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{{Infobox anthem|title=Simudzai Mureza wedu WeZimbabwe <small>(Shona)</small><br /> Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe <small>(Ndebele)</small>|english_title=Blessed be the land of Zimbabwe|prefix=National|country=[[Zimbabwe]]|author=[[Solomon Mutswairo]]|composer=[[Fred Changundega]]|sound=National Anthem of Zimbabwe.ogg|sound_title=National Anthem of Zimbabwe, instrumental|image=Simudzai Mureza wedu WeZimbabwe.png|caption=Notes of the anthem|adopted=1994}}

'''Blessed be the land of Zimbabwe''' ([[Shina language|Shona]]: "''Simudzai Mureza wedu WeZimbabwe''", [[Northern Ndebele language|Ndebele]]: "''Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe''") is the [[national anthem]] of [[Zimbabwe]], written by Professor [[Solomon Mutswairo]] and composed by [[Fred Changundega]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=The National Anthem|url=http://www.zim.gov.zw/index.php/en/my-government/government-ministries/national-symbols/462-the-national-anthem?showall=1|access-date=2023-06-04|website=www.zim.gov.zw|archive-date=2023-06-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604180234/http://www.zim.gov.zw/index.php/en/my-government/government-ministries/national-symbols/462-the-national-anthem?showall=1|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The anthem was introduced in March 1994 after a competition to replace "[[Ishe Komborera Africa]]" with a distinctly Zimbabwean song.<ref name=":0" />

==Lyrics==
{{Main|National anthem of Zimbabwe/Translations}}

===English===

Oh lift high the banner, the flag of Zimbabwe,<br>
The symbol of freedom proclaiming victory;<br>
We praise our heroes' sacrifice,<br>
And vow to keep our land from foes;<br>
And may the Almighty protect and bless our land.<br>
Oh lovely Zimbabwe, so wondrously adorned,<br>
With mountains, and rivers cascading, flowing free;<br>
May rain abound, and fertile fields,<br>
May we be fed, our labour blessed;<br>
And may the Almighty protect and bless our land.<br>
Oh God, we beseech Thee to bless our native land,<br>
The land of our fathers bestowed upon us all;<br>
From Zambezi to Limpopo,<br>
May leaders be exemplary;<br>
And may the Almighty protect and bless our land,<br>

===Shona===

Simudzai mureza wedu weZimbabwe<br>
Yakazvarwa nemoto wechimurenga,<br>
Neropa zhinji ramagamba<br>
Tiidzivirire kumhandu dzose;<br>
Ngaikomborerwe nyika yeZimbabwe.<br>
Tarisai Zimbabwe nyika yakashongedzwa<br>
Namakomo, nehova, zvinoyeveedza<br>
Mvura ngainaye, minda ipe mbesa<br>
Vashandi vatuswe, ruzhinji rugutswe;<br>
Ngaikomborerwe nyika yeZimbabwe.<br>
Mwari ropafadzai nyika yeZimbabwe<br>
Nyika yamadzitateguru edu tose;<br>
Kubva Zambezi kusvika Limpopo,<br>
Navatungamiri vave nenduramo;<br>
Ngaikomborerwe nyika yeZimbabwe.<br>

<br>

===Ndebele===

Phakamisan' if'legi yethu yeZimbabwe<br>
Eyazalwa yimpi yenkululeko;<br>
Legaz' elinengi lamaqhawe ethu<br>
Silivikele ezithen' izonke;<br>
Kalibusisiwe ilizwe leZimbabwe.<br>
Khangelan' iZimbabwe yon' ihlotshisiwe<br>
Ngezintaba lange' miful' ebukekayo,<br>
Izulu kaline, izilimo zande;<br>
Iz' sebenzi zenam', abantu basuthe;<br>
Kalibusisiwe ilizwe leZimbabwe.<br>
Nkosi busis' ilizwe lethu leZimbabwe<br>
Ilizwe labokhokho bethu thina sonke;<br>
Kusuk' eZambezi kusiy' eLimpopo<br>
Abakhokheli babe lobuqotho;<br>
Kalibusisiwe ilizwe leZimbabwe;<br>

<br>

=== IPA transcriptions ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Shona IPA
! Ndebele IPA
|-
| <poem>[si.mu.d͡z̤a.i mu.re.z̤a we.ɗu we.z̤i.ᵐba.bwe]
[ja.ka.z̤ᵝa.rwa no.mo.to we.t͡ʃi.mu.re.ᵑɡa]
[(ne.ro.pa) ne.ro.pa ʒ̤i.ⁿd͡ʒ̤i ra.ma.ɡ̤a.ᵐba]
[ti.i.d͡z̤i.ʋi.ri.re ku.m̤a.ⁿdu d͡z̤o.se]
[ᵑɡa.i.ko.ᵐbo.re.rwe ɲi.ka je.z̤i.ᵐba.bwe]
 
[ta.ri.sa.i z̤i.ᵐba.bwe ɲi.ka ja.ka.ʃo.ᵑɡe.d͡z̤wa]
[na.ma.ko.mo ne.ɦo.ʋa z̤ᵝi.no.je.ʋe.d͡z̤a]
[(ᵑɡa.i.na.je) mʋ̤u.ra ᵑɡa.i.na.je mi.ⁿda i.pe ᵐbe.sa]
[ʋa.ʃa.ⁿdi ʋa.tu.skwe ru.ʒ̤i.ⁿd͡ʒ̤i ru.ɡ̤u.t͡swe]
[ᵑɡa.i.ko.ᵐbo.re.rwe ɲi.ka je.z̤i.ᵐba.bwe]
 
[mwa.ri ro.pa.fa.d͡z̤a.i ɲi.ka je.z̤i.ᵐba.bwe]
[ɲi.ka ja.ma.d͡z̤i.ta.te.ɡ̤u.ru e.ɗu to.se]
[(ku.b͡v̤i.ra) ku.b͡v̤a z̤a.ᵐbe.z̤i ku.sᶲi.ka li.mpo.po]
[na.ʋa.tu.ᵑɡa.mi.ri ʋa.ʋe ne.ⁿdu.ra.mo]
[ᵑɡa.i.ko.ᵐbo.re.rwe ɲi.ka je.z̤i.ᵐba.bwe]</poem>
| <poem>[pʰa.ɣa.mi.sa.n‿i.fle.gi je.tʰu je.zʱi.ᵐba.bwe]
[e.ja.zʱa.lwa ji.ᵐpi je.ᵑku.lu.le.ɣo]
[(le.ga.zʱi) le.ga.zʱ‿e.li.ne.ᵑɡi la.ma.k!ʰa.we e.tʰu]
[si.li.vʱi.ɣe.le e.zʱi.tʰe.ni zʱo.ᵑke]
[ɣa.li.βu.si.swe i.li.zwe le.zʱi.ᵐba.bwe]
 
[kʰa.ᵑɡe.la.ni.zʱi.ᵐba.bwe jo.ni.ɬo.t͡sʰi.si.we]
[ᵑɡe.zʱi.ⁿta.βa la.ᵑɡe.mi.ful.e.βu.ɣe.ɣa.jo]
[(ɣa.li.ne) i.zʱu.lu ɣa.li.ne i.zʱi.li.mo zʱa.ⁿde]
[izʱ.se.βe.ⁿzi zʱe.nam a.βa.ⁿtu βa.su.tʰe]
[ɣa.li.βu.si.swe i.li.zwe le.zʱi.ᵐba.bwe]
 
[ᵑko.si βu.si.si.li.zwe le.tʰu le.zʱi.ᵐba.bwe]
[i.li.zwe la.βo.kʰo.kʰo βe.tʰu tʰi.na so.ᵑke]
[(ɣu.su.ɣe.la) ɣu.suɣ‿e.zʱa.ᵐbe.zʱi ɣu.si.j‿e.li.ᵐpo.pʼo]
[a.βa.kʰo.kʰe.li βa.βe.lo.βu.k!o.tʰo]
[ɣa.li.βu.si.swe i.li.zwe le.zʱi.ᵐba.bwe]</poem>
|}

==Trilingual Version==
'''Shona'''
:Simudzai mureza wedu weZimbabwe
:Yakazvarwa nemoto wechimurenga,
:Neropa zhinji ramagamba
:Tiidzivirire kumhandu dzose;
:Ngaikomborerwe nyika yeZimbabwe.
'''Ndebele'''
:Khangelan' iZimbabwe yon' ihlotshisiwe
:Ngezintaba lange' miful' ebukekayo,
:Izulu kaline, izilimo zande;
:Iz' sebenzi zenam', abantu basuthe;
:Kalibusisiwe ilizwe leZimbabwe.
'''English'''
:Oh God, we beseech Thee to bless our native land,
:The land of our fathers bestowed upon us all;
:From Zambezi to Limpopo,
:May leaders be exemplary;
:And may the Almighty protect and bless our land.
'''CODA'''
:Ngaikomborerwe nyika yeZimbabwe.... Zimbabwe!

==Shona to English translation==
:Raise our flag of Zimbabwe,
:He was born with the fire of rebellion;
:With the blood of mighty men of valor,
:Protect us from all enemies;
:Bless the country of Zimbabwe. 
:Look at Zimbabwe in a beautiful country,
:The mountains and the valleys;
:Let it rain, let the fields produce crops,
:Let the workers be encouraged and let the multitude be satisfied;
:Bless the country of Zimbabwe.
:God bless the land of Zimbabwe,
:The land of our forefathers;
:From Zambezi to Limpopo,
:And the leaders have come to life; 
:Bless the country of Zimbabwe. 
:Bless the country of Zimbabwe!

== References ==
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[[Category:1994 works]]
[[Category:African anthems]]
[[Category:National symbols of Zimbabwe]]