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Mungu ibariki Afrika
English: God Bless Africa
National anthem of Tanzania
Lyrics	collectively
Music	Enoch Sontonga, 1897
Adopted	1961

Mungu ibariki Afrika is the national anthem of Tanzania. The anthem is the Swahili language version of Enoch Sontonga's popular hymn Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika that is also used as Zambia's anthem (with different words) and part of South Africa's.^[1] It was formerly also used as Zimbabwe's anthem. The word Mungu in Swahili means God and the title of the anthem therefore translates as God bless Africa.

In Finland the same melody is used as the children's psalm Kuule Isä Taivaan (Hear, Heavenly Father). In this form the song has found its way to the common book of psalms used by the major church of Finland.

	"God bless Africa" (instrumental) Enoch Sontonga and Reverend ML de Villiers's music performed by the United States Navy Band
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Lyrics

Swahili lyrics	English translation
Mungu ibariki Afrika Wabariki Viongozi wake Hekima Umoja na Amani Hizi ni ngao zetu Afrika na watu wake. Chorus: Ibariki Afrika, Ibariki Afrika Tubariki watoto wa Afrika. Mungu ibariki Tanzania Dumisha uhuru na Umoja Wake kwa Waume na Watoto Mungu Ibariki Tanzania na watu wake. Chorus: Ibariki Tanzania, Ibariki Tanzania Tubariki watoto wa Tanzania.	God bless Africa Bless its leaders Wisdom, unity and peace These are our shields Africa and its people Chorus: Bless Africa, Bless Africa Bless us, the children of Africa God bless Tanzania Grant eternal freedom and unity To its women, men and children God bless Tanzania and its people Chorus: Bless Tanzania, Bless Tanzania Bless us, the children of Tanzania

References

^ "Tanzania: Mungu ibariki Afrika". NationalAnthems.me. http://nationalanthems.me/tanzania-mungu-ibariki-afrika. Retrieved 2011-08-17.

External links

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