SISWATI LYRICS

Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati;
Siyatibonga tonkhe tinhlanhla,
Sibonga iNgwenyama yetfu,
Live netintsaba nemifula. 

Busisa tiphatsimandla takaNgwane
Nguwe wedvwa Somandla wetfu;
Sinike kuhlakanipha lokungenabucili
Simise usicinise, Simakadze.

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION
 
O Lord our God, bestower of the blessings of the Swazi;
We give Thee thanks for all our good fortune;
We offer thanks and praise for our King
And for our fair land, its hills and rivers. 

Thy blessings be on all rulers of our Country;
Might and power are Thine alone;
We pray Thee to grant us wisdom without deceit or malice.
Establish and fortify us, Lord Eternal.

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Swaziland
"Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati" (Oh God, Bestower of the Blessings of
the Swazi)

Words by:Andrease Enoke Fanyana Simelane
Music by:David Kenneth Rycroft
Adopted:1968

The national anthem, adopted in 1968 on independence, was composed after
extensive ethno-musicological fieldwork in Swaziland. The national anthem was a
compromise between Swazi and western styles of music. Swazi music stresses on
songs with inticrate polyphony, which is evident in the anthem, making this
anthem one of the best examples of the "Eastern_folk" style of anthem.

MUSIC
