Ethiopia, Be Happy

ኢትዮጵያ ሆይ ደስ ይበልሽ
English: Ethiopia, Be Happy
Ityoṗya hoy des ybelish
National anthem of the Ethiopian Empire
LyricsYoftahe Nigussie
MusicKevork Nalbandian
Adopted2 November 1930
Relinquished21 March 1975
Succeeded byEthiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first
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Ethiopia, Be Happy

"Ethiopia, Be Happy" (Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ ሆይ ደስ ይበልሽ, romanized: Ityoṗya hoy des ybelish) was the national anthem of the Ethiopian Empire during the rule of Emperor Haile Selassie I. Composed by Kevork Nalbandian in 1926, the anthem was first performed during the coronation of the Emperor on 2 November 1930. It remained the national anthem until the Emperor was overthrown by the Derg regime in 1974 and was relinquished the next year.[1]

Lyrics

ኢትዮጵያ ሆይ ደስ ይበልሽ
(Amharic) 		Ityoṗya hoy des ybelish
(transliteration) 		Ethiopia, Be Happy
(English translation)

ኢትዮጵያ ፡ ሆይ ፡ ደስ ፡ ይበልሽ ፣
በአምላክሽ ፡ ኃይል ፡ በንጉሥሽ ።
ተባብረዋል ፡ አርበኞችሽ ፤
አይነካም ፡ ከቶ ፡ ነጻነትሽ ፣
𝄆 ብርቱ ፡ ናቸውና ፡ ተራሮችሽ ፣
አትፈሪም ፡ ከጠላቶችሽ ።
ድል ፡ አድራጊው ፡ ንጉሳችን ፣
ይኑርልን ፡ ለክብራችን ።𝄆

Itəyop̣ya hoy des ybeləš
Beämlakəš ḫayəl benguśəš
Tebabəräwal arbäñočəš
Äynekam keto neṣanetəš
𝄆 Bərtu načewna terarəčəš
Ätəferim keṭelatočəš
Dəl adragiw ngusačən
Ynurələn lekəbračən 𝄆

Ethiopia, be happy
thanks to the power of God and your ruler.
Your brave citizens are unanimous;
your freedom will never be touched,
𝄆 As your mountains are defiant
and your natives do not fear any enemy.
Long live our victorious ruler
to the glory of our country. 𝄆

References

  1. ^ "Ethiopia (1930-1975)". nationalanthems.info. Retrieved 19 May 2016.