Ethiopia, Be Happy
Ethiopia, Be Happy (Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ ሆይ ደስ ይበልሽ) or Ityoṗya hoy des Ybelish was the anthem of Ethiopia during the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie (1930) until his overthrow in 1974, by the Derg Regime. Lyrics was written collectively and music was composed by Kevork Nalbandian.[1]
| English: Ethiopia, Be Happy | |
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| ኢትዮጵያ ሆይ ደስ ይበልሽ | |
.svg) Imperial Standard of Ethiopian Empire. | |
Imperial anthem of Ethiopian Empire | |
| Music | Kevork Nalbandian |
| Adopted | 1930 |
| Relinquished | 1974 |
| Audio sample | |
Ethiopia, Be Happy (instrumental version) | |
Lyrics (Amharic-English)
change| ኢትዮጵያ ሆይ ደስ ይበልሽ (Amharic) | Ityoṗya hoy des ybelish (Transliteration) | Ethiopia, Be happy (English Translation) |
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ኢትዮጵያ ሆይ ደስ ይበልሽበአምላክሽ ኃይል በንጉሥሽተባብረዋል አርበኞችሽአይነካም ከቶ ነጻነትሽብርቱ ናቸውና ተራሮችሽአትፈሪም ከጠላቶችሽድል አድራጊው ንጉሳችንይኑርልን ለክብራችንብርቱ ናቸው ተራሮችሽአትፈሪም ከጠላቶችሽድል አድራጊው ንጉሳችንይኑርልን ለክብራችን | Ityoṗya hoy des ybelishbeamlakish ħayl benguśishtibaberawal arbanyochishaynekam keto netsaneteshbertu nachewna terarochishateferim kețelatochishdel adragiw ngusachinynurelen lekebrachinbertu nachewna terarochishateferim kețelatochishdel adragiw ngusachinynurelen lekebrachin | Ethiopia, be happythanks to the power of God and your ruler.Your brave citizens are unanimous;your freedom will never be touched,as your mountains are defiantand your natives do not fear any enemy.Long live our victorious rulerto the glory of our country.Your mountains are defiantand your natives do not fear any enemy.Long live our victorious rulerto the glory of our country. |
References
change- ↑ "Ethiopia (1930-1975)". nationalanthems.info. 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2016-05-19.