March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia

March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia (Amharic: ወደፊት ገስግሺ ውድ እናት ኢትዮጵያ, Wodefit Gesgeshi, Widd Innat Ityopp’ya[1]), also known by its incipit as Honour of Citizenship (የዜግነት ክብር, Yäzégennät Keber), is the national anthem of Ethiopia.

ወደፊት ገስግሺ ውድ እናት ኢትዮጵያ
English: March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia
Wodefit Gesgeshi, Widd Innat Ityopp'ya
National anthem of  Ethiopia
LyricsDereje Melaku Mengesha
MusicSolomon Lulu Mitiku
Adopted1992
Audio sample
Wedefit Gesgeshi Widd Innat Ethiopia (Instrumental)
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History

The lyrics were written by Dereje Melaku Mengesha, and the music was composed by Solomon Lulu Mitiku. The song was adopted in 1992, as part of reforms that followed the collapse of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.[2]

Lyrics
Ge'ez script Amharic transliteration[3] Amharic IPA transcription English translation[4]

የዜግነት ፡ ክብር ፡ በኢትዮጵያችን ፡ ጸንቶ ፣
ታየ ፡ ሕዝባዊነት ፡ ዳር ፡ እስከዳር ፡ በርቶ ።
ለሰላም ፡ ለፍትሕ ፡ ለሕዝቦች ፡ ነጻነት ፣
በእኩልነት ፡ በፍቅር ፡ ቆመናል ፡ ባንድነት ።
መሠረተ ፡ ጽኑ ፡ ሰብእናን ፡ ያልሻርን ፣
ሕዝቦች ፡ ነን ፡ ለሥራ ፡ በሥራ ፡ የኖርን ።
ድንቅ ፡ የባህል ፡ መድረክ ፡ ያኩሪ ፡ ቅርስ ፡ ባለቤት ፣
የተፈጥሮ ፡ ጸጋ ፡ የጀግና ፡ ሕዝብ ፡ እናት ።
እንጠብቅሻለን ፡ አለብን ፡ አደራ ፣
ኢትዮጵያችን ፡ ኑሪ ፡ እኛም ፡ ባንቺ ፡ እንኩራ ።

Yäzégennät keber bä-Ityopp’yachen s’änto;
Tayyä hezbawinnät dar eskädar bärto.
Läsälam läfeteh lähezboch näs’annät,
Bä’ekkulennät bäfeqer qomänal bandennät.
Mäsärätä s’enu säbe’enan yalsharen;
Hezboch nän läsera bäsera yänoren.
Denq yäbahel mädräk yakuri qers baläbêt,
Yätäfät’ro s’ägga yäjägna hezb ennat;
Ennet’äbbeqeshallän alläbben adära;
Ityopp’yachen nuri eññam banchi ennekura!

[jəzegɨnːət kɨbɨr bəi̯tjopʼjat͡ʃɨn t͡s’ənto]
[tajə hɨzbawinːət dar ɨskədar bərto ǁ]
[ləsəlam ləfɨtɨh ləhɨzbot͡ʃ nət͡s’anːət |]
[bəɨ̯kːulɨnːət bəfk’ɨr k’omənal bandɨnːət ‖]
[məsərətə t͡s’ɨnu səbɨːnan jalʃarɨn |]
[hɨzbot͡ʃ nən ləsɨra bəsɨra jənorɨn ǁ]
[dɨnk’ jəbahɨl mədrək jakuri k’ɨrs baləbet |]
[jətəfət’ro t͡s’əgːa jəd͡ʒəgna hɨzb ɨnːat |]
[ɨnːt’əbːɨk’ɨʃalːən alːəbːɨn adəra |]
[itjop’jat͡ʃɨn nuri ɨɲːam bant͡ʃi ɨnːɨkura ‖]

Respect for citizenship is strong in our Ethiopia;
National pride is seen, shining from one side to another.
For peace, for justice, for the freedom of peoples,
In equality and in love we stand united.
Firm of foundation, we do not dismiss humanness;
We are people who live through work.
Wonderful is the stage of tradition, owners of a proud heritage,
Natural grace, mother of a valorous people.
We shall protect you – we have a duty;
Our Ethiopia, live! And let us be proud of you!


See also

References
  1. Minahan, James (2009). The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems [2 Volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 830. ISBN 978-0313344978. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. "Ethiopia: Wedefit Gesgeshi, Wid Enat Ityopya". NationalAnthems.me. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  3. "Wedefit Gesgeshi Woude Enat Ityopya – Hymne national de l'Ethiopie". Lyricama.
  4. "About Ethiopia". Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in Ireland. December 4, 2010.
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