Samo ku waar
| English: Long Life with Peace | |
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National anthem of Somaliland (in The Horn of Africa ) | |
| Lyrics | Hassan Sheikh Mumin, 1997 |
| Music | Hassan Sheikh Mumin, 1997 |
| Adopted | 1997 |
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Samo ku waar ("Long Life with Peace") is the national anthem of Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia.[1]
History
The anthem was written and composed by Hassan Sheikh Mumin,[2] a famous Somali playwright and composer. The anthem was adopted in 1997 and is sung in Somali.[3]
Lyrics
Somali Lyrics
- Samo ku waar,samo ku waar
- Samo ku waar,samo ku waar
- Samo ku waar,samo ku waar
Sarreeye calanka sudhan Bilay dhulkiisaa,
- Samo ku waariyoo Iyo bogaadin sugan
Hanbalyo suuban kugu salaannee
- Saamo ku waar
- Hanbalyo suuban kugu salaannee
- Saamo ku waar
Geesiyaashii naftooda u sadqeeyay
- Qarannimada Soomaaliland
- Geesiyaashii naftooda u sadqeeyay :Qarannimada Soomaaliland
Xuskooda dhowrsan kugu salaannee
- samo ku waar
- Xuskooda dhowrsan kugu salaannee
- samo ku waar
Guulside xanbaarsan
- Soo noqoshadiisa
- Guulside xanbaarsan
- Soo noqoshadiisa
Kalsooniduu mutaystayee dastuurka
- Dastuurka ku salaan kugu salaanay
Midnimo walaalnimo Goobanimo
- Midnimo walaalnimo Goobanimo
Islaanimo kugu salaanee samow samidiyo
- Islaanimo kugu salaanee samow samidiyo
Samo ku waar samo ku waar Soomaaliland
- Samo ku waar samo ku waar Soomaaliland
- Samo ku waar samo ku waar Soomaaliland
- Samo ku waar samo ku waar Soomaaliland
Translation
- Long life with peace, long life with peace
- Long life with peace, long life with peace
- Long life with peace, long life with peace
To the high-flying flag
- That brings beauty to our land
- Long life with peace
And admiration
We greet you with joy,
- Long life with peace
- We greet you with joy,
- Long life with peace
The heroes who sacrificed their lives
- For the nationhood of Somaliland
- The heroes who sacrificed their lives
- For the nationhood of Somaliland
We greet you with the memory
- Long life with peace
- We greet you with the memory
- Long life with peace
And the return of success bearer
- And the return of success bearer
For the Symbol of Rebirth
- For the trusted Constitution
We greet you with unity, Brotherhood
- We greet you with unity, Brotherhood
Sovereignty and Muslimhood
- Sovereignty and Muslimhood
Long life with peace, long life with peace Somaliland
- Long life with peace, long life with peace Somaliland
- Long life with peace, long life with peace Somaliland
- Long life with peace, long life with peace Somaliland
Notes
- ↑ Somaliland’s Quest for International Recognition and the HBM-SSC Factor
- ↑ Samo ku waar by socsa
- ↑ Cahoon, B. "Somalia". Worldstatesmen. Retrieved 2011-07-06.