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" [1] (usually written "Le Ditanyè" [2] [3] [4]), also known as "L'Hymne de la victoire" [2] ("The Anthem of Victory", Mossi: "Burkina Faso fãag-m-meng yɩɩlle"; [5] [6]) or "Une Seule Nuit" ("One Single Night" [7]), is the national anthem of Burkina Faso. Former president Thomas Sankara, also a jazz guitarist, wrote the lyrics. [7] The composer of the melody is unknown, but it has also been attributed to Sankara. [4]
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. [1] [2] [3]
The first verse and chorus are considered to be the official lyrics, and are performed at most official occasions.
French lyrics [8] | Mossi lyrics [6] [9] [10] | English translation [11] | |
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I |
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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" [1] (usually written "Le Ditanyè" [2] [3] [4]), also known as "L'Hymne de la victoire" [2] ("The Anthem of Victory", Mossi: "Burkina Faso fãag-m-meng yɩɩlle"; [5] [6]) or "Une Seule Nuit" ("One Single Night" [7]), is the national anthem of Burkina Faso. Former president Thomas Sankara, also a jazz guitarist, wrote the lyrics. [7] The composer of the melody is unknown, but it has also been attributed to Sankara. [4]
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. [1] [2] [3]
The first verse and chorus are considered to be the official lyrics, and are performed at most official occasions.
French lyrics [8] | Mossi lyrics [6] [9] [10] | English translation [11] | |
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I |
I |
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