis Abeba with the north of the country. The gravel road between Debre Berhan and Ankober, 42 kilometers in length, was overhauled in May 2009.
Debre Berhan was founded by Emperor Zara Yaqob, in response to a miraculous light that was seen in the sky at the time. Believing this was a sign from God showing his approval for the death by stoning of a group of heretics 38 days before, the emperor ordered a church built on the site, and later constructed an extensive palace nearby, and a second church, dedicated to Saint Cyriacus. Zara Yaqob spent 12 of the last 14 years of his life in Debre Berhan.
To Be Reborn - Boy George
(O'Dowd/Dozier)
Get off your knees
Don't apologise
Cause I ain't got time
For no more lies
You know the answer
I gave it to you
But you carry it on
with the things that you do
Yes I have tried
I could live
I could die
I could be reborn in your arms
I could laugh
I could cry
I could sigh
If you're there to keep me warm
to keep me warm warm warm
Talk to me open your eyes
Talk to me loose the disguise
We had good love most of the time
Give it back that love is mine
Give it back one more time
I could live
I could die
I could be reborn in your arms
I could laugh
I could cry
I could sigh
If you're there to keep me warm
to keep me warm warm warm
I know the answer
What can we do
I know the answer
so do you
I gave you love
I gave it to you
I gave you love something new