March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia
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"March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia" (Amharic: ወደፊት ገስግሺ ውድ እናት ኢትዮጵያ, romanized: Wedefīt Gesigishī Wid Inat ītiyop’iya[1]), also known by its incipit as "Honour of Citizenship" (Amharic: የዜግነት ክብር, romanized: Yezēginet Kibir), is the national anthem of Ethiopia.
History
The lyrics were written by Dereje Melaku Mengesha, and the music was composed by Solomon Lulu Mitiku. The song was adopted in 1992, as part of reforms that followed the collapse of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.[2]
Lyrics
Amharic original (Ge'ez script)[3][4] | Transliteration[5] | IPA transcription[a] | Oromo translation | Tigrinya translation | English translation[6] |
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የዜግነት ፡ ክብር ፡ በኢትዮጵያችን ፡ ጸንቶ ፣ | Yäzégennät keber bä-Ityopp’yachen s’änto; | [jə.ze.gɨn.nət kɨ.βɨɾ bəi̯.tjo.pʼja.t͡ʃɨn t͡s’ən.to] | Tabaroon lammummaa Itoophiyaa teenyatti jabaatee; | ምኽባር ዜግነት ኣብ ኢትዮጵያና ሓያል እዩ፤ | Respect for citizenship is strong in our Ethiopia; |
See also
- "Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first", the national anthem from 1975 to 1992
Notes
- ^ See Help:IPA/Amharic and Amharic § Phonology.
References
- ^ Minahan, James (2009). The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems [2 Volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 830. ISBN 978-0313344978. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ "Ethiopia: Wedefit Gesgeshi, Wid Enat Ityopya". NationalAnthems.me. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ^ "የፌዴራል ጠቅላይ ዐቃቤ ህግ" [Federal Attorney General] (PDF). Ministry of Justice of the FDRE (in Amharic). 2010. p. 69. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "Patriotism". MoE E-Learning and Digital Library. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- ^ "Wedefit Gesgeshi Woude Enat Ityopya – Hymne national de l'Ethiopie". Lyricama. Archived from the original on 2019-04-12.
- ^ "About Ethiopia". Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in Ireland. December 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27.
External links
- Ethiopia: Wodefit Gesgeshi, Widd Innat Ityopp'ya - Audio of the national anthem of Ethiopia, with information and lyrics (archive link)
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