"Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati" - National anthem of Eswatini 🇸🇿 |
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"Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati" is the national anthem of Eswatini. It is a compromise between Swazi and Western styles of music and was adopted after independence in 1968. The lyrics were authored by Andrease Enoke Fanyana Kukies Simelane, and the composer of the tune was David Kenneth Rycroft.
The anthem includes several typically Swazi features, such as intricate polyphony, the principle of 'non-simultaneous entry' of voice parts; certain melodic and harmonic allusions to traditional practice; and a relatively strict adherence to Swazi prosodic conventions, the rhythmic setting of words to music. Lyrics: I Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati; Siyatibonga tonkhe tinhlanhla; Sibonga iNgwenyama yetfu. Live netintsaba nemifula. II Busisa tiphatsimandla takaNgwane; Nguwe wedvwa Somandla wetfu; Sinike kuhlakanipha lokungenabucili Simise usicinise, Simakadze. |