Tanzanian national anthem
Country: | Tanzania |
Title: | Mungu ibariki (English: "God bless Africa") |
Text: | Enoch Mankayi Sontonga (1897) |
Composer: | Enoch Mankayi Sontonga (1897) |
National anthem since: | 1962 |
Original Swahili text:
Mungu ibariki Africa
Wabariki Viongozi wake
Hekima Umoja na
Amani Hizi ni ngao zetu
Africa na watu wake.
CHORUS:
Ibariki Africa
Ibariki Africa
Tubariki watoto wa Africa.
Mungu ibariki Tanzania
Dumisha uhuru na Umoja
Wake kwa Waume na Watoto
Mungu Ibariki Tanzania na watu wake.
CHORUS:
Ibariki Tanzania
Ibariki Tanzania
Tubariki watoto wa Tanzania
Translation:
German translation
God bless Africa.
Bless its leaders.
wisdom, unity and
peace are the sign
Africa and its people.
CHORUS:
Bless Africa,
Bless Africa,
Bless us, the children of Africa.
God bless Tanzania.
Preserve Liberty and Unity
for women, men and children
God bless Tanzania and its people.
CHORUS:
Bless Tanzania,
Bless Tanzania,
Bless us, the children of Tanzania.