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" Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" (Xhosa pronunciation: [ŋkʼɔsi sikʼɛlɛl‿iafrikʼa], lit. ' Lord Bless Africa ') is a Christian hymn composed in 1897 by Enoch Sontonga, a Xhosa clergyman at a Methodist mission school near Johannesburg.
(audio from the rugby test match South Africa-England, 23 June 2012, Port Elizabeth, South Africa)-ENGLISH:God bless AfricaLet its (Africa's) horn be raised,...
Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo. Setjhaba sa South Afrika - South Afrika. In South Africa our land.
The national anthem of South Africa was adopted in 1997 and is a hybrid song combining extracts of the 19th century Xhosa hymn "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" (English: "God Bless Africa", lit.
Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika was popularised at concerts held in Johannesburg by Reverend JL Dube's Ohlange Zulu Choir. It became a popular church hymn that was later adopted as an anthem at political meetings.
National Anthem of South Africa - "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" (God Bless Africa)Includes lyrics in Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans and English.
The national anthem of South Africa was adopted in 1997 and is a hybrid song combining extracts of the 19th century Xhosa hymn "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" (English: "God Bless Africa", lit. '"Lord...