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"
Audio sample
Instrumental version
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National anthems of Zimbabwe
"God Save the Queen" (Unofficial)
1890–1901
"God Save the King" (Unofficial)
1901–1923
"God Save the King"
1923–1952
"God Save the Queen"
1952–1965
"God Save the Queen"
1965–1970
"Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia"
1974–1979
"Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia"
1979
"God Save the Queen"
1979–1980
"Ishe Komborera Africa"
1980–1994
"National Anthem of Zimbabwe"
1994–present
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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.
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