National anthem of South Africa
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Since 1997, The South African national anthem has been a hybrid song combining verses from the national anthem under the apartheid government "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" and the popular hymn of the African National Congress and other black organisations "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika". This makes it perhaps the only national anthem in which the two halves are sung in completely different keys. It contains words from four of the eleven official languages of South Africa.
Lyrics
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Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika | (Xhosa) |
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Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso, | (Sesotho) |
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Uit die blou van onse hemel, | (Afrikaans) |
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Sounds the call to come together, | (English) |
External link
- The National Anthem (http://www.info.gov.za/aboutgovt/symbols/anthem.htm), from info.gov.za (http://www.info.gov.za).af:Volkslied van Suid-Afrika
de:Nationalhymne Südafrikas fr:Nkosi Sikelel'iAfrika/Die Stem nl:Volkslied van Zuid-Afrika pt:Hino nacional da África do Sul