Soomaaliyeey toosoo
English: Somalia, Wake Up | |
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Lyrics | Ali Mire Awale |
Music | Yusuf Haji Adan, Ali Mire Awale, 1947 |
Adopted | 1960 |
Soomaaliyeey toosoo (Somali: Soomaaliyeey toosoo; "Somalia, Wake Up"[1]) was the national anthem of Somalia from July 1, 1960 until August 2012. [2]
History
Soomaaliyeey toosoo is a well-known Somali song that dates from the early 1940s. According to the Somali government, it was written by Yusuf Haji Adan in 1947.[3] However, some sources suggest that it was written by Ali Mire Awale and Yusuf Haji Adan[4] sometime in the 1940s.
It was sung to mark independence day on July 1, 1960, and was regularly performed by children in the mornings at schools. Soomaaliyeey toosoo was officially adopted in 2000.[5]
On August 2012, following the endorsement of Somalia's new Provisional Constitution, Soomaaliyeey toosoo was replaced as the national anthem by Qolobaa Calankeed.
Lyrics
Original Somali lyrics (1947) |
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Chorus
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English translation of chorus
- Somalis, wake up,
- Wake up and support each other
- Support your country
- Support them forever.
See also
- History of Somalia
- Flag of Somalia
- National anthem of Somalia (1960–2000)
- Qolobaa Calankeed - national anthem 2005-present
Notes
- ↑ "Somalia - National Anthem". CIA. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ↑ Cahoon, Ben. "Somalia". worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ↑ Somali Government Archived November 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "The Camel in Somali Oral Tradition" by Axmed Cali Abokor ISBN 91-7106-269-6
- ↑ "Somalia". nationalanthems.info. 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2018-03-28.