Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali
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Le Mali is the national anthem
of Mali
. The words were written by Seydou Badian Kouyaté
and the music was by Banzumana Sissoko
. Adopted as the national anthem in 1962, its themes are patriotism, national, and African unity. It states the willingness of the people of Mali to lay down their lives for their nation and for liberty. A common theme throughout the song is the desire to strive for a united Africa
. Its music is a traditional European style military march.
It was officially adopted less than a year after independence, by loi n° 62-72 du 9 août 1962. It is traditionally played at state ceremonies by the band of the Garde Républicaine of the Armed Forces of Mali. The Malian Young Pioneer movement of the 1960s translated the anthem in the Bambara language
for its rallies.
Translated as:
The chorus is as follows:
Translated as:
THE SINGING OF NATIONAL PIONEERS OF MALI
National anthem
A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...
of Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
. The words were written by Seydou Badian Kouyaté
Seydou Badian Kouyaté
-Life:Born in Bamako, Kouyaté studied medicine at the University of Montpellier in France before returning to Mali. Under president Modibo Keïta, he wrote the words for Mali's national anthem, Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali...
and the music was by Banzumana Sissoko
Banzumana Sissoko
Banzumana Sissoko was a noted Jeli and N'goni player.- Discography :In 1962 "A ton appel Mali", one of his compositions, became the national anthem of Mali. Seydou Badian Kouyaté has written its text.- External links :...
. Adopted as the national anthem in 1962, its themes are patriotism, national, and African unity. It states the willingness of the people of Mali to lay down their lives for their nation and for liberty. A common theme throughout the song is the desire to strive for a united Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. Its music is a traditional European style military march.
It was officially adopted less than a year after independence, by loi n° 62-72 du 9 août 1962. It is traditionally played at state ceremonies by the band of the Garde Républicaine of the Armed Forces of Mali. The Malian Young Pioneer movement of the 1960s translated the anthem in the Bambara language
Bambara language
Bambara, more correctly known as Bamanankan , its designation in the language itself , is a language spoken in Mali by as many as six million people...
for its rallies.
Lyrics
The first verse begins:- A ton appel Mali
- Pour ta prospérité
- Fidèle à ton destin
- Nous serons tous unis
- Un Peuple un But une Foi
- Pour une Afrique Unie...
Translated as:
- At your call, Mali
- for your prosperity
- Loyal towards your destiny
- we will be all united,
- One people, one struggle, one faith,
- For African unity...
The chorus is as follows:
- Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali,
- Notre drapeau sera liberté.
- Pour l'Afrique et pour toi, Mali,
- Notre combat sera unité.
- Ô Mali d'aujourd'hui
- Ô Mali de demain
- Les champs fleurissent d'espérance
- Les cœurs vibrent de confiance
Translated as:
- For Africa and for you, Mali,
- Our banner shall be liberty.
- For Africa and for you, Mali,
- Our fight shall be for unity.
- Oh, Mali of today,
- Oh, Mali of tomorrow,
- The fields are flowering with hope
- And hearts are thrilling with confidence.
THE SINGING OF NATIONAL PIONEERS OF MALI
- This is the Africa Day
- It's time for Africa
- Oh oh youth
- It is the joy
- At night the sun disappears radius fresh
- Enroll in those
- Freedom
- Register unit
- Register unit
- This is the Africa Day
- Oh oh youth
- It's time for Africa
- What a great experience
- Our father in dignity Konate
- We will follow your way
- We want your liver
- The Battle of memory
- The battle for the future
- We will win their
- We will win their
- This is the Africa Day
- Oh oh youth
- It's time for Africa
- What a great experience
- We made those oaths
- We will do the Mali
- We will Africa
- We will Africa
- Even if our blood must
- We will move forward
- Although it is our blood
- We go running
- This is the Africa Day
- Oh oh youth
- It's time for Africa
- What a great experience