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English: Mali | |
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National anthem of ![]() | |
Also known as | "Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali" or "Afiriki ye ani e ye, Mali" (English: "For Africa and for you, Mali") "À ton appel Mali" (English: "At your call, Mali") |
Lyrics | Seydou Badian Kouyaté |
Music | Banzumana Sissoko |
Adopted | 9 August 1962 |
Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band abridged instrumental version (equivalent to the last four lines of a verse and the chorus) |
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"Le Mali" (English: "The Mali") is the national song of Mali. Seydou Badian Kouyate wrote the words and Banzoumana Sissoko wrote the music. It is known as "Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali" (English: "For Africa and for you, Mali") or "À ton appel Mali" (English: "At your call, Mali").
It became Mali's national song in 1962 and it is a normal song of love of the country. It is about how the people of Mali would sacrifice their lives for their nation and for freedom. A common theme in the song is wanting to unite Africa. The chorus is written below:
Lyrics
[change | change source]French original[1][2][3][4][5][6] | English translation |
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I | I |
In local languages
[change | change source]Bambara lyrics[4][7] | Arabic translation[8] | Soninké translation[9] | Songhai translation[10] |
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I | ١ | I | I |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "L'Hymne national". Présidence de la République du Mali (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-05.
- ↑ Doumbia, Mamadou; Sy, Mamadou; tourisme, Office malien du (1969). Le guide du Mali (in French). Office malien de tourisme. p. 18.
- ↑ Tableau de bord du système éducatif du Mali (in French). Ministère de l'éducation de base, Cellule de planification et de statistique. 1999.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Konaré, Alpha Oumar (1982). Les Constitutions du Mali: recueil de textes (in French). République du Mali, Alpha Oumar Konaré.
- ↑ Blauer, Ettagale; Lauré, Jason (2008). Cultures of the World Mali. Marshall Cavendish. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-7614-2568-7.
- ↑ Blauer, Ettagale; Lauré, Jason (2008). Cultures of the World Mali. Marshall Cavendish. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-7614-2568-7.
- ↑ https://www.mali-pense.net/L-Hymne-du-Mali.html
- ↑ https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=7zri3ttWgy0
- ↑ https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=N3sgpJDjux7yeODt&v=V2ZeqHzFEc8&feature=youtu.be
- ↑ https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=KLtKOG1JLg0
Other websites
[change | change source]- Mali: Le Mali - Audio of the national anthem of Mali, with information and lyrics (archive link)
- Presidency of Mali: Symboles de la République, L'Hymne National du Mali: history and lyrics, updated 13 June 2003.