Soomaaliyeey toosoo
| English: Somalia, Wake Up | |
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National anthem of  Somalia
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| Lyrics | Ali Mire Awale |
| Music | Yusuf Haji Aden, Ali Mire Awale, 1947 |
| Adopted | 2000 |
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Soomaaliyeey toosoo or Somalia, Wake Up is the national anthem of Somalia.
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[edit] History
Soomaaliyeey toosoo is a well-known Somali song that dates from the early 1940s. According to the Somali government, it was written by Ali Mire Awale in 1947.[1] However, some sources suggest that it was written by Ali Mire Awale and Yusuf Haji Adan[2] sometime in the 1940s.
It was sung to mark independence day on July 1, 1960, and was regularly performed by children in the mornings at schools. Soomaaliyeey toosoo was officially adopted in 2000.[3]
[edit] Lyrics
| Original Somali lyrics (1947) |
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Soomaaliyeey toosoo Idinkaysu tookhaayoo Sharcigaa isku kiin tolayoo Tiro ari ah oo dhaxalaa Tuldo geel ah oo dhacan baad Qaran aan hubkuu tumayo Hadba waxaan la taahaayoo Hadba waxaan laa ooyaayoo |
[edit] English translation of chorus
- Somalis wake up,
- Wake up and support each other
- Support your country
- Support them forever.
- Stop fighting each other
- Come back with strength and joy and be friends again
- It's time to look forward and take command
- Defeat your enemies and unite once again.
become strong again and again
[edit] Previous anthems
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National anthem of Somalia
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| Music | Giuseppe Blanc |
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| Adopted | 1960 |
| Relinquished | 2000 |
The Somali Republic was formed on 1 July 1960 following the union of the newly-independent Trust Territory of Somalia (the former Italian Somaliland) and the State of Somaliland (the former British Somaliland protectorate). At this time a wordless and untitled piece by Italian composer Giuseppe Blanc was adopted as the national anthem.[4][5] This anthem remained in use during the Somali Democratic Republic period between 1969–1991.[6]
