South African National Anthem (Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika) - Lyric Video - Cape Town Youth Choir

"South African National Anthem" by the Cape Town Youth Choir
Composers: Enoch Sontonga & Reverend ML de Villiers
Lyricists: Enoch Sontonga, Moses Mphahlele & CJ Langenhoven
Conductor: Leon Starker
Strings: Elina Koytcheva, Louise Starker, Azra Isaacs, Pearl Jung
Video production: Bungalow Four Productions
Sound editing: Marcelo Gándaras

Performed for the virtual graduation ceremony of the University of Cape Town, December 2020.
Recorded at the Hugo Lambrechts Music Auditorium

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Lyrics and Translation:

| isiXhosa and isiZulu |:

Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
(God Bless Africa)
Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo,
(Raise high Her glory)
Yizwa imithandazo yethu,
(Hear our Prayers)
Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo
(God bless us, we her children)

| Sesotho |:

Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso,
(God protect our nation)
O fedise dintwa le matshwenyeho,
(End all wars and tribulations)
O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso,
(Protect us, protect our nation)
Setjhaba sa South Afrika - South Afrika.
(Our nation South Africa - South Africa)

| Afrikaans |:

Uit die blou van onse hemel,
(Ringing out from our blue heavens)
Uit die diepte van ons see,
(From the depth of our seas)
Oor ons ewige gebergtes,
(Over our everlasting mountains)
Waar die kranse antwoord gee,
(Where the echoing crags resound)

| English |:

Sounds the call to come together,
And united we shall stand,
Let us live and strive for freedom,
In South Africa our land.

History:
A proclamation issued by the (then) State President on 20 April 1994, stated that the Republic of South Africa would have two national anthems. They were Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika and The Call of South Africa. In 1996 is was declared that a shortened, combined version of Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika and The Call of South Africa would be the national anthem of South Africa.

Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika was composed in 1897 by Enoch Sontonga, a Methodist mission school teacher. The words of the first stanza were originally written in Xhosa as a hymn. Seven additional stanzas in Xhoza were later added by the poet, Samuel Mqhayi. A Sesotho version was published by Moses Mphahlele in 1942. Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika was popularised at concerts held in Johannesburg by Reverend JL Dube's Ohlange Zulu Choir. It became a popular church hymn that was later adopted as an anthem at political meetings. It was sung as an act of defiance during the Apartheid years. The first stanza is generally sung in Xhosa or Zulu followed by the Sesotho version. Apparently there is no standard version or translations of Nkosi and the words vary from place to place and from occasion to occasion.

The Call of South Africa (Die Stem van Suid-Afrika)
Die Stem van Suid-Afrika is a poem written by CJ Langenhoven in May 1918. The music was composed by the Reverend ML de Villiers in 1921.

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[ralphpwarries]

"The world's best national anthem"

[grahambegg]

Listening to it with tears in my eyes😢

[Sammeep]

Something gratifying with the people of multiple ethnicities, and the anthem in multiple languages. The epitome of national unity. Only that can end tensions.

[BrotherbrosTV]

My favorite anthem. Even though I am Nigerian 🇳🇬 I love the SA anthem so much. The tone has been used to composed various classical songs

[wtripley]

I know no better national anthem in the world. This is the spirit of humanity in a song

[Monica_]

Amen! I love that our anthem is like a prayer. Love my country and all its people

[aliaoun]

Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰... It's beautiful national anthem

[AliHassanHunzai]

From Pakistan fell in love with this anthem
Nkosis Sikelale Afrika
Long Live South Africa

[etongejovijuliana]

100% touching and inspiring national anthem, I love it ❤️ God bless Africa 🌍 🙏🙏🙏

[noellefraser]

Oh wow....I've been following CTYC for a while and it's so sweet to them grown now (even the conductor)- such a blessing. Thank you for putting a smile on my face for all these years with your melodic God-given voices...God bless you all

[adeniyiatinukedamilola]

Wow this is so good, your anthem is a prayer, so beautiful 🤗🤗

[gw]

Ons sal lewe ons sal sterwe ons vir jou Suid Afrika.Moenie vergeet nie!

[omnamonarayan]

Mahatma Gandhi ❤️ Neshon Mandela 🇮🇳❤️🇿🇦

[AHA-jfom]

why are there not more black skinned youth present here???