Somalia, Wake Up

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The Somali national anthem, Somalia, Wake Up or Somalia Soo Toos was composed by Ali Mire Awale - July 1947. it was sung to celebrate independence day, July 1 1960 and was widely known and sung by children in the mornings at schools. It replaced the old, wordless Somali anthem when a new de jure national anthem was selected for Somalia in 2000, while the new transitional government was still in exile in Kenya, in an effort to revive the country and break with the past Somalia, Wake up was chosen as the National Anthem.[1]

[edit] Somali Anthem

Chorus:

Somaliyaay toosoo

Toosoo isku tiirsada oo

Hadba kiina taagdaran

Taageera waligiin

Idinkaa isu tookhaayoo

Idinkaa isu taamaayee

Adamuhu tacliin barayoo

Waddankiisa taam yeel

Sharcigaa isku kiin tolayoo

Luqadaa tu waaxid ahoo

Arligiina taaka ahoo

Kuma kala tegeysaan

Tiroo ari ah oo dhaxalaa

Sideed laydin soo tubayoo

Ninba toban la meel marayoo

Cadowgiin idiin talin

Tuldo geel ah oo dhacan baad

Toogasho u badheedhane

Ma dhulkaas dhanee tegeybaan

Ninna dhagax u tuurayn

Qaran aan hubkuu tumayo

Toorreyda dhaafayn

Oo aan taar samayn karin

Uur kutaallo weynaa

Hadba waxaan la taahaayoo

Togagga uga qayshaa

Nin dalkiisii cadow taaboo

U tol waayeybaan ahay

Marba waxaan laa ooyaa

Oo ilmadu iiga qubataa

Ikhtiyaar nin loo diidoo

La addoon sadaan ahay

[edit] English translation

Chorus:

Somalia wake up,

wake up and lean on each other

And whoever is most in need of support

Support them forever.