I didn't blogged since a long time because I am really too busy, but today is a very special day for me and all the Nigerien "in heart" because it is the National Day of this country where I grew up ... So to my Mom, who loves this country and its continent more than anything else, to my sister who also remembered this morning about this special day, to all the people we left behind in Africa and that we loved, to the proud people of Niger, I wanted to post and dedicate this video and interpretation of the National Anthem, sung by chidren... The Anthem is in French as you may notice, since it is the National Language of the Niger, but below I'll post the english translation...
"Throughout great powerful Niger
Which makes nature more beautiful,
Let us be proud and grateful
Of our new freedom!
Let us avoid vain quarrels
In order to spare ourselves bloodshed,
and may the glorious voices
Of our race be free of domination!
Let us rise in a single leap
As high as the dazzling sky,
Where stands guard its eternal soul
Which will make the country greater!
Arise! Niger! Arise!
May our fruitful labors
Rejuvinate the heart of this old continent!
And may the song be heard
In the four corners of the World
As the cry of a fair and valliant people!
Arise! Niger! Arise!
On the ground and on the wave,
To the sound of the drums
In their growing rythms
Let us always remain united,
And may each one respond
To this noble future
Which tells us: - Go forward!"
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Thanks Philippe for educating us a little more about other peoples of the world.
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