Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali
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Pour l'Afrique et pour toi (French: For Africa and for you, Mali) is the national anthem of Mali. The words were written by Seydou Badian Kouyate and the music was by Banzoumana Sissoko. Adopted as the national anthem in 1962, it is a standard song of patriotism, stating the willingness of the people of Mali to lay down their lives for their nation and for liberty. A common theme throughout the song is the desire to strive for a united Africa. The chorus is as follows:
- Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali,
- Notre drapeau sera liberté.
- Pour l'Afrique et pour toi Mali
- Notre combat sera unité.
- Ô Mali d'aujourd'hui
- Ô Mali de demain
- Les champs fleurissent d'espérance
- Les cœurs vibrent de confiance
Translated as:
- For Africa and for you, Mali,
- Our banner shall be liberty.
- For Africa and for you, Mali,
- Our fight shall be for unity.
- Oh, Mali of today,
- Oh, Mali of tomorrow,
- The fields are flowering with hope
- And hearts are thrilling with confidence.
National anthems of Africa: Algeria • Angola • Benin • Botswana • Burkina Faso • Burundi • Cameroon • Cape Verde • Central African Republic • Chad • Comoros • Democratic Republic of the Congo • Republic of the Congo • Côte d'Ivoire • Djibouti • Egypt • Equatorial Guinea • Eritrea • Ethiopia • Gabon • The Gambia • Ghana • Guinea • Guinea-Bissau • Kenya • Lesotho • Liberia • Libya • Madagascar • Malawi • Mali • Mauritania • Mauritius • Morocco • Mozambique • Namibia • Niger • Nigeria • Réunion • Rwanda • São Tomé and Príncipe • Senegal • Seychelles • Sierra Leone • Somalia • South Africa • Sudan • Swaziland • Tanzania • Togo • Tunisia • Uganda • Zambia • Zimbabwe
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