Ditanyè
National anthem of ![]() | |
Also known as | L'Hymne de la victoire(English: The Anthem of Victory) Une Seule Nuit(English:One Single Night) |
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Lyrics | Thomas Sankara |
Music | Thomas Sankara(?) |
Adopted | 2 August 1984 |
Preceded by | Hymne National Voltaïque |
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"Ditanyè"[1](usually written "Le Ditanyè"[2][3][4]), also known as "L'Hymne de la victoire"[2]( "The Anthem of Victory",Mossi:"Burkina Faso fãag-m-meng yɩɩlle";[5][6]) or "Une Seule Nuit"(" One Single Night "[7]), is thenational anthemofBurkina Faso.FormerpresidentThomas Sankara,also a jazz guitarist, wrote the lyrics.[7]The composer of the melody is unknown, but it has also been attributed to Sankara.[4]
It was adopted during his presidency in a decree issued on 2 August 1984, effective midnight on 4 August 1984, the first anniversary of Sankara's accession to the presidency. The decree also renamed the country fromUpper Voltato its current name. The anthem replaced the "Hymne National Voltaïque",the national anthem of Upper Volta.[1][2][3]
Lyrics[edit]
The first verse and chorus are considered to be the official lyrics, and are performed at most official occasions.
French lyrics[8] | Mossilyrics[6][9][10] | English translation[11] |
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References[edit]
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- ^abc"Thomas Sankara".Présidence du Faso(in French).Retrieved2022-01-06.
- ^abSawadogo, Alfred Yambangba (2001).Le Président Thomas Sankara: chef de la Révolution Burkinabé: 1983-1987: portrait(in French). L'Harmattan. p. 277.ISBN978-2-7475-0588-8.
- ^ab"Complete National Anthems of the World: 2013 Edition"(PDF).eclassical.2012.Archived(PDF)from the original on 2015-09-15.
- ^"index français - mooré - Webonary"(PDF).webonary.org.2021-01-13.Archived(PDF)from the original on 2021-02-25.Retrieved2022-01-05.
- ^abBurkina Faso Ma Fierté (2018-06-09)."L'hymne national traduit en mooré".Facebook.Retrieved2022-01-05.
- ^abKhumalo, Sihle (2013-09-01).Almost Sleeping my way to Timbuktu.Penguin Random House South Africa. p. 200.ISBN978-1-4152-0566-2.
- ^Englebert, Pierre (1986).La révolution burkinabè(in French). L'Harmattan. pp. 255–256.ISBN978-2-85802-756-9.
- ^Kaberic (2020-08-04)."#Tĕnga yīnga #kaberic #BurkinaFaso #Intègre #Musique live #hymneNational #Ditanyè".YouTube.Retrieved2022-01-05.
- ^Moose TV (2020-12-15)."L'hymne nationale du Burkina Faso en mooré _Pam Luster".YouTube.Retrieved2022-01-05.
- ^"Burkina Faso – nationalanthems.info".Retrieved2022-04-17.