South Sudan Oyee!
English: South Sudan Hurrah! | |
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National anthem of U.S. Navy Band instrumental version |
"South Sudan Oyee!" is the national anthem of South Sudan; it was selected by the South Sudan National Anthem Committee of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement[2] following the launch of a competition to find a national anthem in August 2010. This preceded the independence referendum in January 2011 that led to South Sudan becoming a sovereign state on 9 July 2011.[3] "Oyee!" is an equivalent of "Hurrah!"[1]
History
The committee received 49 entries for the anthem.[4] The working title of the winning entry was "Land of Kush". A competition was held on live television in 2010.[5]
The winning music was composed by students and teachers of
The original version was drafted by Dr. Achier Deng Akol in 2005, following the
Lyrics
Oh God |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Martell, Peter (11 January 2011). "A song for south Sudan: Writing a new national anthem". BBC News. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ "South Sudan Oyee!". NationalAnthems.me. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Southern Sudan prepares own anthem ahead of referendum". BBC News. 6 August 2010.
- ^ Tor, Gabriel M. (12 November 2010), South Sudan National Anthem - "The Land of Cush", Talk of Sudan, archived from the original on 16 July 2011
- ^ a b South Sudan: South Sudan Oyee!, NationalAnthems.me, archived from the original on 11 April 2018, retrieved 7 November 2012
- ^ Achier Deng Akol, South Sudan Oyee, Beautiful South Sudan; The Heart of Africa, 2010
- ^ "State Symbols". Government of the Republic of South Sudan. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
External links
- First, second and third placed entries for the national anthem competition on YouTubeon live TV
- Five anthem competition entries on YouTubeon live TV
- South Sudan's national anthem (MP3 audio file) played by the United States Navy Band