I love our national anthem. It might be the longest national anthem in the world, but it is ours.
The capetownmagazine guys threw together this great video with the words to the national anthem as well as some great images to go along with the lyrics.
For those of you who didn’t know, here is what the other languages in the national anthem mean:
Nkosi sikelel’ iAfrika God bless Africa
Maluphakanyisw’ uphondo lwayo, May her glory be lifted high
Yizwa imithandazo yethu, Hear our petitions
Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo. God bless us, Your children
Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso, God we ask You to protect our nation
O fedise dintwa le matshwenyeho, Intervene and end all conflicts
O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso, Protect us, protect our nation
Setjhaba sa South Afrika – South Afrika. Nation of South Africa, South Africa
Uit die blou van onse hemel, Ringing out from our blue heavens,
Uit die diepte van ons see, From the depths of our sea,
Oor ons ewige gebergtes, Over everlasting mountains,
Waar die kranse antwoord gee, Where the echoing cliffs resound,
Sounds the call to come together,
And united we shall stand,
Let us live and strive for freedom,
In South Africa our land.
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October 25th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
It’s also the world’s one and only neo-modal anthem, meaning it starts in one key and finishes in another!
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:38 am
The national anthem is referenced in our (Kokstad Primary School) anthem which incorporates three languages. The school motto is: “Let there be light” and from that came the title.
United in the light
(Kokstad Primary School Anthem)
Words and Music ©: V O Ogle
We stand together, fire in our hearts
For Kokstad Primary School.
Give light to learning, sport and the Arts
‘s our motto and our rule.
Nkosi sikelela
Thina lusapho lwayo.
Sëen ons vandag -
ons land en ons vlag -
dit al’s deur U ontsag.
2
The circling sweep of mountain and plain
that Adam saw from on high
enfolds a jewel – the gift of his gain –
where dreams may soar and fly.
Nkosi sikelela
Thina lusapho lwayo.
Bless us today
in work and in play
O mighty God, we pray.
3
South Africa – so awesome, so rare -
where diff’rence may divide,
you bind as one your peoples. Our flair
creative in our pride.
Nkosi sikelela
Thina lusapho lwayo.
Sëen ons vandag -
ons land en ons vlag -
dit al’s deur U ontsag.
Mt Currie, overlooking Kokstad, site of the Griquas’ first settlement
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