NDEBELE LYRICS
 
Phakamisan iflegi yethu yeZimbabwe
Eyazalwa yimpi yenkululeko;
Legaz' elinengi lamaqhawe ethu
Silivikele ezithan izonke; 
Kalibusisiwe ilizwe leZimbabwe. 

Khangelan' iZimbabwe yon' ihlotshiwe
Ngezintaba lang' miful' ebukekayo,
Izulu kaline, izilimo zande; 
Iz' sebenzi zenam', abantu basuthe;
Kalibusisiwe ilizwe leZimbabwe. 

Nkosi busis' ilizwe lethu leZimbabwe
Ilizwe labokhokho bethu thina sonke; 
Kusuk' eZambezi kusiy' eLimpopo 
Abakhokheli babe lobuqotho; 
Kalibusisiwe ilizwe leZimbabwe. 

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SHONA LYRICS

Simudzai mureza wedu weZimbabwe
Yakazvarwa nomoto wechimurenga;
Neropa zhinji ramagamba
Tiidzivirire kumhandu dzose;
Ngaikomborerwe nyika yeZimbabwe. 

Tarisai Zimbabwe nyika yakashongedzwa
Namakomo, nehova, zvinoyevedza 
Mvura ngainaye, minda ipe mbesa 
Vashandi vatuswe, ruzhinji rugutswe;
Ngaikomborerwe nyika yeZimbabwe. 

Mwari ropafadzai nyika yeZimbabwe
Nyika yamadzitateguru edu tose; 
Kubva Zambezi kusvika Limpopo, 
Navatungamiri vave nenduramo; 
Ngaikomborerwe nyika yeZimbabwe. 

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ENGLISH LYRICS
  
Lift high the banner, the flag of Zimbabwe
The symbol of freedom proclaiming victory;
We praise our heroes' sacrifice,
And vow to keep our land from foes;
And may the Almighty protect and bless our land. 

Oh lovely Zimbabwe, so wondrously adorned
With mountains, and rivers cascading, flowing free;
May rain abound, and fertile fields;
May we be fed, our labour blessed;
And may the Almighty protect and bless our land. 

Oh God, we beseech Thee to bless our native land;
The land of our fathers bestowed upon us all;
From Zambezi to Limpopo
May leaders be exemplary; 
And may the Almighty protect and bless our land.


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Zimbabwe
"Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe"
"Simudzai Mureza WeZimbabwe"
(Blessed Be The Land of Zimbabwe)

Words by:Solomon Mutswairo
Music by:Fred Lecture Changundega
Adopted:1994

In 1994, a contest was held for a uniquely Zimbabwean anthem (the anthem then
used, "God_Bless_Africa" was used by at least half a dozen former and current
nations and groups in southern Africa). The winning entry was entitled
"Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe" in the Ndebele language and "Simudzai Mureza
WeZimbabwe" in Shona, both mean "Blessed Be The Land of Zimbabwe".

See also: Zimbabwe_(1980-1994).

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