National anthem of South Africa

National anthem of South Africa is the official national anthem of South Africa. The lyrics include five out of 11 official languages of South Africa - Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans and English.

Lyrics

Language	Lyrics	English translation
Xhosa	Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo,	God bless Africa Let its (Africa's) horn be raised,
Zulu	Yizwa imithandazo yethu, Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo.	Listen also to our prayers, Lord bless us, we are the family of it (Africa).
Sesotho	Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso, O fedise dintwa le matshwenyeho, O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso, Setjhaba sa, South Afrika — South Afrika.	Lord bless our nation, Stop wars and sufferings, Save it, save our nation, The nation of South Africa — South Africa.
Afrikaans	Uit die blou van onse hemel, Uit die diepte van ons see, Oor ons ewige gebergtes, Waar die kranse antwoord gee,	From the blue of our heavens, From the depths of our seas, Over our everlasting mountains, Where the cliffs give answer,
English	Sounds the call to come together, And united we shall stand, Let us live and strive for freedom In South Africa our land.

Other websites

• The National Anthem
• National Anthem of South Africa - Streaming audio, lyrics and information
• Audio recording of the National Anthem Archived 2008-04-27 at the Wayback Machine (instrumental only, MP3 file)
• Brief history of the anthem
• Brief introduction to the anthem and notation
• The South African national anthem in Midi format