Ethiopia, Be Happy

ኢትዮጵያ ሆይ ደስ ይበልሽ
English: Ethiopia, Be Happy
Ityoṗya hoy des ybelish
	National anthem of the Ethiopian Empire
Lyrics	Yoftahe Nigussie
Music	Kevork Nalbandian
Adopted	1930 (original lyrics)
Readopted	1974 (without words)
Relinquished	1974 (with lyrics); 1975 (music only)
Succeeded by	Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first
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"Ethiopia, Be Happy" (Amharic: ኢትዮጵያ ሆይ ደስ ይበልሽ, romanized: Ityoṗya hoy des ybelish) was the national anthem of the Ethiopian Empire during the rule of Emperor Haile Selassie I. Composed by Kevork Nalbandian in 1926, the anthem was first performed during the coronation of the Emperor on 2 November 1930. It remained the national anthem until the Emperor was overthrown by the Derg regime in 1974 and was relinquished the next year.^[1]

Lyrics

ኢትዮጵያ ሆይ ደስ ይበልሽ (Amharic)	Ityoṗya hoy des ybelish (transliteration)	Ethiopia, Be Happy (English translation)
ኢትዮጵያ ፡ ሆይ ፡ ደስ ፡ ይበልሽ ፣ በአምላክሽ ፡ ኃይል ፡ በንጉሥሽ ። ተባብረዋል ፡ አርበኞችሽ ፤ አይነካም ፡ ከቶ ፡ ነጻነትሽ ፣ 𝄆 ብርቱ ፡ ናቸውና ፡ ተራሮችሽ ፣ አትፈሪም ፡ ከጠላቶችሽ ። ድል ፡ አድራጊው ፡ ንጉሳችን ፣ ይኑርልን ፡ ለክብራችን ። 𝄇	Itəyop̣ya hoy des ybeləš Beämlakəš ḫayəl benguśəš Tebabəräwal arbäñočəš Äynekam keto neṣanetəš 𝄆 Bərtu načewna terarəčəš Ätəferim keṭelatočəš Dəl adragiw ngusačən Ynurələn lekəbračən 𝄇	Ethiopia, be happy thanks to the power of God and your ruler. Your brave citizens are unanimous; your freedom will never be touched, 𝄆 As your mountains are defiant and your natives do not fear any enemy. Long live our victorious ruler to the glory of our country. 𝄇

References

^ "Ethiopia (1930-1975)". nationalanthems.info. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[1] "Ethiopia (1930-1975)". nationalanthems.info. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

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English: Ethiopia, Be Happy
Ityoṗya hoy des ybelish

National anthem of the Ethiopian Empire
Lyrics	Yoftahe Nigussie
Music	Kevork Nalbandian
Adopted	1930 (original lyrics)
Readopted	1974 (without words)
Relinquished	1974 (with lyrics) 1975 (music only)
Succeeded by	Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia be first

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