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- Bemba
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- English
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- First Verse
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- Lumbanyeni Zambia, no kwanga,
- Ne cilumba twange tuumfwane,
- Mpalume sha bulwi twa cine,
- Twaliilubula.
- Twikatane bonse.
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- Stand and sing of Zambia, proud and free,
- Land of work and joy in unity,
- Victors in the struggle for the right,
- We have won freedom's fight.
- All one, strong and free.
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- Second Verse
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- Bonse tuli bana ba Africa,
- Uwasenaminwa na Lesa,
- Nomba bonse twendele pamo,
- Twaliilubula.
- Twikatane bonse.
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- Africa is our own motherland,
- Fashion'd with and blessed by God's good hand,
- Let us all her people join as one,
- Brothers under the sun.
- All one, strong and free.
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- Third Verse
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- Fwe lukuta lwa Zambia lonse,
- Twikatane tubyo mutende,
- Pamo nga lubambe mu mulu,
- Lumbanyeni Zambia.
- Twikatane bonse.
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- One land and one nation is our cry,
- Dignity and peace 'neath Zambia's sky,
- Like our noble eagle in its flight,
- Zambia, praise to thee.
- All one, strong and free.
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- Chorus
(Sung After Third Verse Only)
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- Lumbanyeni,
- Lesa, Lesa, wesu,
- Apale calo,
- Zambia, Zambia, Zambia.
- Fwe bantungwa
- Mu luunga lwa calo.
- Lumbanyeni Zambia.
- Twikatane bonse.
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- Praise be to God,
- Praise be, praise be, praise be,
- Bless our great nation,
- Zambia, Zambia, Zambia.
- Free men we stand
- Under the flag of our land.
- Zambia, praise to thee!
- All one, strong and free.
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