| English: Blessed be the land of Zimbabwe | |
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 Official sheet music, as printed in the Constitution of Zimbabwe | |
National anthem of Zimbabwe | |
| Also known as | "Ngaikomborerwe Nyika yeZimbabwe" (English: "Blessed be the land of Zimbabwe") "Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe" (English: "Blessed Be the Land of Zimbabwe") |
| Lyrics | Solomon Mutswairo, 1993 |
| Music | Fred Changundega, 1993 |
| Adopted | March 1994 |
| Preceded by | "Ishe Komborera Africa" |
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Instrumental version | |
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The National Anthem of Zimbabwe, also known by its incipit in Shona, "Simudzai Mureza wedu WeZimbabwe" (English: "Raise our flag of Zimbabwe"), and the final line of each verse in Ndebele, "Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe" (English: "Blessed Be the Land of Zimbabwe"), was introduced in March 1994 after a nationwide competition to replace the South African-derived "Ishe Komborera Africa" with a distinctly Zimbabwean song. The winning entry was a Shona song written by Professor Solomon Mutswairo and composed by Fred Changundega.[1] It was translated into English and Ndebele, the two other main languages of Zimbabwe.[1] The Ndebele version is mainly sung in the Matebeleland regions of Zimbabwe, while the English version is not commonly sung. Some schools in Matabeleland South have introduced the Sotho/Tswana version.
- ^ a b "The National Anthem". Government of Zimbabwe. Archived from the original on 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2022-05-14.