March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia (Amharic: ወደፊት ገስግሺ ውድ እናት ኢትዮጵያ, romanized: Wedefīt Gesigishī Wid Inat ītiyop’iya), also known by its incipit as Honour of Citizenship (Amharic: የዜግነት ክብር, romanized: Yezēginet Kibir), is the national anthem of Ethiopia.
English: Respect for every Citizen in Ethiopia | |
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የዜግነት ክብር | |
National anthem of Ethiopia | |
Lyrics | Dereje Melaku Mengesha |
Music | Solomon Lulu Mitiku |
Adopted | 1992 |
Audio sample | |
U.S. Navy Band instrumental version |
The lyrics were written by Dereje Melaku Mengesha, and the music was composed by Solomon Lulu Mitiku. The song was adopted in 1992, as part of reforms that followed the collapse of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Amharic original (Ge'ez script) | Transliteration | IPA transcription | Oromo translation | Tigrinya translation | English translation |
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የዜግነት ፡ ክብር ፡ በኢትዮጵያችን ፡ ጸንቶ ፣ | Yäzégennät keber bä-Ityopp’yachen s’änto; | [jə.ze.gɨn.nət kɨ.βɨɾ bəi̯.tjo.pʼja.t͡ʃɨn t͡s’ən.to] | Tabaroon lammummaa Itoophiyaa teenyatti jabaatee; | ምኽባር ዜግነት ኣብ ኢትዮጵያና ሓያል እዩ፤ | Respect for citizenship is strong in our Ethiopia; |
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