Wodefit Gesgeshi, Widd Innat Ityopp'ya

Wodefit Gesgeshi, Widd Innat Ityopp'ya

English: March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia
ወደፊት ገስግሺ ውድ እናት ኢትዮጵያ
National anthem of Ethiopia
Lyrics	Dereje Melaku Mengesha
Music	Solomon Lulu Mitiku
Adopted	1992
Music sample
Wedefit Gesgeshi Widd Innat Ittyoppya (Instrumental)

Wodefit Gesgeshi, Widd Innat Ityopp'ya (Amharic: ወደፊት ገስግሺ ውድ እናት ኢትዮጵያ^?,  ; "March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia") is the national anthem of Ethiopia.

History

The anthem's lyrics were written by Dereje Melaku Mengesha, and the music was composed by Solomon Lulu Mitiku. It was adopted in 1992, as part of reforms that followed the fall of the Derg regime.

Lyrics

Amharic lyrics	Transliteration
የዜግነት ክብር በ ኢትዮጵያችን ፀንቶ ታየ ህዝባዊነት ዳር እስከዳር በርቶ ለሰላም ለፍትህ ለህዝቦች ነፃነት በእኩልነት በፍቅር ቆመናል ባንድነት መሰረተ ፅኑ ሰብዕናን ያልሻርን ህዝቦች ነን ለስራ በስራ የኖርን ድንቅ የባህል መድረክ ያኩሪ ቅርስ ባለቤት የተፈጥሮ ፀጋ የጀግና ህዝብ እናት እንጠብቅሻለን አለብን አደራ ኢትዮጵያችን ኑሪ እኛም ባንቺ እንኩራ።	Yäzêgennät Keber Bä-Ityopp'yachen S'änto Tayyä Hezbawinnät Dar Eskädar Bärto. Läsälam Läfeteh Lähezboch Näs'annät; Bä'ekkulennät Bäfeqer Qomänal Bä'andennät. Mäsärätä S'enu Säbe'enan Yalsharen; Hezboch Nän Läsera Bäsera Yänoren. Denq Yäbahel Mädräk Yä'akuri Qers Baläbêt; Yätäfät'ro S'ägga Yä'jägna Hezb ennat; Ennet'äbbeqeshallän Alläbben Adära; Ityopp'yachen nuri Eññam Banchi Ennekura!

Amharic lyrics (image)

External links

Ethiopian national anthem video (vocal)