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South Africa's anthem is a hybrid of two songs, namely the former anthem Die Stem van Suid-Africa (The voice of South Africa) and another song Nkosi Sikelel iÃfrika. The anthem also employs five languages, namely Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans and English. Nkosi Skilele was written by Enoch Sontonga, a Methodist school teacher, who originally wrote the song as part of a church hymn. Die Stem was written by Afrikaans writer and poet C.J. Langenhoven in 1918 and was set to music by Reverend Marthinus Lourens de Villiers in 1921. Die Stem was the co-national anthem from 1936 to 1957 with God Save the King/Queen, when it became the sole anthem until 1995. The South African government, under the leadership of Nelson Mandela, adopted both songs as National Anthems in 1995 and in 1997 they were merged into the current anthem.
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Who composed the South African National Anthem?
Enock Sontonka
Who was cj langenhoven?
He was a poet. He wrote the South Africa National Anthem !
When did the South African anthem and flag come in use?
South Africa's new flag was adopted on April 27, 1994. The current Anthem was inaugurated in 1997
Where can one find the lyrics of the South African national anthem?
Nkosi Sikelel' iAfricaThe lyrics of "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrica" ("God Bless Africa") have been translated into various African languages. See the website of the ANC (via the Related Link) for the translations. To hear a huge range of versions of the anthem, head for YouTube.
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Haydn wrote the music
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Marco Borsato
