Pincez Tous vos Koras, Frappez les Balafons
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"Pincez tous vos koras, frappez les balafons" is the national anthem of Senegal, adopted in 1960. The lyrics were written by Léopold Sédar Senghor and the music by Herbert Pepper, who also wrote the national anthem of the Central African Republic, "La Renaissance". The kora (a type of harp) and balafon (drum) are Senegalese musical instruments.
[edit] French lyrics and English translation
Pincez tous vos koras, frappez les balafons. Le lion rouge a rugi. |
Everyone strum your koras, strike the balafons. |
Refrain : Fibres de mon cœur vert. |
Chorus: |
Sénégal toi le fils de l'écume du lion, Toi surgi de la nuit au galop des chevaux, |
Senegal, you the son of the lion's froth, |
Sénégal, nous faisons nôtre ton grand dessein : |
Senegal, we take on your great work: |
Sénégal, comme toi, comme tous nos héros, |
Senegal, like you, like all our heroes, |
Mais que si l'ennemi incendie nos frontières |
But if the enemy burns our borders |
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