Samo ku waar
Samo ku waar (Arabic: حياة طويلة مع السلام; English: 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]
English: Long Life with Peace | |
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National anthem of Somaliland | |
Lyrics | Hassan Sheikh Mumin, 1997 |
Music | Hassan Sheikh Mumin, 1997 |
Adopted | 1997 |
Audio sample | |
Samo ku waar with vocals
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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 |
Arabic lyrics |
English translation |
Samo ku waar, samo ku waar |
حياة طويلة مع السلام, حياة طويلة مع السلام |
Long life with peace, long life with peace |
References
- Somaliland’s Quest for International Recognition and the HBM-SSC Factor Archived 2012-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Samo ku waar by socsa
- Cahoon, B. "Somalia". Worldstatesmen. Retrieved 2011-07-06.