Liberté
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Liberté (Liberty) has been the national anthem of Guinea since independence in 1958. It was composed by Kodofo Moussa. The author of the lyrics is unknown.
[edit] French lyrics
- Peuple d'Afrique!
- Le Passé historique!
- Que chante l'hymne de la Guinée fière et jeune
- Illustre epopée de nos frères
- Morts au champ d'honneur en libérant l'Afrique!
- Le peuple de Guinée prêchant l'unité
- Appelle l'Afrique.
- Liberté! C'est la voix d'un peuple
- Qui appelle tous ses frères a se retrouver.
- Liberté! C'est la voix d'un peuple
- Qui appelle tous ses frères de la grande Afrique.
- Bâtissons l'unité africaine dans l'indépendance retrouvée.
[edit] English translation
- People of Africa!
- The historic past!
- Sing the hymn of a Guinea proud and young
- Illustrious epic of our brothers
- Who died on the field of honour while liberating Africa!
- The people of Guinea, preaching Unity,
- Call to Africa.
- Liberty! The voice of a people
- Who call all her brothers to find their way again.
- Liberty! The voice of a people
- Who call all her brothers of a great Africa.
- Let us build African Unity in a newly found independence!
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