Soomaaliyeey toosoo
| English: Somalia, Wake Up | |
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National anthem of | |
| Lyrics | Ali Mire Awale |
| Music | Yusuf Haji Aden, Ali Mire Awale, 1947 |
| Adopted | 2000 |
| Relinquished | 2012 |
Soomaaliyeey toosoo (Somali: Soomaaliyeey toosoo; "Somalia, Wake Up"[1]) was the national anthem of Somalia from 2000 to 2012. It was succeeded by Qolobaa Calankeed, which was adopted in August 2012.[2]
History
Soomaaliyeey toosoo is a well-known Somali song that dates from the early 1940s. According to the Somali government, it was written by Ali Mire Awale in 1947.[3] However, some sources suggest that it was written by Ali Mire Awale and Yusuf Haji Adan[4] sometime in the 1940s.
It was sung to mark independence day on July 1, 1960, and was regularly performed by children in the mornings at schools. Soomaaliyeey toosoo was officially adopted in 2000.[5]
On August 2012, following the endorsement of Somalia's new Provisional Constitution, Soomaaliyeey toosoo was replaced as the national anthem by Qolobaa Calankeed.
Lyrics
| Original Somali lyrics (1947) |
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English translation of chorus
- Somalis wake up,
- Wake up and support each other
- Support your country
- Support them forever.
- Stop fighting each other
- Come back with strength and joy and do be friends again
- It's time to look forward and take command
- Defeat your enemies and unite once again.
- become strong again and again
See also
- History of Somalia
- Flag of Somalia
- National anthem of Somalia (1960-2000), national anthem 1960-2000
- Qolobaa Calankeed, national anthem 2012-present
Notes
- ↑ "Somalia - National Anthem". CIA. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ↑ Worldstatesmen - Somalia
- ↑ Somali Government Archived November 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "The Camel in Somali Oral Tradition" by Axmed Cali Abokor ISBN 91-7106-269-6
- ↑ http://www.nationalanthems.info/so.htm