Udzima wa ya Masiwa
English: The Union of the Great Islands | |
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National anthem of the US Navy Band (instrumental) |
"Udzima wa ya Masiwa" (also written "Ouzima wa Massiwa",
Mayotte (claimed by the Comoros but under French administration) is also mentioned in the song.
History
The anthem replaced a previous anthem titled "Ungwana" ("Liberty"), also known as "Comor Masiwa Mane" ("Four Comorian Islands"),[6] adopted in 1976 under the Ali Soilih administration following a competition won by writer and musician Abou Chihabi.[7] It was used until 1978,[4] when a coup by Ahmed Abdallah and Bob Denard took place.
Lyrics
IPA transcription[a] | |
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Beramu isi[b] pepeza |
[be.ra.mu i.si pe.pe.za] |
French lyrics[5]: 120 | Arabic lyrics | English translation |
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Au faîte le Drapeau flotte |
العلم يرفرف |
The flag is flying, |
Notes
- ^ See Help:IPA and Comorian languages § Phonology.
- ^ a b Sometimes written itsi ([i.t͡si]).[10]
- ^ Sometimes written tasiba bu ([ta.si.ba bu])[9] or tsa sibabu ([t͡sa si.ba.bu]).[10]
- ^ a b Sometimes written na mahaba ([na ma.ha.ba]).[9]
- ^ a b Sometimes written Komori ([ko.mo.ri]).[8]
- ^ Sometimes written radzali wa ([ra.d͡za.li wa]).[9]
- ^ Sometimes written Narikéni ha niya ([na.ri.ke.ni ha ni.ja]).[9]
- ^ Sometimes written pangwi ha ([pa.ᵑɡʷi ha]).[9]
References
- ^ "Comores, Constitution de 1978, Digithèque MJP". mjp.univ-perp.fr. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ "Projet de Revision de la Constitution de l'Union des Comores" (PDF). cdn.accf-francophonie.org. 2013. p. 7 (8 in file). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ "PROJET DE CONSTITUTION". www.comores-online.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ a b "Complete National Anthems of the World: 2013 Edition" (PDF). www.eclassical.com. 2012.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7137-1525-5.
- ^ "Comores, Constitution de 1977, Digithèque MJP". mjp.univ-perp.fr. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- Université de La Réunion: 111 (22 in file). hal-02474951. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ a b "Comoros National Anthem" (PDF). eastafricaschoolserver.org. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-85458-241-6.
- ^ a b Ben Amir SAADI (2014-07-06). "CLIP- HYMNE NATIONAL DES COMORES". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-01-11.