Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first
| English: Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first | |
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| ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ቅደሚ | |
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National anthem of  Ethiopia
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| Lyrics | ’äsäfa Gäbrä-Maryam Täsäma |
| Music | ’äto Danə’el Yoḥänəs |
| Adopted | 1975 |
| Relinquished | 1992 |
Ītyoṗya, Ītyoṗya, Ītyoṗya, qidä mī (Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ቅደሚ?), "Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first" was the national anthem of Ethiopia during the Derg regime.
ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ኢትዮጵያ ቅደሚ
በኅብረሰባዊነት አብቢቢ ለምልሚ!
ቃል ኪዳን ገብተዋል ጀግኖች ልጆችሽ
ወንዞች ተራሮችሽ ድንግል መሬትሽ
ለኢትዮጵያ አንድነት ለነፃነትሽ
መስዋዕት ሊሆኑ ለክብር ለዝናሽ!
ተራመጂ ወደፊት በጥበብ ጎዳና
ታጠቂ ለሥራ ላገር ብልጽግና!
የጀግኖች እናት ነሽ በልጆችሽ ኩሪ
ጠላቶችሽ ይጥፉ ለዘላለም ኑሪ!
’ityoṗya, ’ityoṗya, ’ityoṗya qidä mi
bäḫibräsäbawinät ’äbbibi lämlimi!
Qal kidan gäbtäwal jägnoch lijotchishi,
wänzoch tärarotchish dingil märetishi
lä’ityoṗya ’ändinät länäṣ́anätishi
mäswa't lihonu läkibir läzinashi!
Täramäji wädäfit bäṭəbabə godana
Taṭäqi läśira lagär biliṣigina!
Yäjägnoch ’inat näsh bälijochish kuri
Ṭälatochish yiṭfu läzälaläm nuri!
Ethiopia, Ethiopia – Ethiopia, be first
In socialism – flourish, be fertile!
Your brave sons have made a covenant,
That your rivers and mountains, your virgin land
Should be a sacrifice for the unity of Ethiopia, for your freedom,
To your honour and renown!
Strive forwards on the road of wisdom,
Gird yourself for the task,
For the prosperity of the land!
You are the mother of heroes – be proud of your sons,
May your enemies perish – may you live for ever!
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