National anthem of Burkina Faso | |
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 |
Audio sample | |
"Ditanyè" (usually written "Le Ditanyè"), also known as "L'Hymne de la victoire" ("The Anthem of Victory", Mossi: "Burkina Faso fãag-m-meng yɩɩlle";) or "Une Seule Nuit" ("One Single Night"), is the national anthem of Burkina Faso. Former president Thomas Sankara, also a jazz guitarist, wrote the lyrics. The composer of the melody is unknown, but it has also been attributed to Sankara.
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 from Upper Volta to its current name. The anthem replaced the "Hymne National Voltaïque", the national anthem of Upper Volta.
Lyrics
The first verse and chorus are considered to be the official lyrics, and are performed at most official occasions.
French lyrics | Mossi lyrics | English translation |
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References
- ^ "Le 4 août 1984, Thomas Sankara rebaptisait la Haute-Volta en Burkina Faso". L'Actualité du Burkina Faso 24h/24 (in French). 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ "Thomas Sankara". Présidence du Faso (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ Sawadogo, Alfred Yambangba (2001). Le Président Thomas Sankara: chef de la Révolution Burkinabé : 1983-1987 : portrait (in French). L'Harmattan. p. 277. ISBN 978-2-7475-0588-8.
- ^ "Complete National Anthems of the World: 2013 Edition" (PDF). www.eclassical.com. 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-15.
- "index français - mooré - Webonary" (PDF). www.webonary.org. 2021-01-13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ Burkina Faso Ma Fierté (2018-06-09). "L'hymne national traduit en mooré". Facebook. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ Khumalo, Sihle (2013-09-01). Almost Sleeping my way to Timbuktu. Penguin Random House South Africa. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-4152-0566-2.
- Englebert, Pierre (1986). La révolution burkinabè (in French). L'Harmattan. pp. 255–256. ISBN 978-2-85802-756-9.
- Kaberic (2020-08-04). "#Tĕnga yīnga #kaberic #BurkinaFaso #Intègre #Musique live #hymneNational #Ditanyè". YouTube. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- Moose TV (2020-12-15). "L'hymne nationale du Burkina Faso en mooré _Pam Luster". YouTube. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- "Burkina Faso – nationalanthems.info". Retrieved 2022-04-17.
External links
- Burkina Faso: Une Seule Nuit - Audio of the national anthem of Burkina Faso, with information and lyrics (archive link)