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South African National Anthem E-mail
Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika
Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo,
Yizwa imithandazo yethu,
Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo.

Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso,
O fedise dintwa la matshwenyeho,
O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso,
Setjhaba sa South Afrika - South Afrika.

Uit die blou van onse hemel,
Uit die diepte van ons see,
Oor ons ewige gebergtes,
Waar die kranse antwoord gee,

Sounds the call to come together,
And united we shall stand,
Let us live and strive for freedom,
In South Africa our land.

 

The South African national anthem is a combination of Xhosa, Zullu, Sesotho, Afrikaanse and english, translated it reads as follows:

Lord, bless Africa
May her spirit rise high up
Hear thou our prayers
Lord bless us.

Lord, bless Africa
Banish wars and strife
Lord, bless our nation
Of South Africa.

Ringing out from our blue heavens
From our deep seas breaking round
Over everlasting mountains
Where the echoing crags resound ...

Sounds the call to come together,
And united we shall stand,
Let us live and strive for freedom,
In South Africa our land.

History of the South African National Anthem

The South African national anthem is a combination of two anthems, Die Stem, the official anthem in the apartheid era and Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika, the unofficial anthem of the supressed.  Die Stem was a poem, written by CJ Langenhoven in 1918, the music was composed by the Reverend ML de Villiers in 1921. Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika was composed in 1897 by Enoch Sontonga, a Methodist mission school teacher.

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