Arise, O compatriots, Nigeria's call obey was tussen 1978 en 2024 het volkslied van Nigeria.
Tekst
- Arise, O compatriots, Nigeria's call obey
- To serve our fatherland
- With love and strength and faith
- The labour of our heroes past
- Shall never be in vain
- To serve with heart and might
- One nation bound in freedom, peace and
- unity.
- Oh God of creation, direct our noble cause
- Guide our leaders right
- Help our youth the truth to know
- In love and honesty to grow
- And living just and true
- Great lofty heights
- To build a nation where peace and justice
- shall reign
Na het spelen van het volkslied werd de nationale belofte ("National pledge") uitgesproken:
I pledge to Nigeria my country. To be faithful, loyal and honest. To serve Nigeria with all my strength. To defend her unity and uphold her honor and glory. So help me God.
Het lied kwam in de plaats van het lied Nigeria, We Hail Thee, dat in 1960 werd gekozen toen het land onafhankelijk werd. Dit lied werd geschreven door een Britse immigrant. In 2024 werd het door president Bola Tinubu opnieuw als volkslied ingevoerd.[1]
- Nigeria, we hail thee,
- Our own dear native land,
- Though tribe and tongue may differ,
- In brotherhood we stand,
- Nigerians all, and proud to serve
- our sovereign motherland.
- Our flag shall be a symbol,
- That truth and justice reign,
- In peace or battle honoured,
- And this we count as gain
- To hand on to our children
- A banner without stain
- O Lord of all creation,
- Grant this our one request
- Help us to build a nation
- Where no man is oppressed
- And so, with peace and plenty,
- Nigeria may be blessed.
Externe link
- ↑ (en) Tinubu signs bill returning Nigeria back to using the old national anthem, The Cable, 29 mei 2024. Geraadpleegd op 26 november 2024.