| Language
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Lyrics
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English translation[1]
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IPA transcription
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| Xhosa
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Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika
Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo,
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God bless Africa
Let its (Africa's) horn be raised,
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[ŋkʼɔ.si si.kʼɛ.lɛl i.a.fri.kʼa]
[ma.lu.pʰa.kʼa.n̠ʲi.s(w)‿u.pʰɔ.ndɔ lwa.jɔ]
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| Zulu
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Yizwa imithandazo yethu,
Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo.
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Listen also to our prayers,
Lord bless us, we are the family of it (Africa).
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[ji.zwa i.mi.tʰa.nd̤a.zɔ jɛ.tʰu]
[ŋkʼɔ.si si.kʼɛ.lɛ.la tʰi.na lu.sa.pʰɔ lwa.jɔ]
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| Sesotho
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Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso,
O fedise dintwa le matshwenyeho,
O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso,
Setjhaba sa, South Afrika — South Afrika.
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Lord bless our nation,
Stop wars and sufferings,
Save it, save our nation,
The nation of South Africa — South Africa.
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[mʊ.ʀɛ.nɑ bʊ.lʊ.kʼɑ sɪ.t͡ʃʰɑ.bɑ sɑ ɦɛ.sʊ]
[ʊ fɛ.di.sɛ di.ntʼwɑ lɪ mɑ.t͡sʰwɛ.ɲɛ.ɦɔ]
[ʊ sɪ bʊ.lʊ.kʼɛ ʊ sɪ bʊ.lʊ.kʼɛ sɪ.t͡ʃʰɑ.bɑ sɑ ɦɛ.sʊ]10
[sɪ.t͡ʃʰɑ.bɑ sɑ sɑu̯θ ɑf.ɹɪ.kɑ sɑu̯θ ɑf.ɹɪ.kɑ]
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| Afrikaans
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Uit die blou van onse hemel,
Uit die diepte van ons see,
Oor ons ewige gebergtes,
Waar die kranse antwoord gee,
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From the blue of our heavens,
From the depths of our seas,
Over our everlasting mountains,
Where the cliffs give answer,
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[œi̯(t)‿di blœu̯ fan ˈɔn.sə ˈɦɪə.məɫ]
[œi̯(t)‿di ˈdip.tə fan ɔns sɪə]
[ʊə̯r ɔns ˈɪə.və.χə χə.ˈbɛrχ.təs]15
[vɑːr di ˈkran.sə ˈant.vuə̯rt χɪə]
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| English
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Sounds the call to come together,
And united we shall stand,
Let us live and strive for freedom
In South Africa our land.
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[saʊndz ðə kɔːl tʉː kʌm tʊˈɡɛð.ə]
[ənd juːnaɪtɪd wiː ʃəl stænd]
[lɛt ʌs lɪv ənd ˈstɹaɪv foː ˈfɹiːdəm]
[ɘn sɑɤ̯ˈθ ɛ̞frɘkə aʊ lænd]
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