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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 .
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on af.wikipedia.org Nasionale lied van Suid-Afrika; Usage on fa.wikipedia.org سرود ملی آفریقای جنوبی; Usage on fi.wikipedia.org Etelä-Afrikan kansallislaulu; Usage on it.wikipedia.org Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika; Usage on nl.wikipedia.org Volkslied van Zuid-Afrika; Usage on sv ...
In 1973, having used "Nkosi Sikeleli Africa" for over 9 years, it was decided that new lyrics set to the tune of "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" would be needed for Zambia's national anthem. A national competition was held for the new words. However, none of the entries were deemed good enough to be used in full for the anthem.
[8] [9] It was ultimately retained as the national anthem, though "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika", a Xhosa language song that was used by the anti-apartheid movement, was also introduced and adopted as a second national anthem of equal standing. [10] "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" was composed by a Methodist school teacher named Enoch Sontonga in 1897.
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on de.wikipedia.org Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika; Ciskei; Transkei; Usage on es.wikipedia.org Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika; Usage on fi.wikipedia.org Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika; Usage on fr.wikipedia.org Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika; Usage on it.wikipedia.org Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika; Usage on ms.wikipedia.org Kongres ...
Enoch Mankayi Sontonga (c. 1873 – 18 April 1905) was a South African composer, who is best known for writing the Xhosa hymn "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" (English: "God Bless Africa"), which, in abbreviated version, has been sung as the first half of the national anthem of South Africa since 1994.
"Mungu ibariki Afrika" used the tune to "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" with a Swahili translation of the words. It is not known who composed the lyrics, but it is known that it was Samuel Mqhayi and Enoch Sontonga who created the early versions used by the African National Congress. [2]
After 1994, it shared equal status with "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika", which had long been a traditional hymn used by the ANC. In 1995, "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" was sung by a black choir at the Rugby World Cup final match, [ 35 ] [ 36 ] as it had been done at the 1994 South African presidential inauguration in Pretoria, [ 37 ] first in Afrikaans ...