National Anthem of Zimbabwe
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National anthem of  Zimbabwe | |
| Also known as | Simudzai Mureza wedu WeZimbabwe (Shona) Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe (Ndebele) Lift High Zimbabwe's Banner (English) |
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| Lyrics | Solomon Mutswairo, 1994 |
| Music | Fred Changundega, 1994 |
| Adopted | 1994 |
Simudzai Mureza wedu WeZimbabwe (English: Blessed be the Land of Zimbabwe, lit. "Lift High Zimbabwe's Banner"; [Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is the national anthem of Zimbabwe.
It was introduced in March 1994 after a nationwide competition to replace Ishe Komborera Africa with a distinctly Zimbabwean song. The winning entry was a Shona song written by Professor Solomon Mutswairo and composed by Fred Changundega.
It has been translated into English and Ndebele, the two other main languages of Zimbabwe.
The Ndebele version is mainly sung in the Matebeleland regions of Zimbabwe, while the English version is not commonly sung. Some schools in Matabeleland South have introduced the Sotho/Tswana version.
Lyrics
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:Simudzai mureza wedu weZimbabwe :Yakazvarwa nemoto wechimurenga, (neropa) :Neropa zhinji ramagamba :Tiidzivirirwe kumhandu dzose; :Ngaikomborerwe nyika yeZimbabwe. :Tarisai Zimbabwe nyika yakashongedzwa :Namakomo, nehova, zvinoyeveedza (ngainaye) :Mvura ngainaye, minda ipe mbesa :Vashandi vatuswe, ruzhinji rugudzwe; :Ngaikomborerwe nyika yeZimbabwe. :Mwari ropafadzai nyika yeZimbabwe :Nyika yamadzitateguru edu tose;(kubvira) :Kubva Zambezi kusvika Limpopo, :Navatungamiri vave nenduramo; :Ngaikomborerwe nyika yeZimbabwe. |
:Phakamisan iflegi yethu yeZimbabwe :Eyazalwa yimpi yenkululeko; :Legaz' elinengi lamaqhawe ethu :Silivikele ezithan izonke; :Kalibusisiwe ilizwe leZimbabwe. :Khangelan' iZimbabwe yon' ihlotshiwe :Ngezintaba lang' miful' ebukekayo, :Izulu kaline, izilimo zande; :Iz' sebenzi zenam', abantu basuthe; :Kalibusisiwe ilizwe leZimbabwe. :Nkosi busis' ilizwe lethu leZimbabwe :Ilizwe labokhokho bethu thina sonke; :Kusuk' eZambezi kusiy' eLimpopo :Abakhokheli babe lobuqotho; :Kalibusisiwe ilizwe leZimbabwe. |
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