"For The Gambia Our Homeland" is the national anthem of The Gambia, adopted in 1965, written by Virginia Julia Howe and composed by Jeremy F. Howe.[1]
Lyrics[]
English official[]
For The Gambia, our homeland
We strive and work and pray,
That all may live in unity,
Freedom and peace each day.
Let justice guide our actions
Towards the common good,
And join our diverse peoples
To prove man's brotherhood.
We pledge our firm allegiance,
Our promise we renew;
Keep us, great God of nations,
To The Gambia ever true.[1][2][3][4][5]
Wolof lyrics[]
Gambia mede sunyu rewe.
Nyu nge jaim di liggaye de nyan
Ndakh nyun nyep nyu bolloh nek a bena
Am sunyu affier ak jama base bu neka.
Na degga sama sunyu jefye
Nyeal jef yu bakh ye ngu digalleh
Tay bolleh sunyu girr ye
Ndakh wonneh ni dom adama wara nekeh bena.
Nyunge tailleh Sunyu degga deggi nangu
Tei essal sunyu diggeh
Yalla mu maggame omba askanwe
Sahal nyu chi Gambia beh fau.[6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Gambia
- ↑ Gambia National Anthem. Access Gambia.
- ↑ The Gambia Year Book (1971). Adara Bros. p. 27.
- ↑ [https://books.google.com/books?id=fpgHAQAAMAAJ The Citizen and the Law (1983). M'Bai, Fafa E. Xam Xam Books and Stationery Company. p. 16.
- ↑ The Flag, Coat-of-arms and National Anthem of the Gambia (1982)
- ↑ The Very Reverend J. C. Faye:His Life and Times: A Biography (2014-05-14). Senghor, Jeggan C. AuthorHouse. p. 281. ISBN 978-1-4918-6981-9.